We’re excited to announce that we will now provide our clients two ways to pay for our highest level of software, Platinum SQL. You can either pay a traditional upfront license with optional annual maintenance or a new monthly subscription plan. Providing two payment options gives you the flexibility to choose which option is right for your firm.
“We are excited to offer this new pricing option for our most feature-rich level of software,” said Dan Berlin, President and CEO of Tabs3 Software. “With Platinum SQL, you will be able to enter fees and costs from your mobile device via Tabs3 Connect, take advantage of the 64-bit capabilities of your firm’s computer, and more.”
The subscription pricing model features a low monthly cost that includes all the benefits of being on maintenance, like free technical support and free updates, plus access to the most award-winning software in the industry. Tabs3 Billing and PracticeMaster software are each $40/month per user and Tabs3 Financial Software is $10/month per user.
If you are interested in upgrading to Platinum SQL via the monthly subscription, either contact your local consultant or our sales team at (402) 419-2200.
If you’re concerned about your current back up strategy, or if you do not have one in place, then join our new free 30-minute webinar, The Importance of Backing Up the Software! You will learn how to create a backup strategy that is right for your firm and learn about the built-in back up options in the software.
We’re excited to announce that we now offer a new Tabs3 Connect subscription plan that allows firms with just PracticeMaster Platinum to access Tabs3 Connect, the best way for attorneys to review matter information and their firm’s calendar anywhere they can connect to the internet.
“This new subscription option will allow firms that do not need to bill for their time a way to be connected to their office and client information when on the go,” said Dan Berlin, President and CEO of Software Technology, LLC. “We hope that PracticeMaster Platinum clients will enjoy this new Tabs3 Connect subscription option, as it will allow them more flexibility and mobility on the go, in addition to the robust practice management software at their office.”
Tabs3 Connect is a Platinum-only feature that provides access to Tabs3 and PracticeMaster anywhere you can connect to the internet. Tabs3 Connect uses the same SSL protocol used by banks and financial institutions to allow firms secure access to their data. From Tabs3 Connect, attorneys can enter fees and costs, see all activity and a billing summary for matters, schedule calendar appointments and tasks for anyone in their firm, and send eNote instant messages to anyone at the office. Tabs3 Connect is available for no additional monthly fee to Tabs3 and PracticeMaster Platinum clients on maintenance.
It has officially been one year since we launched the online newsletter! Over the last year we have made many improvements based on your feedback and published numerous articles that we hope have been helpful in using Tabs3 Software.
Here are some of the most notable improvements we have made:
- Printing and Sharing Individual Articles
- Since we introduced this feature in August of 2016, we have had over 3,600 individual articles printed and 320 individual articles emailed.
- View other Articles That May Interest You
- Since we introduced this feature in August of 2016, we have tweaked the algorithm so you only see articles most relevant to the article you’re currently viewing.
- Printing the Full Newsletter
- Since we introduced this feature in September of 2016, we have had almost 5,250 users print the newsletter.
- Newsletter Email Notifications
- Since we introduced this feature in October of 2016, we have had over 380 users subscribe. Want to be the 381st? Subscribe here!
- Ratings for Quick Feedback
- This is a new feature introduced in May of 2017. We’re excited to receive your feedback on each of our articles.
We have also published over 400 articles since we debuted the online newsletter, with over 140,000 page views.
Here are the top 10 articles published in the last year:
- Feature Article: Flat Fee Billing
- Quick Tip: Printing the Full Newsletter Now Available
- Announcement: 1099-MISC Deadline Change
- Feature Article: E-Mail Statements
- KB Corner: Webinars Provided By Tabs3 Software
- Quick Tip: Bypassing the User ID Prompt
- Feature Article: Version 18
- KB Corner: All About the Local Install (SETUP.EXE) and Auto Update
- KB Corner: Calendar Plan Templates vs. Recurring Dates
- Feature Article: Software Horror Stories
If you have any ideas for how we can improve the newsletter, or have an idea for a future article, leave a comment below or send us an email to newsletter@tabs3.com.
Do you have trouble tracking how much a client owes you? Do you find it’s difficult to determine when you last followed up with them regarding their overdue balance?
Following up on overdue balances can be a time-consuming task, but with Tabs3, you can easily track how much a client owes you, how much is overdue, and document the last time you talked to them! Join our new free 30-minute webinar, How to Track Collections Within Tabs3, to learn how to track collections and how you can shift the collections risk from your firm.
