FutureLink to Exclusively Host TWH Practice Manager; Complete Hosted Desktop Now Available for Legal Professionals.Business/Technology Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2000 FutureLink Corp. (Nasdaq:FTRL), one of the first application service providers (ASP), and TWH TWh TeraWatt Hour(s) TWH Toronto Western Hospital (Toronto, ON Canada) TWH Tennessee Walking Horse TWH Town House TWH Technical Warrant Holder (organization of technical authority) Corporation today announced that TWH has selected FutureLink to exclusively host its Practice Manager(TM) software, a professional information management system for the legal marketplace. FutureLink will also optionally bundle Practice Manager with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 2000(TM), Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. (TM) and other office productivity applications to provide TWH customers with a complete hosted desktop offering for small to mid-size 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]
In FutureLink's hosted setting, Practice Manager serves as a globally accessible case/matter management tool for lawyers. Practice Manager is the culmination of eleven years of collaborative research and development between lawyers and information technology professionals. The application is grounded on the premise that all legal transactions can be organized around matters, entities, and documents. "We believe that firms who offer their professional staff secure Internet access See how to access the Internet. to their Practice Manager system can gain both a productivity and competitive advantage," said Jason Williams Jason Williams can refer to any of the following people:
Through its data centers, FutureLink allows companies to outsource computing service and support, and manage the total cost of technology ownership. For a flat fee, FutureLink customers subscribe to the application utility service on a per-seat basis, receiving Internet hosted access to business critical software and complete support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services by utilizing existing PC hardware or specialized thin client devices. "By outsourcing Practice Management and other software application management to FutureLink, smaller law firms can access the same quality technology and 24x7 user support available to much larger organizations, without having to invest in and bear the headaches of maintaining IT staff and assets," said Glen C. Holmes, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of FutureLink. "Now attorneys can even better focus on developing their cases, not their computers." Included with the hosted version of Practice Manager(TM) is Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Exchange. The application is scheduled to go live in June 2000, and will be available via subscription-based pricing starting at around $200 per user per month. About TWH Corporation Founded in 1982, TWH Corporation focuses on research and development of technology applications designed to maximize law firm efficiency and improve service quality. TWH has always effectively implemented tomorrow's technology today. In 1982 it was a nationwide asbestos 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. database running on a Wang minicomputer (1) An earlier medium-scale, centralized computer that functioned as a multiuser system for up to several hundred users. The minicomputer industry was launched in 1959 after Digital Equipment Corporation introduced its PDP-1 for $120,000, an unheard-of low price for a computer in and accessible through portable TRS-80 computers. Today, TWH has evolved yet again to bring its clients access to a hosted version of its Practice Manager application. TWH Corporation's market is predominantly solo practitioners or small firms with high end, specialized law practices serving global clients. For more information,contact TWH at (706) 353-7070; e-mail client.services@twhcorp.com or visit the TWH web site at http://www.twhcorp.com. About FutureLink FutureLink, The Application Utility Company(TM), is one of the founders of the Application Service Provider (ASP) industry and a founding member of the ASP Industry Consortium (Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Wakefield, MA) A now disbanded trade organization founded in 1999 dedicated to research and standards in the application service provider (ASP) industry. . FutureLink's ASP Division provides businesses with off-site, Internet-based computing. The company's Server-Based Computing Division builds application server farms and provides Microsoft application server software integration services. With server-based computing solutions, FutureLink customers manage their own server farms while utilizing FutureLink's consulting expertise. For more information, contact FutureLink toll-free at (877) 216-6001; e-mail: sales@futurelink.net; or visit the FutureLink Web site at http://www.futurelink.net. Forward-looking statements and comments in this news release are made pursuant to safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements relating to, among other things, the prospects for the companies to complete the transaction and enhance operating results, are necessary subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature. These risks may be further discussed in periodic reports and registration statements to be filed by the company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future. |
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