Fulbright & Jaworski Selects SERglobalBrain for Technological Edge in Document Management and Litigation Support; SER's Solution Chosen Over Competitors After Extensive Testing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 SER Ser serine. Ser abbr. serine SER smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Ser serine. Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of knowledge-enabled solutions, today announced the signing of a new contract with the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. for SERglobalBrain(TM), a powerful knowledge discovery and delivery tool. SERglobalBrain will be used by the firm's attorneys to search extensive databases of all work products generated by the firm, including emails and attachments, discovery, and other litigation-related documents. With this new tool, Fulbright's attorneys and paralegals will dramatically reduce the time they spend searching the firm's databases containing more than 10 million documents and images, and several terabytes of data for documents and critical case information. In addition to purchasing SERglobalBrain Enterprise Edition, Fulbright & Jaworski has purchased 1,900 licenses of SERglobalBrain Personal Edition to be installed on virtually every desktop at the firm. "With some litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. cases involving over 50,000 documents, we found that no other search and discovery tool could compete with SERglobalBrain," said Jack Vaughan, Administrative Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. "Our firm is nationally recognized for our litigation practice, which is why we depend on the most advanced technology to manage case information. SERglobalBrain is one of our unique competitive advantages." Fulbright & Jaworski is using SERglobalBrain to build a "Community of Knowledge" among its hundreds of lawyers located in offices around the world. Frequently, lawyers in two separate offices work on a similar case, independently searching for like facts. SERglobalBrain will automate the sharing of knowledge by constantly scouring scouring characterized by scour. scouring disease a colloquial name for secondary nutritional copper deficiency. large databases of information and "pushing" critical details to attorneys enabling them to research two or three cases simultaneously and save valuable time and resources. SERglobalBrain will also be used to monitor web sites and alert lawyers immediately about critical facts as they appear online. "Our law firm required a company that was very responsive to our needs," added Vaughan. "Not only were we impressed with SERglobalBrain's capabilities but we also were pleased with SER's ability to adapt the technology to our own specific needs. We look forward to a long-term partnership with SER." Chief Technology Officer for Fulbright & Jaworski, Scott Preston, conducted an extensive evaluation of SERglobalBrain and other competitive search tools, including those from Autonomy, DolphinSearch and Verity ver·i·ty n. pl. ver·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being true, factual, or real. 2. Something, such as a statement, principle, or belief, that is true, especially an enduring truth: . Preston tested the application with a group of technology savvy attorneys who were delighted with the confidence rankings returned with SERglobalBrain's search results, a capability not offered by traditional tools. Additionally, SERglobalBrain was found to be ideal for integrating with the firm's document management applications, such as Ringtail ringtail or ring-tailed cat: see cacomistle. and iManage. "The fuzzy query nature of SER's search technology really helps to compensate for the lack of accuracy in OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. technology as well as typographical errors typographical error - (typo) An error while inputting text via keyboard, made despite the fact that the user knows exactly what to type in. This usually results from the operator's inexperience at keyboarding, rushing, not paying attention, or carelessness. Compare: mouso, thinko. ," said Preston. "Our goal has been to identify a ubiquitous search engine to point at any one of our data repositories See repository. , a set of web sites, or even Lexus Nexus. We analyzed five competing technologies very thoroughly and SER was identified as the very best. We anticipate tremendous efficiencies as a result of the breadth of SERglobalBrain." SERglobalBrain allows attorneys to begin analyzing discovery information, depositions, transcripts and case law as soon as they become available. The need for document coding into litigation databases will be significantly reduced and might be eliminated utilizing SERglobalBrain. The solution offers search capabilities on subject matters and context. Using simple natural language queries A query expressed by typing English, French or any other spoken language in a normal manner. For example, "how many sales reps sold more than a million dollars in any eastern state in January?" In order to allow for spoken queries, both a voice recognition system and natural language , attorneys can immediately seize pertinent details they need, regardless of the amount of documents in a case. Documents can also be quickly searched for specific issues, sentences and even paragraphs, rather than simply keywords. "We are pleased that Fulbright & Jaworski, an internationally renowned litigation and corporate law firm, will use our technology to enable their attorneys to be more efficient," said Carl E. Mergele, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , SER Solutions, Inc. "As a former in-house attorney who has used the services of various law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. is a full-service law firm solidly equipped to meet the legal needs of clients locally, nationally, and internationally. One of the largest law firms in both Texas and the nation, Fulbright & Jaworski comprises approximately 750 attorneys in eight offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with overseas offices in Europe and Asia. Additional information about the firm is available at: www.fulbright.com. About SER Solutions, Inc. SER Solutions, Inc., headquartered in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , is leading the world into The Knowledge Age. The company's core learning technology, SERbrainware(TM), analyzes, understands, and responds to information with human-like intelligence, empowering people and businesses with the knowledge required to make fast and informed decisions. This unique, invented technology forms the foundation for SER's award-winning knowledge-enabled software suite, including SERdistiller(TM), SERsynergy(TM), SERglobalBrain(TM), SERiMail(TM), SER's Call Processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:
Over 3,000 organizations worldwide use SER's software to maximize workplace productivity, improve business efficiency, and enhance customer service. Additional information on SER Solutions, Inc. is available at: www.ser.com. SER is a registered trademark. SER is a registered trademark and SERbrainware, SERdistiller(TM), SERsynergy(TM), SERglobalBrain(TM), SERiMail(TM), SER's Call Processing System(TM) (CPS), eDM(TM) and SERprocess(TM) are trademarks of SER Solutions, Inc. |
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