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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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By Alex Chiu of Google Operating System Blog

1. More free storage in Google Docs: at least 20 GB.

2. Gmail HTML5 that loads faster and integrates.

3. Android keyboard  provides useful suggestions.

4. Google Earth web app, and vector-based Google Maps.

5. Database of useful things, data, and related info.

6. Full data sync for Google Chrome extensions.

7. Chrome for Android w/data sync, web apps, more.

8. Google search uses inferences to answer queries.

9. Personal Alerts about things and people around you.

10. Google embraces Facebook and  Facebook Connect.

Read the rest of the predictions here on the Google Operating System Blog.

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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Talk about your rapid deployment cycles. Google Buzz only went into general release last week (web-only attached to Gmail) and there are already plans to spin it off into its own app and, now, a third-party developer brings us this desktop Buzz monitor. And a very cool one at that. All of which points to the fact that Google has really gotten the hang of identifying creative ideas, bringing ideas to users, then tweaking the product while it is in the field. Not only that, but Google knows enough to make its API freely available so that 3rd party developers can get in on the action. The result with Wave and now Buzz is that changes can be made in real time based on customer comments (not canned feedback or inputs from a few opinionated beta testers). No sir: comments made about Buzz by users of Buzz  were apparently picked up by Google, examined for feasibility, and implemented within hours.