The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
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• Images can get out of control quickly when there is no local technician on site to enforce the standard. • Vendors and local administrative staff will have to respond to a lawyer's demands during time crunches. Protocol can be difficult to implement. There's More Where That Came From You also have to deal with internal, political, geographical and cultural challenges. I've outlined some ideas below; do these apply to your firm? Can you think of other challenges in these areas that your firm might face? Internal Firm Challenges • Internal management might not understand the challenges required to support a global organization. • Time zone differences could have your IT support staff asleep when the international office is working. • Your country/culture vs. international culture/perspective might vary. • Political challenges might exist. • Internet censorship in China is a consideration. • VoIP is illegal in some countries (e.g., no Skype from Dubai). • Government monopoly of telecommunications vendors might exist (i.e., you pay what they say). There are no negotiations — you get a "take it or leave it" attitude from telecom providers. • Social unrest might exist (e.g., in the Middle East). • Encryption restrictions might exist in some countries. 54 Peer to Peer