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iManage RAVN: What is it? And what does it mean for law firms?

February 21, 2019 11:07 AM

iManage RAVN is many things: indexer, drafting assistant, field extractor and artificial intelligence engine. RAVN is not magic – it is the product of deep thinking by very smart people in England and Chicago who had an idea of making it easier and faster for law firms and corporations to process information.

For iManage users, RAVN is an indexer. It replaces the old, tired IDOL Indexer. RAVN is 25 to 35 percent faster, scales better in both power and replication and is inherently redundant – all while using fewer CPU cycles.

This Indexer is now used in all upgrades.

iManage Indexer powered by RAVN works only with iManage DMS server v10 and above
Uses fewer CPU cycles for most installs, especially when clustered
Uses more RAM than the IDOL indexer

Topics: iManage, Document Management, iManage RVAN

Email Management for Law Firms: Classifying Emails

Posted by Michael Kemps

May 17, 2018 4:53 PM

Even though email is as ubiquitous at law firms as it is in other industries, few legal professionals pay adequate attention to the importance of effectively managing their emails. In a series of blog posts, we will look at the importance of classifying emails, archiving emails, mailbox management, getting legal professionals to comply with email management policies, data security practices, handling emails for departing attorneys or matter release and email retention and destruction.

Topics: DMS, Email Management, Document Management, Microsoft, Office 365, Email Security, Outlook

Do you really know what you're sharing?

Posted by William Pate

April 6, 2017 4:40 PM

Is that document clean?

Topics: DocsCorp, ECM, DMS, cleanDocs, Document Management

The Importance of Document Naming Conventions

Posted by Brian Piatek

April 4, 2017 2:56 PM

An often forgotten but vitally important component in planning or upgrading a document management system (DMS) is creating, implementing and maintaining a consistent and useful set of naming conventions. Too often, great emphasis is placed on a matter-centric workspace design and document types, but users are left without guidelines to enhance their ability to file and retrieve documents. Poorly named documents become just as hard to use in a DMS as they are in a paper file system.

Topics: ECM, DMS, Document Management