The underlying goal of all operations at Thomson Reuters is to put the right information into the right hands to produce amazing results, and we achieved this goal with the creation of WestlawNext. However, this revolutionary product required a dynamic and efficient storage foundation to deliver the search capabilities and customer experience we strive for. …
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Anne Ellis on AALL 2011
Anne Ellis, senior director, Librarian Relations, welcomes attendees to Philadelphia for the 2011 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference, and thanks librarians for their partnership in developing our industry-leading products. As Anne says, “librarians are always the best sources of information.”
- July 25, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
AALL heats up
Hot times in Philly! With temperatures and humidity in the unbearable range outside, things are heating up in the AALL convention as well. The new Saturday night opening reception was a big hit with attendees. While I think it was due to the great products at the Thomson Reuters booth… it might also have had …
- July 25, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Thomson Reuters highlights ProView eReader, WestlawNext Patron Access at AALL 2011
Taking center stage at the Thomson Reuters booth at AALL this year are ProView, the new eReader software application designed specifically to meet the needs of legal professionals, and WestlawNext Patron Access, a version of WestlawNext developed for the public-library setting. Thomson Reuters ProView will allow users to access ProView digital eBooks anywhere, anytime with …
- July 24, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
WestlawNext recognized as AALL New Product of the Year
In March, The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) announced that it had named WestlawNext as its New Product of the Year for 2011. And last night AALL Annual Meeting & Conference attendees formally recognized WestlawNext during the association’s awards program held during a reception in the Exhibit Hall. Mike Dahn, sr. vp, WestlawNext Marketing …
- July 24, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
AALL gets first look at new eReader application: Thomson Reuters ProView
On Saturday night, right after the exhibit hall ribbon cutting kicked off this year’s AALL conference, we had a kickoff of our own, as Dan Bennett, senior director, Mobile Technology Strategy, showed the new Thomson Reuters ProView eReader application. As attendees looked on, Bennett ran the new app through its paces, showing how it allows …
- July 24, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Expressing freedom of speech or breaking the law? Podcast: August 2011
Do laws need to change to keep up with technology? That is one question that many corporate general counselors may be asking as they try to decide whether to take an anonymous online critic to court. Recently we’ve seen many companies fail in their attempts to prosecute vocal online critics and make sites like Google …
- July 21, 2011
- Leonard Lee
Gartner GRC Magic Quadrant positions Thomson Reuters Accelus in Leaders Quadrant
In an era of Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley and a seemingly endless list of other regulatory requirements, businesses have to sort through an almost equally long list of potential solutions. Gartner’s new 2011 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms report sorts through many of the available enterprise solutions, including Thomson Reuters Accelus, which was positioned in the …
- July 19, 2011
- Susan Martin
Getting into the jury box of the Casey Anthony trial – Podcast: July 2011
You can hardly turn on the television or open a newspaper without seeing something about the Casey Anthony trial. The question of what happened to 2-year-old Caylee Anthony during the summer of 2008 has plagued the minds of millions of Americans. Many were glued to television sets and Twitter feeds to keep up with the …
- July 15, 2011
- Leonard Lee
New CLE series on disaster preparedness and response
In response to the global catastrophic events of the past decade – including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, 2011 Japan earthquake and nuclear meltdown and cyber-terrorism – The American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), in partnership with Thomson Reuters, announced the launch of a year-long (2011-2012) …
- July 12, 2011
- Susan Martin
