Legal Services

February 15, 2008

Pinsent Masons on Compuware

"Without Vantage, we probably would have spent a lot of money on infrastructure and hardware, which would have done little to solve the problem."

—Jim Eblett, Head of IT Infrastructure Services, Pinsent Masons

Customer Profile - Pinsent Masons is a full service commercial law firm. The firm ranked amongst the top 15 law firms in the UK and internationally ranks in the Global 100. Pinsent Masons has over 275 partners, a total legal team of around 950 and more than 1,500 staff in the UK and internationally. Pinsent Masons offers services in the areas of construction, major projects, energy and utilities, employment, litigation, outsourcing and technology, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, insurance and pensions, property and tax.

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February 08, 2008

Jenner & Block LLP on Compuware

“It’s very, very difficult to troubleshoot something that someone says is slow because it’s hard to quantify what’s slow. The Vantage tools allow us to quantify that ... and that gives us a much better idea of where we need to look.”

-- Chris Lehman, Technology Operations Manager, Jenner & Block LLP

Customer Profile - Jenner & Block LLP is a national law firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington, DC. Founded in 1914, the Firm has over 400 lawyers offering experience in virtually every area of the law and industry. In January of 2006, the Firm placed among the top five litigation departments in The American Lawyer's biennial 'Litigation Department of the Year' award competition.

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January 30, 2008

Reed Smith LLP on Compuware

“We used to run only 18 users on one Citrix server, but since using Vantage, we’re now running nearly 70 users per server with no issues—that’s a big cost savings.”

-- Bill Davidson, Manager of Platform Technologies, Reed Smith LLP

Customer Profile - Reed Smith is one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, with more than 1,500 lawyers in 23 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its attorneys provide litigation services in multi-jurisdictional matters and other high stake disputes, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising and media, shipping, international trade and commodities, real estate, manufacturing, and education.

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January 16, 2008

Lapoint Rosenstein LLP on Compuware

“Vantage allows us to provide the same high level of service and uptime as large firms with a quick turnaround for our clients. That means a more economical service, a happier client, and therefore a client that stays.”

-- James Dever, IS Director, Lapointe Rosenstein

Customer Profile - Lapointe Rosenstein was founded in 1966 and currently has a team of 53 lawyers. The firm prides itself on offering a full range of legal services with an entrepreneurial outlook that is fully responsive to the commercial needs of its clients. The practice is broad and diverse, encompassing all of the substantive areas of law necessary for today's business leaders, including expertise in cross border and international affairs.

November 27, 2007

Dickinson Wright PLLC on Compuware

"The ROI we've received from Vantage, is very simple. I have again, a network administrator and an application administrator that are working full-time. They're letting me know every piece of information that is going on in my network; every day of the year. No vacations. No benefits. So you're talking 150,000, 175,000 annually."

-- Michael Kolb, CIO, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Customer Profile - Dickinson Wright PLLC was founded in Detroit in 1878 by two young lawyers, Henry M. Campbell and Henry Russel, and has since grown to be one of the most respected law firms in its region. With more than 240 attorneys and offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Washington, D.C., the firm provides comprehensive legal services to a broad range of clients, from very large corporations to small businesses, new ventures, individuals, and governmental units.

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October 22, 2007

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn on Compuware

"The other thing that is clear, and several of the lawyers have said this to me as they noticed in the past year, that the system seems to be more stable. And for the lawyers to say that is really a significant accomplishment, because they’re the first ones to speak up when they don’t think things are going the way they should be."

-- Tracey Baetzel, IS Director, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

Customer Profile - With nearly 250 attorneys, the law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP has four offices in Michigan including Detroit, Lansing, Oakland County and Ann Arbor. Honigman’s Corporate and Securities Department represents clients including entrepreneurs and start up companies, private equity and venture capital funds, small-cap companies, large family-owned companies and multinational publicly traded companies. The department’s areas of experience include mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, intellectual property, corporate governance, business planning, SEC reporting and compliance, and business immigration.

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