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SPU URVLL EYOUT2008Software & technologyproduct guideOur 25th annual Software Survey gives you a detailed yet concise guide to thehundreds of specialist software packages aimed at the Canadian market.P r aC t i C e S O f t wa r eProducts willappear underthe appropriatecategory byproduct name,followed bycompany name.See the end ofthe survey for fullcompany listingsin alphabeticalorder, includingdescriptionsand contactinformation.Business Intelligence Acumin Vantage, Dexcoe-Discovery New: BestCase,Canada Law Book E-Reports, Canada Law Book caseAlert, Canada Law Book caseimage.ca, Canada LawBook Criminal Spectrum, CanadaLaw Book Concordance 8, Opticon 3,Commonwealth Legal doeDiscovery, doeLegal LLC Concordance, LexisNexisCanada Inc. LAW PreDiscovery, LexisNexisCanada Inc. Applied Discovery, LexisNexisCanada Inc. eDocs, Open Text TechLaw Solutions Lexpose’& TechLaw Solutions HostedReview, TechLaw Solutions Trident Pro, Wave SoftwareFamily Law ChildView, ChildView Inc. DIVORCEmate, DIVORCEmateSoftware Inc.Human ResourceManagement Acumin, Dexco Concordance Image,LexisNexis Canada Inc.Intellectual Property Concordance FYI, LexisNexisCanada Inc. IP Asssets, Legal Suite Innovation, Legal Suitew w w. C ANADIANLitigation Support Employment ContractsHandbook, Third Edition,Canada Law Book Ontario Citator Service onCD-ROM/Internet, Canada LawBook Canada Statute Service onCD-ROM/Internet, Canada LawBook Criminal Pleadings & Practicein Canada on DVD/Internet,Canada Law Book O’Brien’s Division VII, LabourRelations and Employment,Canada Law Book O’Brien’s Division VIII, OntarioCourt Forms, Canada LawBook O’Brien’s Division X, Computersand Information Technology,Canada Law BookLaw yermag.comapril200823

2008C a n a d i a n l aw y e r O’Brien’s Division II, Corporations, Canada Law Book O’Brien’s Division I,Commercial and General,Canada Law Book O’Brien’s Division IX, MunicipalCorporations, Canada LawBook Police Legal Access System onCD-ROM, Canada Law Book Canadian Labour Law Libraryon CD-ROM/Internet, CanadaLaw Book Dominion Law Reports Reports– PLUS, Canada Law Book Canadian Patent Reporter –PLUS, Canada Law Bookl e g a l s o f t wa r e s u r v e y: l i s t i n g sCanada Law Book Dart: British Columbia LabourRelations on CD-ROM, CanadaLaw Book Martin’s Online Criminal Code,Canada Law Book ISYS 8 Suite of EnterpriseSearch Software, ISYS SearchSoftware Litigation Management, LegalSuite CaseMap, LexisNexis Canada Inc. Martin’s Ontario CriminalPractice, 2008 Edition, CanadaLaw Book TimeMap, LexisNexis CanadaInc. ChildView, ChildView Inc. Text Map, LexisNexis Canada Inc. Concordance 8, Opticon 3,Commonwealth Legal TechLaw Solutions Lexpose& TechLaw Solutions HostedReview, TechLaw Solutions E-Filing, LexisNexis Canada Inc. CT Summation, iBlaze,WebBlaze, CT Enterprise,Commonwealth LegalReal Estate Canadian Employment Lawon CD-ROM/Internet, CanadaLaw Book IPROTech, All Productsincluding eScanIT,Commonwealth Legal The Commercial Lease: APractical Guide, Fourth Edition,Canada Law Book Ontario Annual Practice,Canada Law Book iCONECT, iCONECT V4.1,iCONECTnxt., CommonwealthLegal O’Brien’s Division IV, Leases,Canada Law Book Dart: Western Decisions on CDROM/Internet, Canada Law Book Dart: British Columbia StatuteService on CD-ROM/Internet,124Untitled-2april 2008w w w.C ANADIAN Ringtail Legal, CommonwealthLegal doeDiscovery, doeLegal LLCLaw yermag.com The Conveyancer, Do ProcessSoftware Inc. The Projects Module, DoProcess Software Inc. REALTIPLUSWEB,LawyerDoneDeal Corp. WebDocument Retrieval,LawyerDoneDeal Corp. RealtiOnlineWeb,LawyerDoneDeal Corp. RealtiBuilderSales,LawyerDoneDeal Corp. Real Estate, Legal Suite econveyance TM, OneMoveTechnologies Inc. TitlePlus, TitlePlusWills, Trusts & Estates Preparation of Wills & Powersof Attorney: First Interviewto Final Report, Third Edition,Canada Law Book O’Brien’s Division V, Wills &Trusts, Canada Law Book Estate-A-Base Administration,Do Process Software Inc. Estate-A-Base Accounting, DoProcess Software Inc. WindUp Estate Accounting &3/10/08 8:40:46 AM

