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contents March 2011 9 Anthony Green Concep As you consider the challenges that law firms face in supporting and integrating the explosive array of “consumer” communications devices on the market, how do you envision the status of communications technologies in the future? 26 www.iltanet.org Peer to Peer Law firms will be (rightly) behind the curve. There is no point in B2B adopting B2C technologies until they are considered the norm. Firms communicate with such a small section of society that by using something cutting-edge they are alienating the vast majority of their target audience. They need to stick to whatever is “standard” at the time. The status of wireless communications devices (smartphones/tablets) is only going to rise. Manufacturers have refined the computing experience down to intuitive bite-sized tasks, and communication itself is becoming shorter and more direct via Twitter and social networks. The real challenge has less to do with technology and more to do with culture — firms need to talk to people in the way they wish to be talked to. ILTA 10 20 26 28 30 32 Letter from the Director Best Practices Ask the Expert Tech Focus Ask the Vendor Smart Moves Case Studies ASK THE VENDOR Embracing Consumer Technology in the Law Firm Enterprise ....................... 40 Are Tablets Ready for Prime Time? ............... 46 Negotiate Your Ideal Telecom Contract ............ 50 Virtual Desktop Implementation: An Inside Look at Why and How ................. 58 Fast Application Deployment with VMware in the Cloud ........................... 62 PAGE 44 Breaking the Code On Mobile Device Data Encryption .................. 68 The Downside of Mobile Devices in the Workplace .............................. 74 E-Card Technology Distributes Holiday Joy ......... 80 The Evolution of Dictation........................ 84 Are Tablets Ready for Prime Time? by Rakesh Madhava PAGE 48 Negotiate Your Ideal Telecom Contract by Andrew Collier PAGE 56 Virtual Desktop Implementation: An Inside Look at Why and How by Christopher Lewis PAGE 60 Fast Application Deployment with VMware in the Cloud by Silas McCullough and Patrick Sklodowski features PAGE 38 Embracing Consumer Technology in the Law Firm Enterprise by Barry Keno Everyone wants to work with the latest technology for the myriad benefits it provides. More people are embracing new technologies for personal use and they’re expecting firms to take advantage of the same tools. This poses a multitude of problems for IT departments, and law firm professionals are increasingly unwilling to accept mandates from IT about what technology they can use. IT must find a way to support the ever-growing list of consumer technologies, while maintaining control over the firm’s environment. PAGE 66 Breaking the Code On Mobile Device Data Encryption by David Beck PAGE 72 The Downside of Mobile Devices in the Workplace by Ahmed Datoo PAGE 78 E-Card Technology Distributes Holiday Joy by Matthew Parfitt and Lex Sadler PAGE 82 The Evolution of Dictation by Florian Schwiecker Peer to Peer the quarterly magazine of ILTA 37 93 94 Letter from the President Member Resources New Members, Event Calendar and More Peer to Peer the quarterly magazine of ILTA 7 104 Inside ILTA ILTA 2011, LEDES Update, Lessons Learned and More