In response to the discussion points around the future of SharePoint as a DMS; Open Text launched Legal Information Management, SharePoint Edition at LegalTech last month. This has been developed in conjunction with Microsoft and is not an extension of its eDOCS platform, but a system built on SharePoint for core DM functionality. Open Text believes that one single solution is not necessarily appropriate for all law firms. For this reason, it offers the market the choice to select best fit for firm’s enterprise content management needs, in line with its IT initiatives. With regards as to how Legal Information Management specifically addresses version control, it features an advanced document referencing capability that associates each document with a unique identifier. Essentially, documents can “live” in a single place, but allow a reference to that document to be shared across matter sites and systems. Any changes to the document are reflected across all references, thereby eliminating the problems of collaborating on multiple instances of a document and ensuring that all parties have the latest version of a given file. Additionally, individual versions of documents can be classified separately to help maximise the accuracy and effectiveness of the firm’s records management program. Microsoft and Open Text have published a joint whitepaper on Legal Information Management. It can be found at http://www.opentext.com/download/userinfo.html?guid={ABC56924-F06D-4D5F-8874-45F13FE2F314}&sfc=&path=product/legalkey/sharepoint-legal-information-management-whitepaper.pdf