From Law Technology, April 25 Edition by David Snow:

That same afternoon, I took in a demo of a promising new product from document management software maker CaseLogistix, based in Jackson, Miss. The WayPoint Data Converter, released in March, is a stand-alone export/import utility that allows users to quickly convert documents between popular file formats and litigation support software using an open-source WayPoint XML file specification. You'd use it to convert a pile of documents from, say, Summation or Concordance to or from WayPoint XML, and to any other supported file format. According to the company, it can handle 300,000 pages in less than an hour.

"It's a massive cost-saving tool," said CaseLogistix's lead developer, Jason Cox . He added that the company will keep adding popular file formats to the application -- it currently works with about 10 formats commonly used in the legal industry -- and that its already-simple interface will become easier to use when tasks are graphically represented in a redesigned version due within about two months.

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