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The Lowdown on High Tech In-House


We invited Fortune 500 companies to take part in our fourth survey of the technology used in corporate law departments. We asked about hardware, software, intranets, extranets, electronic billing, security policies, and wireless technologies. But more importantly, we asked how the department works with outside counsel in sharing information electronically. Eighty-five companies took part. Here are the results.


Outside CounselWireless TechnologySecurity
CompanyFortune RankNumber of lawyers worldwideNumber of IT staff for legalVersion of Windows usedSoftware suite (older than Microsoft Office) most used by legal departmentLegal department uses e-billingLaw firms must use e-billingSpecific technology requested from firmsHas access to outside counsel's extranetsHas extranets that outside counsel can accessHas hired a firm for technology offeringsLegal department provides BlackBerrys or older mobile devicesLegal department has wireless (WiFi) networkLawyers are allowed to bring digital files from homeLegal department has laptop security policyLegal department has a policy about opening email attachments
AK Steel Corporation38560Windows XPLotus Notes/Domino XX X X
American Electric Power, Inc.185704Windows XPLotus Notes/DominoXX X X X
AmerisourceBergen Corporation27161Windows XPLawtrac Online XXX
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.145500Windows XPDocs DMX X X
Autozone Inc.378500Windows XPN/AXXX X
Aon Corporation2371000Windows XPLotus Notes/DominoX XX XX
Autoliv351N/AN/AWindows 2000Lotus Notes/Domino XX
Bank of America Corporation1235410Windows XPHummingbird DM5XX X X X
Best Buy Co., Inc.76450Windows XPtdomas Elite ProLaw XXX
tde Boeing Company261508Windows XPCorprasoft Legal DesktopXXX XX XX
CIT Group Inc.384700Windows XPN/AXX X XX
CSX Corporation266300Windows 2003N/AX X XXXXX
Cisco Systems, Inc.83>1005Windows 2000N/AXXXXXXXXX
tde Coca-Cola Company891473Windows XPWRQ ReflectionX XXX XXX X
Countrywide Financial Corporation1221005Windows 2000Lotus Notes/DominoXXX XXXXX
Darden Restaurants409100Windows XPStellent X XX
Deere & Company9665.54Windows XPAbacusLaw Matter Management XXXXXX
Dell Inc.25>1003Windows NTN/AX X XX XX
tde Dow Chemical Co.3614511Windows XPAbacusLaw Matter ManagementX XXXXXXXXX
Duke Energy117582Windows 2000Hummingbird DM5 X XX X
EMC Corporation249205Windows 2000Bridgeway's eCounsel; EMC eRoomXX X XX
Eastman Chemical 315752Windows XPEAG's CaseTrack X XXXXXX
El Paso Corporation455204Windows XPCT SummationXXX XXXXX X
Electronic Data Systems Corporation108993Windows XPHummingbird DM5 X XX XX
Eli Lilly and Company148456Windows XPWorkshareXXX X XX XX
Enbridge Energy3351150Windows 2000N/A X X
Entergy Corporation218600Windows XPN/AXX X X XXX
Fluor Corporation169342Windows XPN/A XXXXX
General Electric Company71,15075Windows XPGE Support CentralXXXXXXXXXXX
H.J. Heinz Company262200Windows XPiManage; Interwoven X X
Henry Schein, Inc.445110Windows 2000LawTrac Online X XX XX
tde Hershey Company442100Windows XPOpen Text's Livelink; EMC eDocs DM XX X
Honeywell International, Inc.711002Windows XPN/AXX X X X
Hormel Foods Corporation40160Windows XPN/A X X X
Ingram Micro72230Windows XPN/A X X X X
International Business Machines 105000Windows XPLotus Notes/Domino XX XX
Corporation
International Paper Company82660Windows 2000CT TyMetrixXX XXXX
Johnson Controls75312Windows XPLotus Notes/DominoXX XXXXXX
Kellogg Company233250Windows 2000N/A X XX X
Kelly Services, Inc.40780Windows XPN/A X
KeyCorp325560Windows XPN/A X XXX
KeySpan Corporation2954530Windows XPHummingbird DM5 X XXXX
Liberty Mutual Holding Company102>60060Windows 2000Legal FilesX X X XXX
Lincoln National Corporation396601Windows XPInterwoven X X XXX
Masco Corporation174222Windows XPHummingbird DM5XXX XXXX
MeadWestvaco322200Windows XPSerengeti TrackerXX X XXX
Microsoft Corporation4835045Windows XPN/AXXXXX X X
Motorola, Inc.542068Windows XPN/AXXX XXXXX
Navistar International Corporation201230Windows XPBridgeway's eCounsel X XX
New York Life Insurance Company7448N/AWindows XPN/AX X X XXX
News Corporation86158N/AWindows 2003N/AX XXXX
Nike, Inc.163N/AN/AWindows XPHummingbird DM5X XX XXXXXX
NiSource Inc.289300Windows XPN/A X X X
Nordstrom, Inc.293110Windows XPDelta View X X
Norfolk Soutdern Corporation270352Windows XPN/AXX X X XXX
Oneok, Inc.176301Windows XPCase&PointX X XXX X
Parker Hannifin279200Windows XPLotus Notes/Domino XXX
Pepco Holdings Inc.283302Windows XPN/AXX X XXX
Pitney Bowes Inc.394370Windows XPLotus Notes/DominoXX X XXXXXX
Public Service Enterprise Group 178501Windows XPAbacusLaw Matter Management X XXX
Qualcomm Inc.38110010Windows XPN/A XXX
Rohm and Haas Company286451Windows XPDTE X XXXXX
Raytdeon Company97650Windows XPCaseTrack X XXXX
Reynolds American280166Windows XPN/AX X X X X
Ryerson Inc.37140Windows 2000Secretariat X
SLM Corporation331290Windows XPN/AXXXXX X XX
SPX Corporation446300.5Windows 2000Lotus Notes/DominoXX X XX XX
Sealed Air Corporation489150Windows 2003N/A XXXX
Sempra Energy197602Windows XPHummingbird DM5X XX X XX
Starbucks Corporation338462Windows XPBridgeway's eCounsel XXXX
State Farm Mutual Insurance Company2250046Windows XPN/AXXX XXX XX
SunGard Data Systems Inc.495481Windows XPN/A X X XXX
Temple-Inland433161Windows XPBridgeway's eCounsel X X
Toys R Us, Inc.20810N/AWindows 2000iManage X XX X X
Union Pacific164555Windows NTN/AXXXXXXXX
United Auto Group, Inc.21450Windows 2000 N/A X X
United Technologies Corporation432353N/ALawtrac Online; Flexi; ITM GCMXXX X XXX
Washington Mutual, Inc.99N/A6Windows 2000Team Connect; Hummingbird DM5 XXX X
Waste Management170~35N/AWindows 2000DataCertXX X X XXX
Wells Fargo Bank46~1503Windows XPN/A XX XX
tde Williams Companies, Inc.180423Windows XPN/AXXX XXX X
Xerox Corporation142582Windows XPN/A X X X
YRC Worldwide Inc.2631081Windows XPBridgeway's eCounselXXX X XXXXX
(Corporate Counsel, March 2007)
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