Every so often we debut new features to help improve how you use this online newsletter format. We’re excited to debut our new ratings system!
Our new rating system will appear at the bottom of each article. This will allow for quick feedback on whether you think the article was helpful or not. There are five options: Extremely helpful, somewhat helpful, helpful, somewhat unhelpful, and extremely unhelpful. If you would like to explain your rating, please do so in the comments so we know what types of articles are most helpful to you!
Have any suggestions on articles or how to improve the newsletter? Submit a comment below or send us an e-mail at newsletter@tabs3.com.
As you know, one of the greatest features of our online newsletter format is that you can search our entire newsletter archive for quick tips, Q&As, and other helpful articles.
If your results are not what you expected, then try our top five tips for getting the most out of your search:
- Use quotation marks for exact phrases
- If you want more specific results for a certain phrase, then enter that phrase in quotes so the results will only include articles with the same words in the same order. For example, searching for practice management could return 19 results, while searching for “practice management” could return 2 results.
- Do not use common words and punctuation
- Try not to use common words (e.g., a, and) and contractions (e.g., do not instead of don’t, cannot instead of can’t) as they can limit your search results.
- Do not worry about capitalization
- Search engines disregard capitalization, so whether you search for print, Print, or PRINT, they will all return the same results.
- Drop the suffixes
- It’s best to enter the base word so that you don’t exclude relative pages. For example, client and not clients, vendor and not vendors.
- Use keywords strategically
- Search engines do not read sentences the way people do. Asking questions in the search, such as “How do I print statements,” will not receive great results, whereas searching for “print statements” will provide better and more relevant hits.
If you can’t find what you’re searching for, send us an e-mail at newsletter@tabs3.com to submit your idea for a future article!
We’re excited to announce that Version 18 was among the TL NewsWire Top 25 Products of 2016. Products are selected based on the popularity of their TL NewsWire article by the nearly 12,000 subscribers of TL NewsWire.
“We are very pleased to be among the TechnoLawyer NewsWire Top 25,” said Dan Berlin, President of Software Technology, Inc. “Version 18 truly helps back-office staff work even more efficiently. In fact, for over 35 years, we have worked hard to develop reliable, quality software for law firms to help our clients improve their firm’s productivity and profitability, and Version 18 is no exception.”
“It was our subscribers’ clicks to the Tabs3 website from our article about Tabs3 Version 18 that resulted in this victory,” said Neil Squillante, founder of TechnoLawyer. “This passive voting makes the award more meaningful – our subscribers were genuinely interested in Tabs3 Version 18.”
To view the TL NewsWire on Version 18, visit http://blog.technolawyer.com/2016/01/tabs3-version-18.html.
The National Law Journal is compiling their Best of NLJ Reader Choice Survey and we want YOUR voice to be heard! The NLJ reader’s choice ranks the nation’s top legal vendors of services, products, or education.
We are honored to have Tabs3 and PracticeMaster Software nominated for the following categories:
- Best Matter Management Software
- Best Case Management Software
- Best Docketing & Calendaring Software
- Best Docketing Solution
- Best Time & Billing Software
Voting for the Best of NLJ Reader Choice Survey ends on February 2nd, 2017.
Thank you for your continued support!
Does it seem as though more and more gets added to your to-do list every day? Are you having difficulty finding documents that you have saved in various places? Join our webinar and learn how PracticeMaster can remind you of what needs to be done, automatically assemble documents using case information, name and save files in a consistent way, improve your conflict checking, and most importantly, help eliminate human error!
Reserve your spot now for January 18 at 10:30am to win a ScanSnap scanner!
We want to let you know that Aderant informed us that they are not planning to update or support CompuLaw Calendar Rules that integrate with PracticeMaster after December 31, 2016.
In other words, if you currently use CompuLaw calendar plans, your plans will still exist within PracticeMaster, however Aderant will no longer update your court rules to reflect changes after December 31, 2016.
If you rely on court rules to keep organized and you are on the latest version of PracticeMaster, you can purchase a subscription from CalendarRules, our new calendar plans integration partner. You can read more about this integration in our KB article, CalendarRules Integration Overview.
We held an in-depth web session on the new CalendarRules integration on Wednesday, November 30. If you’d like to request a recording, you can do so here: forms.tabs3.com/cr
Great news! You can now receive a monthly email on the first Tuesday of every month with all of the newsletter articles for that month. If we have your email on file, you should receive an email with a preview of this month’s newsletter.
If you’re interested in receiving these each month, you can subscribe to our list here.
