Latest Release of Bridgeway Suite Provides Advancements in Performance, Integration, and Cost Savings for Legal Enterprise Management
Posted on Wed, Jul 01, 2009
Bridgeway's new release, which includes enhancements to eCounsel and Secretariat, provides expanded search functionality, improved document generation, refined filtering, enhanced performance and ease of use.
HOUSTON, July 1, 2009 – Bridgeway Software, the leading provider of technology solutions for corporate and government legal departments, today announced the general availability of the next version of the Bridgeway Suite for Legal Enterprise Management. The Bridgeway Suite, which includes eCounsel and Secretariat, enables clients to optimize productivity and reduce risk, utilizing Bridgeway's integrated technology approach for legal enterprise management. The added capabilities in this release, developed in collaboration with many of Bridgeway’s Fortune 500 and AmLaw 100 clients, represent the next evolution of complete legal enterprise management.
The latest release of Bridgeway Suite for Legal Enterprise Management delivers more robust search capabilities, more flexible reporting, and stronger performance. Enhancements were made to eCounsel, Bridgeway's leading matter management solution, and Secretariat, the industry leading solution for the office of the Corporate Secretary, in order to enable customers to cost-effectively improve the quality and efficiency of their matter management and corporate governance processes.
According to Kim Howard, Bridgeway's Director of Product Planning, “This release of Bridgeway Suite for Legal Enterprise Management, further enables corporate and government legal departments to reduce the time, cost, and risk associated with matter management and corporate governance while increasing the quality and efficiency of those activities. The new release also provides improved overall product performance and expanded support within various technical environments.”
eCounsel is a complete matter management solution that tracks all details of corporate matters, including all types of litigated and non-litigated projects. With eCounsel, clients can track legal matters, assign staff, evaluate outside counsel performance, analyze trends and manage their legal spending, through secure, real-time access via the Web.
Secretariat, was designed by Corporate Secretaries to manage the legal structure and life of their corporate entities. Secretariat manages directors, officers, subsidiaries, ownership and other data commonly tracked in the minute books. Secretariat also automates corporate governance tasks, such as filing state forms, drafting consents, and preparing annual meetings. It also integrates with Bridgeway's matter management and electronic invoicing systems to provide a single legal department information source.
About Bridgeway
Bridgeway is dedicated to providing software solutions and professional services to implement best practices for the offices of the general counsel and corporate secretary. Leading corporations and government agencies optimize productivity and reduce risk with Bridgeway's integrated technology approach for complete legal enterprise management. Bridgeway implements systems in the areas of entity management, electronic discovery, corporate governance, case and matter management, cost management, contract management, litigation risk assessment and electronic invoicing. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with representative offices in Philadelphia and Toronto. More information about Bridgeway eDiscovery, Bridgeway Legal Hold, eCounsel®, LawManager®, Secretariat®, Bridgeway Diligent Boardbooks™ and Corridor™ is available at www.bridge-way.com or by calling 888-272-4699.
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