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LexisNexis Named a Finalist for Two SIIA 2005 Codie Awards
LexisNexis® Total Search, LexisNexis® Content on the BlackBerry® Among the Finalists for SIIA’s 20th Annual Awards Program
DAYTON, OH, January 28, 2005 - LexisNexis U.S. was named a finalist in the 2005 Codie Awards program by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for its innovative content management and information delivery tools. A leading provider of legal, news and business information services, LexisNexis was named a finalist in two separate categories.
Receiving an invitation to the 20th annual Codie Awards finals are:
- LexisNexis® Total Search for its nomination as Best Solution Integrating Content into an Application; and
- LexisNexis® Content on the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld™ for the Best Mobile Content Service category.
LexisNexis Total Search expands the boundaries of the LexisNexis® Total Research System, making it possible to combine searches on lexis.com and a law firm’s internal work product. Additionally, LexisNexis Total Search guides legal professionals through their drafting or research tasks with the intelligent cross-referencing of information embedded within a firm’s internal content or trusted LexisNexis news, legal, business and public records materials.
LexisNexis Total Search creates new efficiencies within the practice of law and the business of running the law firm, enabling legal professionals to find and reuse relevant knowledge, such as existing pleadings, deal documents, memos and motions from in-firm experts, as well as trusted information from the LexisNexis service via the known and familiar lexis.com® user interface.
"Building on the success of the much-anticipated Total Search V2.0 release in June 2004, and the impending release of Total Search V3.0 in March 2005, LexisNexis Total Search demonstrates our commitment to building and supporting workflow tools enabling legal professionals to be more efficient and productive in their practices and in the business of running the law firm," said Joe Swimmer, director of product planning, LexisNexis. "Our inclusion as a finalist for the 2005 Codie Awards is affirmation that LexisNexis is leading the way in knowledge sharing throughout the legal industry."
With BlackBerry wireless devices, business professionals and lawyers can proactively search, refine and edit results sets from more than 32,000 information sources in the LexisNexis online service. This simplified search makes it easy to search and now view comprehensive full-text news, business, legal, public records, and regulatory and legislative information sources while on the go. BlackBerry users can also receive current news on predefined topics of interest delivered via LexisNexis Publisher.
"We are honored to be recognized by SIIA for this milestone," said Elizabeth Rector, senior vice president, Corporate and Federal Markets, LexisNexis. "We knew that creating a simplified search through the BlackBerry would open up new possibilities for the industry and our customers. Users now have mobile access to the business-critical information that they rely on from LexisNexis."
Established in 1986, the Codie Awards is the longest-running awards program in the software and information industry. The program acknowledges the industry’s most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. It showcases the software and digital content industry’s most innovative products and services, and commends corporate excellence and philanthropic efforts. More than 1,000 nominations were submitted by over 800 companies for the 2005 awards.
"The 20th annual Codie Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, content and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a Codie Awards finalist is a significant achievement."
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based Lexis® and Nexis® research services, the company includes some of the world’s most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, JurisClasseur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.
LexisNexis offers an extensive range of products and customized tools that address job-specific and organization-wide information needs, driving productivity and confident decision-making.
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information visit www.siia.net
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