Posted on Wed, Jun 27, 2001
Cuts Corporate Legal Overhead Costs
HOUSTON -- June 27, 2001 -- Bridgeway Software, Inc., the leading provider of corporate legal solutions, has launched a Web-based hosting service for companies that want leadingedge legal systems, but do not want to carry the overhead of the technical infrastructure and IT personnel needed to support them in-house. Bridgeway is hosting eCounsel™, the total practice management program for corporate legal departments, and Secretariat™ version 5, the premier corporate secretary automation solution. Each of the two software programs offered through the Bridgeway hosting service, eCounsel and Secretariat, manages a critical legal and business compliance area for a corporation.
Bridgeway's application service center brings together a broad team of experts to support each hosting client. The hosting service has a dedicated project manager who oversees the relationship of the client and hosting service. The technical analyst for application hosting is responsible for smooth integration with client systems and ensures that the system is completely reliable. Bridgeway's Professional Services Group implements the system so clients have tailored access rights to the server and provides any necessary conversion and customization. Once the system is up and running, the customer support department answers questions and handles any problems that may arise.
Pat O'Donnell, president of Bridgeway, explains, "The major benefit of hosting is that it requires virtually no IT support or equipment set-up at the customer's office. We support the hardware, operating system, the network structure - all the client has to have is an Internet connection. There is a movement toward the hosted model," he adds, "because businesses recognize that using another company to support application systems frees them to focus on their core business."
Application hosting lowers the total cost of ownership because clients don't have to hire IT or implementation specialists. Bridgeway shoulders the technology, security and support burden, and its application service center maintains the software and data.
Another advantage of the Web-based service to growing companies is the universal accessibility of the Internet. If a company legal department needs to interact with regional departments or law firms, it can do so without additional expenditures. Bridgeway offers the new service on a flexible payment schedule in an effort to meet the needs of any legal department, large or small.
About eCounsel™
Bridgeway Software's eCounsel™ is an elite, total practice management application for corporate legal departments, optimized for Internet browser access. This software manages legal matters from inception through close. The legal department can review similar matter types, budget vs. actual costs, staff deployment, outstanding invoices, outside counsel costs and more. eCounsel™'s user-driven design supports electronic billing, document management integration, desktop calendar assimilation, drag-and-drop report design, document creation using HotDocs® integration and knowledge dissemination throughout the company's intranet. The eCounsel™ solution shoulders the details for legal staffs from 15 to over 1,500, allowing counsel to focus on the best legal outcomes for their clients and the company.
About Secretariat™
Bridgeway Software's Secretariat™ is the premier corporate secretary automation solution, optimized for Internet browser access. This software application tracks a company's history from inception through its entire life cycle making corporate history recall a matter of point and click retrieval. Its sophisticated user-driven design supports wizards for repetitive tasks, a report writer for drag-and-drop report design, document creation with HotDocs® integration and supports knowledge dissemination through the company's intranet. Its international design adapts to the way a company does business, wherever it is located. The Secretariat™ solution shoulders the details for corporate secretary departments managing fifty to thousands of legal entities.
About Bridgeway Software
Bridgeway Software, Inc. develops, markets and supports the Secretariat™ and eCounsel™ application families to the corporate legal community. Its best-in-class software and professional services are designed to automate the management of information for corporate secretaries and general counsel. Bridgeway has been recognized in the Inc. 500 as one of America's fastest growing companies as a result of its rapid growth. Founded in 1989, Bridgeway Software is headquartered in Houston, Texas with representative offices in Canada, Bermuda, and Barbados. For more information, visit its web site at http:// www.bridge-way.com or speak with a Bridgeway Managing Consultant at (888) 272-4699.
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