Onset Announces Availability of FileSurf Email Records Management Functionality With METAmessage for BlackBerry

Mobile Attorneys at Garvey Schubert Barer Access FileSurf(R) Records Management System From MDY Advanced Technologies Using METAmessage and BlackBerry(R); Users Can File Records Directly From Email

LegalTech -- Onset Technology, a leading developer of enterprise access software for wireless handheld devices, announced today the immediate availability of FileSurf® Electronic and Physical Records Management System access with METAmessage® for BlackBerry®. The integration gives users of BlackBerry from Research In Motion (RIM) mobile access to FileSurf's extensive set of records management functionality. The capability lets users file an email or record into FileSurf's repository directly from a BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM). The solution will be demonstrated at the MDY booth (#217-219) in the LegalTech New York 2005 show January 31 through February 2.

"Access to information and records when an organization needs them is critical to that organization's success. The FileSurf/METAmessage integration, with its cutting edge technology, gives organizations this access," said Mark Moerdler, President of MDY. "We are pleased to provide this capability to our customers."

Garvey Schubert Barer, an international law firm with over 140 attorneys, offers a sophisticated, full-service business practice complemented by a zealous team of litigators and serves as outside general counsel to established market leaders and newly launched enterprises. The firm recently acquired FileSurf 7.5 and METAmessage Legal to enable its growing staff of mobile attorneys.

Eyran Blumberg, Onset's vice president of products, said, "METAmessage lets FileSurf users work with records just as effectively when they are on the road or onsite as when they are in the office. Our open architecture lets METAmessage provide mobile access to virtually any information source, whether it's records, time-and-billing data, documents, or CRM."

FileSurf® integrates all physical and electronic files -- including emails -- regardless of media type, source of origin or storage location, into a single, scalable and extensible enterprise-wide system, and manages the files according to government regulations and organizational policies. FileSurf® is certified by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2 (Chptrs 2/4) Standard for records management software.

METAmessage for Wireless

METAmessage, used by over 150 law firms (40+ in the "AmLaw 100") and over 1000 enterprise customers with over 120,000 users, is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for BlackBerry. Users can interact directly with a range of enterprise data systems including document management/time-and-billing programs, enterprise applications, and internally developed databases. The user simply opens a form on the handheld and either requests information from or adds information to the data source. Users can also

--  Check spelling;
--  Print anywhere;
--  Set custom message alerts;
--  Access network documents;
--  Ask Concierge Services virtually any question;
--  and more.
    

Onset Technology

Founded in 1997, Onset Technology is the developer of METAmessage® for Wireless - a unique software solution that gives business users access to virtually any data on their enterprise network using wireless devices such as the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM) from Research In Motion (RIM). The software is broadly compatible with virtually all wireless devices and servers including those from strategic partners such as Microsoft and RIM, and is sold through a variety of channels including major carriers worldwide. Since its introduction, METAmessage has been widely adopted by Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and a range of large service organizations. For more information, visit www.onsettechnology.com.

METAmessage® is a trademark of Onset Technology. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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