L aw O f f i c e M a nag e m e n tAttorney/Gavel & GownSoftware Inc. WindUp Estate Administration, eCounsel, BridgewayEmergent Technologies Canadian Law List on CD-ROM, Estate Planning & Vault Manager,Canada Law BookEmergent Technologies Powerful Employment Policies,Canada Law BookAccounting, Time Billing CorpLink, Cyberbahn ADERANT Expert, ADERANT Fast Company, Do Process doeBilling, doeLegal LLCSoftware Inc. ESILAW 2008, ESI Software Inc. Corporate Manager ET, Legal Reporting, Legal SuiteEmergent Technologies Budget, Legal Suite Time Management, Legal Suite ESILAW 2008, ESI Software Inc. DIGTA SOFT, Grundig Business PCLaw Billing & AccountingSystemsSoftware, LexisNexis Canada Inc. VIEWnet, LawyerDoneDeal Corp. New Business Intake, Legal Files & Browser basedReporting/Auditing, Open TextMyLegalFiles, Legal Files TimeKM TM (Time Tracking),Software, Inc.PensEra Legal Advising, Legal Suite LawStream Law Office Risk Management, Legal SuiteManagement, PowerSoft Corporate Management, LegalInnovations Corp.Suite Tabs3, Tabs3/PracticeMaster Delegation of Powers, LegalCase Management/SuiteCorporate Records Legal Directory, Legal Suite8/16/06 2:43PM Page3Time MattersPractice TPCanadianLawyerADERANT Expert, ADERANT Amicus Attorney, AmicusManagement Software,Tax, Emergent TechnologiesEnterprise ContractsManagementLexisNexis Canada Inc. Conflicts Management, Open Text PracticeMaster, Tabs3/PracticeMaster Contract Management, LegalSuite Legal Business Doc TM, LegalSuiteCorporate Governance Corporate Management, LegalSuite Delegation of Powers, LegalSuite Legal Directory, Legal SuiteLegal Research QP Source Professional, AlbertaQueen’s PrinterMatter Management,E-BillingCRM Interaction, LexisNexis CanadaInc. Records Management, OpenText Serengeti Tracker (CorporateCounsel product), Serengeti LawSustainable Development Document Management Library, Legal Suite pdfDocs PDF creation software,DocsCorpDocument Automation Hot Docs; Automated forms,LexisNexis Canada Inc. ImpactTM, Legal SuiteWireless SoftwareTechnology BigHand Digital DictationMobile Edition, BigHand Inc. Philips Digital DictationEquipment, featuring theLFH9600 Digital Pocket Memo,Dye & DurhamYOUR CLIENTS JUST BOUGHTA HOME WITH A DREAM KITCHEN.Too bad it hasn’t been paid for.Protect your clients.Recommend TitlePLUS title insurance.*TitlePLUS title insuranceand you, together we makereal estate real simple.Visit titleplus.ca or call 1-800-410-1013 for more information.* Underwritten by Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO ). Contact LAWPRO for brokers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Registered trademark of Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company.Canadian Lawyer – Pub date: August 28 (Due Date: Aug 16)w w w. C ANADIANLaw yermag.comapril200825

2008C a n a d i a n l aw y e rl e g a l s o f t wa r e s u r v e y: l i s t i n g sc o m pa n y l i s t i n g sAderant6 Piedmont Center,Suite 6203525 Piedmont Rd.Atlanta, Ga., 30305, U.S.A.E-mail:Christine.smith@aderant.comPhone: 888-604-2366 or404-720-3600Fax: 404-720-3601Web site: www.aderant.comSince 1978 ADERANT hasdelivered business and financialmanagement solutions thathelp law firms grow and thrive.More than 600 firms useADERANT Expert software tomanage their people andprocesses more profitably.ADERANT Expert includes businessdevelopment, practice management, financial management,business intelligence, and performance management.AlbertaQueen’s PrinterAmicus AttorneyGavel & GownSoftware Inc.AlbertaQueen’s PrinterMain FloorPark Plaza10611-98 Ave.Edmonton, Alta., T5K 2P7E-mail: Gisele.abte@gov.ab.caPhone: 780-427-4952Fax: 780-452-0668Web site: www.gov.ab.ca/qpA searchable, online resourceof Alberta’s current consolidatedlaws, at a starting cost of 230.Updated continuously, thesite provides Point-In-Timehistorical access to Alberta’sStatutes to January 1, 2002.365 Bay St.Suite 700Toronto, Ont., M5H 2V1E-mail: info@amicusattorney.comPhone: 800-472-2289Fax: 416-977-3045Web site:www.amicusattorney.comAmicus Attorney is the world’s leading practice-management softwarefor law firms. Organize client files,schedule appointments, trackcommunications, record billabletime, and more, in one easy-to-useautomated system.Bighand Inc.Waterpark Place20 Bay St.12th floorToronto, Ont., M5J 2N8E-mail: inquiry@bighand.comPhone: 416-216-4609Fax: 416-214-2043Web site: www.bighand.comA Microsoft Gold partner andBlackBerry ISV partner based outof Toronto, Chicago, London, andSydney, BigHand is the