Archive for July, 2010

Firms receive discount on Worldox when purchased with PracticeMaster Premier

Firms can save $20 per license of Worldox when purchasing PracticeMaster Premier and Worldox together before the end of 2010.  Be sure to use the coupon code WDPM-10 when placing your order with Worldox.  Some of you may have already seen the “Worldox and PracticeMaster A winning combination” ad which recently ran on TechnoLawyer (see link below).

http://www.tabs3.com/company/partner.html#worldox

Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity by letting your clients know right away.  If you have questions on Worldox, please contact them at 800-962-6360.

Software Leasing

With the increase in Client Server Version (CSV) sales over the past year, we have seen an increase in the number of firms interested in working with a leasing company to finance the purchase of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster licenses.  It can be a great way for firms to make a needed investment in technology without the upfront capital investment.  We think that most leasing companies today understand that almost all software, including Tabs3 and PracticeMaster, is licensed for use and not sold.  However, some leasing companies will not lease anything that they cannot get physical ownership of in case of default.  This would exclude software from being leased through these companies.  It would be prudent of you to remind your customers to make sure they discuss this point with the leasing company they are dealing with.

With that in mind, we have known the people from Baytree Leasing for over 10 years.  They have done numerous software and hardware leasing arrangements with law firms across the country including Tabs3 and PracticeMaster customers.  Baytree typically attends the major legal industry trade shows as well.  To learn more about their experience in the legal market, go to www.baytreeleasing.net/legalenduser.htm. This page contains their “Value Attributes” and other helpful information on Baytree Leasing for Law Firms.  Here is the link to Baytree’s Vendor Financing Program http://baytreeleasing.net/legalvendor.htm.

Software Technology, Inc. does NOT have any financial or contractual relationships with Baytree Leasing.  We have simply agreed to provide contact information in order to give you additional options when trying to close a sale.  Below is the contact information for Baytree Leasing:

 

John Dondey
National Sales Director
Baytree Leasing Company
4577 Nob Hill Road, Suite 205
Sunrise, FL 33351
email: [email protected]
Toll Free (P): 877 229-4888  x224
Toll Free (F): 877 815-4828
Toll Free (efax): 800 919-4340
Cell: 954 232-6308

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Scott

Client Server Orders and Maintenance

We previously required firms upgrading to CSV to purchase a year of maintenance on any product with prorated maintenance set to expire within 60 days of their order.  We no longer do.  However, we still highly recommend purchasing maintenance in this circumstance.  Purchasing maintenance with new Server Software and new Client Server Versions of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster is still mandatory for the first year.  Our Sales Team can always provide you with pricing and prorated expiration dates.

Tabs3 / Time Matters® Integration

Time Matters Version 10 SP3 includes an update to their integration with Tabs3.  This change allows Time Matters to integrate with Tabs3 Version 15.  Client information and billing transactions can both integrate between Time Matters and Tabs3.  The Knowledge Base articles below contain additional information regarding this integration. 

  • R10502
  • R10677

Troubleshooting PracticeMaster Toolbar Plug-ins

A new article was recently posted to Knowledge Base regarding Toolbar Plug-ins.  If you need troubleshooting help with installing and using the PracticeMaster toolbar plug-ins in Version 15.2 and greater, take a look.  This includes steps for Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. 

http://support.tabs3.com/main/R11344.htm

Competing with Cloud Computing – Saas Products

Some of you may be hearing about web based billing and practice management solutions a.k.a. cloud computing, software as a service, SAAS, etc.  The link near the bottom of this post is an article relating to one of the main concerns law firms have about these solutions – reliability. 

Intuit is a large, well respected, publically traded, technology company.  They manage online versions of TurboTax, QuickBooks  and Quicken.  The fact that their cloud computing sites can go down for more than a day means that this could happen to anyone.

Below are a few quotes from the QuickBooks Online Blog to give you a sense of what their customers went through.  This information should be helpful if you are working with clients who are considering a web based service.  There is a link at the bottom of this post to a blog with additional quotes.

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Drop-Ship Invoices

For your convenience, we are now sending invoices via e-mail to resellers that order pre-paid software that is drop-shipped to clients.  Previously we have mailed these invoices.