Press Release: THOMSON REUTERS PROVIEW EREADER PLATFORM LAUNCHES IN U.S.
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New iPad app features Rules of Court for New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois and Ohio among initial titles
Eagan, Minn., Dec. 12, 2011 ? Thomson Reuters announced today that Thomson Reuters ProViewTM, the new professional eReader platform, is now available as an app for the iPad? with Rules of Court for New York, Texas, Florida, Ohio and Illinois as initial titles, as well as a selection of professional development titles. Additional titles will be available in coming months.
Thomson Reuters ProView provides a first-of-its-kind professional-grade platform for the delivery and use of specialized Thomson Reuters content and tools anywhere, anytime. The ProView iPad app can be downloaded free at the Apple? App Store, letting users take full advantage of the power, flexibility and portability of Thomson Reuters ProView. Rules of Court for New York, Texas, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, as well as other titles, can be purchased online at the Westlaw Store (store.westlaw.com/proview) or through Westlaw sales representatives.
Thomson Reuters ProView provides advanced features to help professionals use information effectively in their work, including:
? Full-Text Search?Full-text search capability, including term highlighting. Professional-grade search based on the same Boolean search technology that powers Westlaw and WestlawNext, the premier online legal research platforms from Thomson Reuters.
? Notes and Annotations?Users can create notes and annotations, which are stored securely online and can be easily recovered if a device is lost or stolen.
? Uniform User Experience ?Thomson Reuters ProView accurately displays content precisely the way it was intended to be viewed, every time. Other eReader applications have to deal with multiple file formats and may not consistently render some important information correctly, such as tables. ???? Content Updating?Titles purchased on subscription can be quickly and easily updated as new editions and updates become available. In addition, users? notes and annotations can be transferred to the updated versions. ?
?Thomson Reuters ProView is the first eReader platform that meets the needs of how professionals access and use information in their work,? said Bob Schukai, global head, Mobile Technology, Thomson Reuters. ?Its advanced features, such as full-text search, secured notes and annotations, and content updating are unique in the marketplace. Thomson Reuters ProView is also available in Canada through our Carswell business, and will be a key platform for delivering mobile content and usability across many of our businesses globally. ProView is an excellent example of how Thomson Reuters continues to develop innovative solutions for the information that professionals rely upon.? ?
?We?re excited to be introducing Thomson Reuters ProView to the U.S. legal market,? said Gordon Macomber, senior vice president, Reference and Commercial Operations, Thomson Reuters. ??ProView allows lawyers and other legal professionals to use legal reference materials and work effectively anywhere, anytime. Rules of court, which are among our initial titles, are materials that lawyers particularly need to access while on-the-go and in court; in addition, they need to know that the information they are viewing is as up-to-date as possible. We look forward to introducing additional titles in the coming months that will help our customers conduct legal research more efficiently wherever they are.?
In addition to Rules of Court for New York, Texas, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, currently available professional development titles for Thomson Reuters ProView include:
Cracking the Code: Practical Strategies That Resonate with New Associates and Reduce Attrition, 2009-2010
The Lawyer?s Career Management Handbook, 2010 Pamphlet
The Transformation of Business Development: ?New Tools, New Media and the Social Web for Lawyers, 2010
Law Firm Management and Economics: ?Women on Top: ?The Woman?s Guide to Leadership and Power in Law Firms
Adventures in Electronic Discovery, 2011 Pamphlet
The Structure of M&A Contacts
For more information on Thomson Reuters ProView, visit http://thomsonreuters.com/proview.
