IntApp Integration Builder 4.5 Enables Law Firms to Leverage Latest Technology Trends and Products

Palo Alto, Calif. (PRWEB) August 26, 2010

IntApp, Inc., the leading provider of application integration software for law firms, today announced enhancements and additions to Integration Builder that enable firm IT organizations to take full advantage of the latest industry technology trends and products.

Integration Builder provides a simple, straightforward way for law firms to connect, manage and automate their business applications and processes. Provided as a pure-software application deployable in a virtualized environment, it delivers real-time data communication without the cost, complexity and time required by custom code development. Enabling organizations to rapidly address common challenges including new business intake, new lawyer provisioning and distribution list management, IntApp includes pre-built solution templates, best practices and access to an energetic, collaborative user community of IT professionals.

Integration Builder 4.5 provides significant enhancements, including support for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 virtualization platform.

"Our firm has been an IntApp client for nearly six years and uses Integration Builder to connect and move information among our document management, finance, human resources, CRM, records management and other applications," said Melissa McCrea, Director, Information Systems, Cummings & Lockwood LLC. "We're looking forward to benefiting from the improved scalability, manageability and flexibility running IntApp Integration Builder on Microsoft Hyper-V will provide our firm."

Additionally, with Integration Builder 4.5, IntApp has provided new resources to enable law firms to accelerate the adoption and deployment of Elite 3E, a next-generation financial and practice management application.

In collaboration with IntApp, Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, a multidisciplinary consulting firm, has developed a variety of integration templates to connect Elite 3E with existing firm software applications via Integration Builder, to tie Elite 3E into law firm business processes including new business intake, new lawyer provisioning and reporting. These templates are now available in the online resource center accessible by all IntApp Integration Builder clients.

"Using IntApp Integration Builder in conjunction with the pre-built integration templates created by Hildebrandt Baker Robbins allows law firms to accelerate their time to value when rolling out Elite 3E by connecting it with other firm applications and business processes," said Sonnie Yoon, Senior Director, Financial Service Group, Hildebrandt Baker Robbins. "We welcome the opportunity to leverage our expertise with Elite 3E and Integration Builder to further customize and extend these templates to meet individual client needs."

IntApp has also added a new consulting services program, the Master Data Directory Boot Camp, designed to enable law firms to advance their information architecture through master data management.

In today's legal environment, an ever-growing roster of applications pushes IT complexity to new levels. Firms often use "best of breed" software for tasks including financial, content and identity management. But these tools aren't necessarily designed to be the best at integrating with one another. Yet effectively executing key processes like new business intake and new lawyer provisioning depends on the ability to move information among these business applications.

Built and updated using IntApp Integration Builder, a Master Data Directory (MDD) acts as a centralized repository of key data that is consumed by individuals and applications throughout a law firm. This architecture stores shared user, group, client and matter data in a single repository of record which is updated in real time. By using this approach, IT can deliver end users more accurate and timely information. Moreover, because it also reduces internal complexity and eliminates "many-to-many" data connections among firm applications, an MDD provides a foundation for IT to address a number of common business process challenges with greater speed and reduced resource requirements.

With Master Data Directory Boot Camp, IntApp professional services staff or certified partners work directly with clients to design and implement a master data management architecture, leveraging a reference model and configured based on specific law firm applications, data integration and business process requirements.

"IntApp has been at the forefront of bringing master data management and integration best practices to the legal community with the Master Data Directory," said John Green, Chief Information Officer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. "We've been working with IntApp's to put these concepts into practice at our firm and could not be happier with the support we're receiving, the progress we're making, and the results we're seeing."

"We're excited to announce these enhancements to Integration Builder designed to enable law firms to leverage the latest technology trends and products," said Neal Vora, Head of IntApp's Integration Practice Group. "With a growing roster of successful clients, productive partner relationships and ongoing innovation, IntApp continues to set the standard for law firm application integration and data communication."

About IntApp
IntApp provides software products and services that enable law firms to increase revenue, ensure client confidentiality, manage risk and maximize lawyer productivity. With over 150 customers, including 50% of the 100 largest US firms as ranked by The American Lawyer, and a vibrant partner community, IntApp has been embraced and endorsed as an industry standard. For more information about IntApp, visit: http://www.intapp.com.

About Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Cummings & Lockwood provides legal services. The firm specializes in mergers and acquisitions, taxation, commercial real estate, labor, employment, creditors' rights, and commercial litigation services. Cummings & Lockwood's trusts and estates practice group is one of the largest of its kind in the country and incorporates specialized groups in the areas of tax planning, fiduciary services and charitable giving. Its clients include individuals, families, emerging or established businesses, and multinational corporations. Cummings & Lockwood was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm also has offices in Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven, and West Hartford, Connecticut, and Naples and Bonita Springs, Florida.

About Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC is one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 560 attorneys, and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson represents clients across the U.S. and abroad from offices in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.

About Hildebrandt Baker Robbins
Hildebrandt Baker Robbins is a multidisciplinary consulting firm, helping law firms, legal departments and other professional service organizations plan, implement and measure key strategic, management, operations and technology goals. The firm serves major global law firms and corporations, and its consultants provide practical business and technology solutions from offices in New York; Washington, D.C.; Houston; Chicago; San Francisco; London; Somerset, NJ; Eagan, Minn.; Beijing; Hong Kong and Sydney. For more information, please visit http://www.hbrconsulting.com or send an email to info(at)hbrconsulting(dot)com.

Contact:
Lea Simon
IntApp, Inc.
650.852.0400

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