leadingdigital dictation vendor in the globallegal sector. Voted “Best of BreedSystem of the Year 2008” at the LegalTechnology Awards.tronic invoicing and cost analysis.Secretariat for compliance andcorporate governance with entitymanagement, calendar integration,document management, workflow,and reports.Canada Law Book240 Edward St.Aurora, Ont., L4G 3S9E-mail:aharvey@canadalawbook.caTel.: 800-263-3269Fax.: 905-841-5085Web site:www.canadalawbook.caAs a leading Canadian legal publisher for over 150 years, Canada LawBook has continued their traditionof excellence by launching new,elegant research a d current-awareness resources, combining theirhighly regarded authored materialwith case law content. Canada LawBook will be launching a new onlineservice called BestCase in the springof 2008.ChildView Inc.Bridgeway6575 West Loop South3rd FloorBellaire, Tex., 77401, U.S.A.E-mail:Elisa.smith@bridge-way.comPhone: 713-599-8365Fax: 713-599-8301Website: www.bridge-way.comBridgeway total solutions forin-house legal eCounsel andLawManager for matter management, contract management, masstort, automation of key businessprocesses, and managementreporting. Smart Invoice for elec-26ntitled-1 1april2008w w w.C ANADIANLaw yermag.com3/10/08 8:17:30 AMP.O. Box 4141Edmonton, Alta., T6E 4T2E-mail: cvsales@childview.caTel.: 1-800-787-8620Fax.: (780) 437-8620Web site: www.childview.caChildview is all-inclusive softwarefor determining child and spousalsupport across Canada. Programincludes the spousal support analyzer, lump sum calculator, and the“Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines” calculator, as well as all theChild Support Guidelines calculators.License includes all updates and unlimited toll-free telephone supportwithin the licensing period.

CommonWealth Legal555 Richmond St. W.Toronto, Ont., M5V 3B1E-mail:cgrant@commonwealthlegal.comPhone: 1-866-LAW-SCAN(529-7226)Fax: 416-703-3753Web site:www.commonwealthlegal.comAs Canada’s leader in global evidence-management solutions, Commonwealth Legal is at the forefrontin providing expertise and solutionsfor every member of the legal team,from case-inception to trial.Cyberbahn60 Adelaide St. E.Toronto, Ont., M5C 3E4E-mail:sarah.prevette@ecyberbahn.caPhone: 416-306-3086Fax: 416-348-003Web site: www.corplink.caLegalSuite 1-2 Apr 08.indd 1Advanced corporate managementsoftware designed by corporateclerks and lawyers: electronicminute book, over 800 forms inPDF. Manage records and increasebillable hours.DocsCorpSuite 204343 George St.Sydney, AustraliaE-mail: info@docscorp.comPhone: 61 2 8270 8500Fax: 61 2 8569 0925Web site: www.docscorp.comDocsCorp empowers law firmsto do more with PDF content. ItspdfDocs Solutions Suite is the onlyPDF content-management systemfully integrated into documentmanagement systems (Open Text,Interwoven, TRIM, and Worldox) toprovide PDF creation, collation, annotation, redaction, form-filling, OCR,electronic filing, bates numbering,document binding, and comparisoncapability.a complimentary solution: AcuminVantage.DexcoDIVORCEmateSoftware Inc.980 Antoine St. W.Montreal, Que., H4C 1A8E-mail: rmartineau@dexco.comPhone: 800-349-7371 ext. 634Fax: 514-393-1868Web site: www.dexco.comAcumin is Dexco’s businessprocess-management solution,which enables firms to becomemore productive, profitable, andcompetitive. Acumin, a completelyintegrated practice-managementplatform, encompasses case,CRM, time and billing, accounting(AR, AP, trust and collections),financial reporting, and humanresource management in onecomprehensive solution. Businessintelligence (BI) is also available asw w w. C ANADIAN28 Eugena St.Toronto, Ont., M6B 3Z4E-mail:mperlman@divorcemate.comPhone: 416-718-345 ext. 446Fax: 416-498-0059Web site:www.divorcemate.comDIVORCEmate Software Inc. is passionately dedicated to innovating,creating, marketing, and supportingthe very best software solutionsfor family law professionals acrossCanada. Our new pay-per-use option allows you to use our full suiteof products at no cost to your firm.Contact us for details or visit ourweb site.Law yermag.com3/11/08 2:49:08 PMapril200827

