Time Matters 10.0 Features
Increased firm productivity and profitability
Get easier access to everyday tasks without even opening Time Matters. New Time Matters Desktop Extensions let you:
- Drive firm-wide adoption of practice management best practices
- Gain fast, filtered access to your information at a glance
- Access live information directly from Time Matters with user's security and more!
Improved performance and reliability
Time Matters now uses Microsoft® SQL Server® Express (previously only available with the Enterprise Edition), which provides:
- Enhanced performance for data-intensive firms, including improved document and e-mail handling - especially important for firms going "paperless" due to higher electronic data requirements and larger data repositories
- Increased searching speeds to more quickly locate documents and check conflicts
- Time Matters information updates to Outlook® and PDAs via Microsoft® Exchange
Enhanced accessibility
Get all your information about a case easily in one place through updated Power Views
Better data protection
Keep your data secure with improved backup and restore functionality
Don't forget, when you upgrade with the Time Matters Annual Maintenance Plan, you will:
- Enjoy enhanced performance and increased stability with the latest in SQL technology
- Improve your experience by implementing updates to Time Matters as they become available at no extra charge for the life of your plan
- Gain peace of mind with access to technical product specialists when you need them
- Save time and money by learning to use your new software through Anytime Training, available at no extra charge through LexisNexis University
Should You Upgrade to Time Matters 10?
Let me help you decide whether to upgrade or not. I will ask and discuss four questions that affect your decision. Then you can decide whether Version 10.0 is a "must have" or a "let's wait."
If you decide to upgrade, you get our comprehensive guide, Converting to Version 10, if you buy through us.
LexisNexis has announced the Time Matters / Billing Matters Version 10.0 on October 1, 2009.
When to upgrade is a separate question. I will be be making a recommendation within about a month of the release date.
Q1: Did You Already Buy an Annual Maintenance Plan?
If yes, you get Version 10 for free. The Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP) covers upgrades and Technical Support for 12 months. If you bought an AMP in October 2008 or later, Version 10 will be covered. That makes it easy: Yes, you should upgrade to Version 10.
By the way, if you bought the AMP with our assistance, you are entitled to our comprehensive guide, Converting to Version 10, available after the release of Version 10.
Q2: Are You Now Using Version 8.0 or Older?
If yes, I recommend you upgrade. Version 8.0 was released in August, 2006. A lot has happened since then. The third-party software and hardware you may use with Time Matters has changed a lot in three years. More changes are coming with the imminent release of Microsoft Windows 7, which is drawing high praise even from jaded critics. Moving up to Windows 7 and Time Matters will make sense later this year or early next year, especially if you need to replace any computers. Might as well take advantage of the sale now if you can.
Q3: Are You Currently Using Time Matters Professional?
If yes, you have a very big reason to upgrade: You get Enterprise-level Time Matters without paying anything extra. Version 10 runs on MS SQL Server. There will no longer be separate Editions, Pro and Enterprise. So buying an Annual Maintenance Plan now gets you all the performance and stability benefits of Enterprise, once Version 10 is released. It includes MS SQL Server Express, the free version, that can be installed automatically.
Q4: Are You Already Using TM 9.0 Enterprise?
Update: Now we have information about the new features of Version 10. The marquee feature is Desktop Extensions. I believe they are a real productivity booster for both basic and advanced users of Time Matters.
To get Version 10, you need to buy an Annual Maintenance Plan, which also gives you the benefit of a year of LexisNexis Technical Support at no extra cost. That is like having an insurance policy against the potentially high cost of fixing a big problem that could strike your database and bring you to a halt.
Original: The most attractive new aspects of Version 10 are its MS SQL Server foundation and its Desktop Extensions. With 9.0 Enterprise, you already have MS SQL Server. For most customers, Desktop Extensions alone probably would not justify spending more money.
If you already have an AMP, you get Version 10 at no charge. I think you will want to install the upgrade because of the many refinements to the program.
Annual Maintenance Plan - Free Guide
When you order an Annual Maintenance Plan, you get upgrades at no charge for 12 months and LexisNexis Technical Support for 12 months.
You can get our guide, Upgrading to Version 10, for free by buying or renewing your Annual Maintenance Plan through us. You will also receive our guides to Service Packs and upgrades for free when you give Wells Anderson as the name of the CIC who assisted you. You don't have to pay for the AMP now. LexisNexis will bill you. To order, call us at 800.575.0007.
For each new release of Time Matters, we publish a comprehensive guide to help you move from your current version to the new version. Our illustrated, step-by-step instructions and advice go far beyond the information included in the standard setup guide.
This offer is subject to restrictions on the LexisNexis Practice Management Web site http://pm.lexisnexis.com and may change without notice.
To order, please call us at 800.575.0007 or click here to send us an e-mail.
Pricing for Renewal and New Annual Maintenance Plan Subscriptions
Time Matters 10.0 Brochure
Click to read more... about the features of Version 10 and earlier versions
