Press Release
April 30, 2003
InfoClarus Makes Push Into Legal Market with Proven Mobility Solutions
Attorneys Requiring Critical Information Anytime, Anywhere Drives Demand for Enhanced Mobility Solutions on BlackBerry Wireless Platform
Waltham, MA - InfoClarus, a leading provider of mobility solutions, today announced that it is capitalizing on the growing mobile needs in the Legal market through its relationship with Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM).
BlackBerry® has become indispensable to attorneys for mobile email access. Law firms are now looking to expand the use of mobile technology to include tracking billable hours and financial information, as well as accessing shared office documents related to legal matters. InfoClarus' Legal Mobility Server integrates with the BlackBerry platform to provide all the power and functionality an attorney needs to access such client information. It can also summarize, print and fax information retrieved.
Jamie Booth, Director of Information Technology at Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA said, "The combination of BlackBerry from RIM and the Legal Mobility Server from InfoClarus has provided our attorneys with the increased mobility and productivity they have been looking for. Our attorneys can access the information they need while in court or in a client's office. It's flexible, portable, and adds significant leverage to the firm's existing mobile technology investments. Perhaps more importantly, the Legal Mobility Server, combined with the firm's Plumtree Portal and Citrix technologies, provides a robust mobility architecture that will meet our firm's needs well into the future."
"BlackBerry has become the leading wireless platform for the legal industry because it provides attorneys with secure, push-based connectivity to corporate email and data," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Brand Management at RIM. "With InfoClarus' Legal Mobility Server, BlackBerry users can further enhance client service and increase productivity through mobile access to document management and billing systems."
"Our solutions are designed to leverage the power of RIM's BlackBerry platform," said Vijay Thakur, Vice President of Marketing, InfoClarus. "Our goal is to deliver solutions that improve the overall user experience, and our relationship with RIM supports that goal."
About Legal Mobility Server
InfoClarus' Legal Mobility Server solution provides attorneys with an easy way to manage their workload from any mobile device while they are working out of the office. Based on a single server platform, the solution serves as a mobile gateway to back office applications such as document management systems, financial systems and time reporting applications. Legal Mobility Server delivers attorneys a powerful tool to access the right information anytime, with the ability to summarize, print or fax, in part or in full, depending on the needs of the attorney. The solution helps improve time recording practices by enabling attorneys to input and submit billable time anytime, anywhere. The Legal Mobility Server supports a wide range of mobile platforms, including BlackBerry.
About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
About InfoClarus
Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, InfoClarus is a mobile solutions company that enables enterprises to use wireless and multi-media technologies to significantly enhance business performance. InfoClarus leverages standards-based technology, applications and industry-leading expertise to help enterprise professionals make business decisions quickly and effectively. For more information please call InfoClarus at 781.622.5050 and visit http://www.infoclarus.com.