2008C a n a d i a n l aw y e rl e g a l s o f t wa r e s u r v e y: l i s t i n g sDoeLegal LLC1200 Philadelphia PikeWilmington, Del., 19809, U.S.A.E-mail: smiller@doelegal.comPhone:302-798-7500Fax: 302-792-0733Web site: www.doelegal.comDoeLegal LLC is the premier provider of online litigationhosting solutions utilizingindustry and custom softwareapplications. Access througha secured and protectedpropriety dashboard, eachapplication is available 24/7,anywhere in the world.DoeLegal specializes increating effective technologysolutions to answer theincreasing challenges ofcollaborative documentreview, communications,and cost-control.Grundig BusinessSystems NADo ProcessSoftware LTD.Suite 13002200 Yonge St.Toronto, Ont., M4S 2C6E-mail: gch.sales@doprocess.caPhone: 416-322-6111Fax: 416-322-6106Website: www.doprocess.comDo Process Ltd. Is the leadingprovider of practice-specificlaw office software in Canada.Used in over 3000 law firms.The Conveyancer, Fast Company,and Estate-a-Base are theindustry standard for documentproduction and file management.Continuous software improvementand excellent support complete theDo Process experience.Dye & DurhamA Division of The CartwrightGroup Ltd.1060 Tapscott Rd.Toronto, Ont., M1X 1G3E-mail: legalforms.software@dyedurham.caPhone: 1-888-393-3874 /416-412-4500Web site: www.dyedurham.caAdvanced functionality and stylefor dictation. Voice commands,on-board file encryption, andpassword protection are but a fewof the powerful features. Packagedwith SpeechExec Pro Dictate, thenetwork-based dictation software,and a docking station for uploading your files, the new 9600 is theultimate in digital dictation.EmergentTechnologiesWhat do 75% of the Financial Post's"Best Family Lawyers in Canada"have in common?thingThese law firms have entrusted DIVORCEmate Oneto process their family law practice needs, usingForms One for intricate court forms, Precedents Onefor comprehensive separation agreements andTools One for complicated financial and cashflow analysis. Why not join our growing numberof "Pay Per Use" clients at NO cost to your firm!sales@divorcemate.comwww.divorcemate.comToll Free: 1-800-653-0925or 416-718-3461 x446a product of28april2008w w w.C ANADIANLaw yermag.com216-7895 Tranmere Dr.Missisauga, Ont., L5S 1V9E-mail:jtondino@emergenttech.caPhone: 905-405-1533Fax: 905-405-8455Intelligently merge wills, powers ofattorney, codicils, and other estateplanning documents in seconds.Automatic balancing of an estate,executor’s compensation calculation, and statement of accounts fortrustees, beneficiaries, executors, orthe court.Pay-per-use minute-bookdocument creation, file management, and reminder system.ESI Software Inc.113-980 West First St.North Vancouver, B.C., V7P 3N4E-mail: sroberts@esilaw.comPhone: 888-663-4545Fax: 604-990-1789Web site: www.esilaw.comESILaw is a fully integrated time,billing, accounting, and casemanagement solution, chosen bymore than 15,000 lawyers to helpmaximize productivity.225 Washington St. W.Suite 2200Chicago, Ill., 60606, U.S.A.E-mail: christopher.hanley@grundig-GBS.comPhone: 312-924-2878Web site: www.grundig-gbs.comGrundig Business Systems providesDigtaSoft professional dictionsoftware for both authors andtranscriptionists, along with professional portable and desktop dictation hardware.ISYS Search Software8765 E. Orchard Rd.Suite 702Englewood, Colo., 80111, U.S.A.E-mail:dave-haucke@isys-search.comPhone: 303-689-9998Fax: 303-689-9997Web site: www.isys-search.comISYS Search Software is a globalsupplier of enterprise search solutions. Since 1988, ISYS has servedlaw firms and general counselworldwide, providing them withtools for searching, navigating, anddiscovering vital information foundin briefs, opinions, seized data, anddiscovery documents.Lawyer Done Deal Corp.60A Wellesley St. W.Toronto, Ont., M5S 3L2E-mail: cam@ldd.caPhone: 416-367-0660 or1-800-363-2253Fax: 416-367-4066 or1-877-367-4066Web site:www.lawyerdonedeal.comLawyerDoneDeal Corp. creates fast,reliable, and efficient web-basedsoftware solutions for lawyerspractising in the areas of real estate,corporate law, and wills. LawyerDoneDeal’s state-of-the-art realestate file management, documentproduction, and transaction processing solution includes the mostup-to-date precedents, electronicdocument delivery, electronic TitlePLUS title insurance application processing system, e-reg , and e-filingintegration. LawyerDoneDeal willbe your partner in the efficient andeffective delivery of legal services.

