Supporting over 30,000 users across the US and Canada, BigHand is a leading provider of voice productivity technology and enterprise digital dictation in the legal marketplace. An active and long-time supporter of the ILTA (International Legal Technology Association) and ALA (Association of Legal Administrators), BigHand has worked with hundreds of firms (see right column for a sample) to streamline their dictation processes, increase lawyer mobile productivity and improve the overall document production process.

BigHand is a Voice Productivity Technology (VPT) that combines:

• Workflow digital dictation
• Smartphone dictation apps (iPhone®, Android™, BlackBerry®)
• Digital hardware (e.g. Olympus, Grundig & Philips)
• Speech Recognition integration

to offer the legal market a proven business application that enables lawyers to use their voice to get more done, while improving operational efficiencies and reducing overhead costs.

Whether you are upgrading from analog dictation, standalone digital dictation or simply looking for technologies that support your mobile lawyers and streamline processes, BigHand’s VPT is not only a replacement technology, but an investment that provides long-term benefits.

END-OF-LIFE ANALOG SYSTEMS
Tape-based systems have proven to be inefficient, with common instances of tapes being lost and/or delayed in being delivered to the office. These instances result in delays in meeting deadlines and service delivery to the client. As tape-based system reach their end of life, replacement equipment is more difficult to source and at expensive prices. Moving from an analog system to BigHand's enterprise digital dictation platform is investing in a technology that will support mobility for your lawyers and a flexible workflow software that can transform (or work with) your document production process.

BASIC DIGITAL SYSTEMS
Standalone systems often do not support the latest operating systems, smartphone dictation applications and require a large investment of IT time, maintaining the system. All of these limitations translate into higher costs and inefficient processes that impact client service. BigHand offers firms a technology that incorporates the latest innovations (smartphone dictation apps, speech-to-text integration) and a networked workflow interface that reduces maintenance time and enables Administration to engage in efficient work sharing across staff, departments and offices.

By upgrading to BigHand you can:

• Minimize expensive replacement equipment costs
• Quickly and easily share work for dramatically improved turnaround times
• Avoid incompatibility with software platforms (e.g. Windows operating systems)
• Reduce instances of lost or corrupt voice files
• Significantly reduce IT system management each month
• Offer remote working options including Citrix and VDI
• Increase visibility and tracking for all users , ensuring deadlines are met
• Create work sharing options, advanced alerts, prioritization and workflow escalations