International Law Firm Bird & Bird Drives European Expansion with Interwoven Document and E-Mail Management

International Law Firm Bird & Bird Drives European Expansion with Interwoven Document and E-Mail Management

Lawyers Across the Firm's Geographically-Distributed Offices to Benefit from Increased Collaboration on Shared Client Matters with Interwoven WorkSite

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interwoven (NASDAQ: IWOV), provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for business, today announced that international law firm Bird & Bird has selected Interwoven document and e-mail management to drive increased collaboration across the law firm's geographically distributed offices in Europe and Asia. Powered by Interwoven WorkSite 8 software, Interwoven's market-leading document and e-mail management solutions will enable Bird & Bird to achieve more effective knowledge sharing and enhanced client service firm wide.

With many law firms across the globe expanding to better address the needs of international clients, the demand for greater collaboration between geographically dispersed offices continues to increase. Further, with the continued growth of e-mail correspondence, firms are faced with new information management challenges, risks and costs, as documents and e-mails are often stored in separate unmanageable repositories.

Interwoven WorkSite will enable Bird & Bird to address these critical challenges by empowering lawyers across the firm's ten global offices to more effectively collaborate on shared matters and clients. Following an extensive review of software providers during which competitive offerings were tested side-by-side, Bird & Bird selected Interwoven WorkSite based on its unique matter-centric collaboration approach, as well as proven leadership in e-mail management.

"Interwoven's e-mail management solution is very important for our firm, especially since we have several offices located across Europe and Asia," said Karen Jacks, IT director, Bird & Bird. "Given that 70-95 percent of business communication now happens via e-mail, which can have the same legal consequences today as posting a signed document twenty years ago, it's more important than ever to have a comprehensive audit trail in place. Merely saving e-mail folders on a local level is not a reliable solution, which is why we chose Interwoven for the proven and complete e-mail management capabilities we need."

Interwoven WorkSite 8 enables true matter-centric collaboration between lawyers and clients. Providing lawyers with an intuitive way to work more effectively in today's digital environment, WorkSite 8 delivers a familiar metaphor to the traditional paper-based processes and correspondence filing used today. This improves access to information at any time from any location, helping geographically dispersed teams provide seamless service to clients. The e-mail management capabilities of WorkSite 8 provide automatic as well as simplified user-controlled methods for the filing of e-mails and documents into dedicated "matter" folders. By automating these processes, organizations can keep track of hundreds of thousands of e-mails by making them readily available in the document management system.

"Correspondence and documents are the lifeblood of a lawyer's work, making it imperative that this information be easily accessible and secure to all those involved in a matter," said Dan Carmel, vice president and general manager, legal and compliance solutions at Interwoven. "Leading firms like Bird & Bird recognize that effective e-mail management can enhance attorney productivity, client service and help manage risk-as a result, they are turning to Interwoven WorkSite 8 for its comprehensive functionality and proven performance. Interwoven WorkSite 8 will enhance Bird & Bird's position as a leading provider of legal services in the European market."

About Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird was identified as one of the Top 50 Law firms across the world that has "taken the greatest strides towards globalisation while maintaining quality", in a recent survey carried out by researchers for the Global Counsel 3000 directory.

Working with some of the world's most innovative and technologically advanced companies, Bird & Bird has established a reputation for cutting-edge legal advice.

Our lawyers have a deep understanding of our clients' industry sectors. We focus on aviation & aerospace, banking & financial services, communications, e-commerce, information technology, life sciences, media and sport.

Across these sectors we offer a full range of services including EU & Competition, dispute resolution, IP, corporate, commercial, employment, tax, real estate, finance, outsourcing and data protection.

And with offices in Beijing, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Stockholm and The Hague, we are strategically placed to offer local expertise within a global context helping our clients to realise their business goals both domestically and internationally.

For more information on Bird & Bird please go to www.twobirds.com.

About Interwoven


Interwoven, Inc., provider of Enterprise Content Management solutions for business, enables organizations to unify people, content and processes to minimize business risk, accelerate time-to-value and sustain lower total cost of ownership. Interwoven delivers deep industry-specific solutions which reduce business process cycle time from initial collaboration through design, production, sales, marketing, legal review, IT and service. Interwoven leads the industry with a service-oriented architecture today and easy-to-use, best-in-class components and solutions. Today, more than 3,000 enterprises, law firms and professional services organizations worldwide are Interwoven customers including British Telecom, Ford, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, General Motors, Jones Day, Motorola and Yamaha. Interwoven is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices around the world. For more information visit www.interwoven.com.

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Web site: http://www.twobirds.com/

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