As a reminder, you can opt out of these email notifications at any time.
Over the next few months, we will go through some of the best features of our new online newsletter format. This month, we’re going to talk about our newest feature – printing the full newsletter.
You can now print the current month’s full newsletter right from newsletter.Tabs3.com! Simply click the View / Print Full Newsletter link above the Feature Article to view the full newsletter,
and then click Print Full Newsletter.
You can also print the full newsletter for past months. Simply open the month you want to print via the Archive section, then follow the same links.
You can opt to print the full newsletter directly from the Print Preview page or you can save it as a PDF to view offline later.
Have an idea for a future newsletter article? Send us an e-mail at newsletter@tabs3.com!
We’re excited to announce our new integration partner, CalendarRules!
CalendarRules.com offers general civil litigation-related court and agency Rule Sets for State, Federal, Appellate and Bankruptcy courts across the United States. Currently, rules are available in all 50 states, with additional courts being added every month.
CalendarRules makes updated rules available to the end user in real time. Courts generally announce updates in two ways:
- Many updates are published for comment, with a scheduled effective date. CalendarRules makes these updates in their staging environment and releases them to production on the effective date. Thereafter, any subscriber to that court is automatically using the new rules.
- Sometimes a court will publish rule changes with an immediate effective date. CalendarRules is positioned to make these changes effective immediately.
CalendarRules can really add to the power of PracticeMaster for your firm. We would love to show you how it can save you time, and give you peace of mind. We recently had a webinar with Scott Davis, the founder of CalendarRules, and Bruce Policky, the Product Manager for Tabs3 Software, and had them demonstrate the new CalendarRules integration with PracticeMaster.
View the Recording here –> http://forms.tabs3.com/cr
Over the next few months, we will go through some of the best features of our new online newsletter format. This month, we’re going to talk about our newest feature – finding related articles.
You’ll notice this month that when you view an individual article, a new section appears titled “Other Articles That May Interest You”, with three different links to related or similar articles. These three articles are selected based on a powerful algorithm that finds related content from our archive based on similar categories, tags, and content. This new feature can help you find other relevant content on our site and help you learn more about Tabs3 software.
Have an idea for a future newsletter article? Send us an e-mail at newsletter@tabs3.com!
Over the next few months we will go through some of the best features of our new online newsletter format. This month, we’re going to walk you through how to print and share individual newsletter articles. There currently is no way to print or download the entire newsletter, but we are looking into that feature for the future.
To print articles
- Open up the article you’d like to print.
- Scroll to the bottom of the article.
- Click on the
button. - Select your desired printer and printer settings.
- Click “Print”.
To save articles as PDFs
- Open up the article you’d like to save as a PDF.
- Scroll to the bottom of the article.
- Click on the button.
- Click “Save as a PDF”.
- Click “Save”.
To email articles directly to your coworkers
- Open up the article you’d like to email.
- Scroll to the bottom of the article.
- Click on the
button. - Add the recipients and a message.
- Click “Send”.
Note: When printing newsletter articles via Firefox, the right edge of text and graphics may be cut off. If this is the case, changing the print margins can correct the issue. We have seen this as an issue using the default margins in Firefox, but not Chrome or Internet Explorer.
Do you have any other features you’d like to see in the online newsletter? Let us know in the comment section below!
We’re excited to announce that Tabs3 Billing Software won the 2016 Innovation Award for Time & Billing Software given by American Lawyer Media, Legaltech News, and The Recorder! The Innovation Awards are an annual recognition of the best legal technology leaders, products, and projects in the legal community.
“We are honored to be chosen as the most innovative time and billing software for 2016 by Legaltech News and The Recorder. For over 35 years, we have worked hard to develop reliable and quality software for law firms,” said Dan Berlin, President of Software Technology, Inc., the maker of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster. “This kind of recognition from the legal community means a great deal to our entire team.”
“The Innovation Awards bring together a diverse group of professionals who exemplify leadership in the integration of technology into the legal community,” says Legaltech Editor-In-Chief Erin Harrison. “Our honorees represent some of the most accomplished professionals in the industry and demonstrate the growing need for embracing innovative strategies for the future.” An ALM event formally recognizing the honorees will be held on June 13 at the W San Francisco in conjunction with Legaltech West Coast.
View the other winners here: http://www.legaltechnews.com/id=1202756169612/Legaltech-News-The-Recorder-Announce-Winners-of-the-2016-Innovation-Awards
