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So I demoed LexisNexis Firm Manager the other day. It’s a web-based app like Clio and Rocketmatter, built on the Microsoft Silverlight platform. And  I have to say … I was impressed. Here’s what you can expect from Firm Manager:

• Dashboard View: A quick, centralized view of cases, appointments, meetings, tasks, recent messages, and more.
• Smartphone Integration: Firm Manager syncs with Microsoft® Outlook®, iPhone®, BlackBerry®, Android™ and the iPad® right away. Nice.
• Time and Expense: Track time and expenses for anyone in the office. Firm Manager will compile and display the information by client or matter.
• Finally! No Contract, No Install, Pay as You Go, Data Freedom: Month-to-month payments. Don’t like it? Take up to 6 months to port your data!
• Contact Management: Find, create, or update contacts on the fly or at the office and use them without any lag time. Instant on capabilities.
• Conflict Search: Powerful embedded search technology lets users comb through existing firm records to surface any potential conflict of interest.
• Alerts and Notifications: Built-in notifications and reminders re events, tasks, and changes in their status for anybody in the firm.

The list goes on, and the app is still in development so there is also time to put in your 2 cents. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to be heard by the developers!

Want to know more? Click this link to register for priority access to the beta test of LexisNexis Firm Manager and qualify to win one of 5 spanking new iPads that LexisNexis is giving away to Practicehacker readers! And just for mentioning me, Mazy Hedayat, or ”Practicehacker” in the comment field of the sign-up form you’ll receive priority access to the beta.

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What is Topify? One of those applications that does what Twitter ought to itself. Since it doesn’t however … it’s a good thing Topify does.

The value proposition behind Topify is remarkably simple:

• Better Twitter e-mail notifications
• You can follow back just by replying
• Reply to direct messages by e-mail
• Block, unfollow easily and guilt free

And as a bonus, signing up is dead easy. All you have to do is get invited to the closed beta.

Click here to find out how.

Remember Gtriage, the startup that helps manage inbox clutter by highlighting important messages? How about the Gmail Priority Inbox?  In fact the idea behind Priority Inbox seemed so similar to the concept behind Gtriage that I even speculated that Google may have bought the startup outright.

Looks like I was almost right. Today AOL took the initiative and bought Gtriage. I know … AOL? But Eli, the President and co-founder of Gtriage, seemed genuinely excited. An d it sounds like AOL still has a few tricks up its sleeve.

So this is Practicehacker’s way of saying congratulations to Eli and the crew at Unblab. Good luck guys. Keep us informed about your new project. Finally, let’s see if I get this new Internet business model:

• build a product
• build a buzz
• sell out
• move on

Now that’s a strategy.

Check out the video at Google Apps for Business

Hey Microsoft, stick this in your hard drive! Google Apps for Business, already fast gaining ground with both Fortune 500 and SMB customers with its dead simple suite of cloud-driven, maintenance-free business applications, just brought the smack down, introducing over 60 new applications (all Google properties) to every account for the bargain price of $0/month.  Game, set, match.

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