Legal FilesSoftware Inc.801 S. Durkin Dr.Springfield, Ill., 62704, U.S.A.E-mail: info@legalfiles.comPhone: 800-500-0537Fax: 217-726-7777Web site: www.legalfiles.comLegal Files Software Inc. developsand markets the Legal Files case/matter management system andMyLegalFiles, its browser-based application. Thousands of users in lawfirms, corporate legal departments,government agencies, legal services clinics, insurance companies,and universities use Legal Files tostore case and matter informationand track office workflow.OneMoveTechnologies1080-1140 West Pender St.Vancouver, B.C., V6E 4G1E-mail:marci.henderson@econveyance.comComplete web-based real estateconveyancing solution. Collaborative platform links all participants inthe property-transfer process witha secure and efficient means ofseamlessly completing and monitoring the transaction. Pay-per-usecost structure requires no capitaloutlay. Complete integration withBC OnLine and the electronic filingsystem.Open TextLS Canada Inc.800-1980 Sherbrooke St. W.Montreal, Que., H3H 1E8E-mail: contact@legal-suite.comPhone: 514-937-3533Fax: 514-937-9153Web site: www.legal-suite.comLegal Suite offers corporatecounsel an innovative approach tobuild a flexible software solutionby choosing from our variousmodules dedicated to each area oflaw, including management of legalopinions, contracts, litigation, andcorporate assets. Legal Suite owesits success to the legal expertisebehind all of its solutions.LexisNexisCanada Inc.123 Commerce Valley Dr. E.Suite 700Markham, Ont., L3T 7W8E-mail:alan.dingle@lexisnexis.caPhone: 905-479-2665Fax: 905-479-2826Web site: www.lexisnexis.ca275 Frank Tompa Dr.Waterloo, Ont., N2L 0A1E-mail: kruyter@opentext.comPhone: 519-888-7111 ext. 2406Fax: 519-888-0677Web site: www.opentext.comThe practice of law has transformed into the business of law,forcing law firms to continuallyevaluate and update their business processes. Open Text legalsolutions provide law firms withan integrated product offering,developed specifically to supportlaw firms’ business practices andproactive compliance needsthroughout the matter lifecycle —from client intake through to finaldisposition.Pens Era1000 Saint Antoine St. W.,Suite 725Montreal, Que., H3C 3R7E-mail: dianad@pensera.comPhone: 514-874-0002Fax: 514-874-0006TimeKM — a 2008 Legal Technology Awards finalist — was the onlytime-tracking solution nominatedas ‘Best of Breed.’ TimeKM providesmultiple capture points (e-mail,phone, documents, portals, clientmeetings) for an integrated endto-end time-tracking solution. Findout why leading firms are replacingtheir existing time-entry systemswith TimeKM.PowerSoftInnovations Corp.1137 North RdGabriola Island, B.C., V0R 1X3E-mail: bill@lawstream.comPhone: 250-247 9999Fax: 250-247 8000Web site: www.lawst

2008 Canadian lawyer legal software survey: listings O’Brien’s Division II, Corpora-tions, Canada Law Book O’Brien’s Division I, Commercial and General, . Serengeti Tracker (Corporate Counsel product), Serengeti Law Sustainable Development ImpactTM, Legal Suite Wireless Software