I'm forwarding the press release below on behalf of Jeff
Flax, co-chair of this year's Techshow.
Genie
-- Genie Tyburski PH: 215-864-8151 Research Librarian FX: 215-864-8999 Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll tyburski@virtualchase.com 1735 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19103Editor of The Virtual Chase at http://www.virtualchase.com/
> > __________ > > > > ABA Techshow'98 is offering an extensive number of training sessions > > of > > interest to law librarians. Of central interest to librarians is the > > "Nets" track. Courses on the track include: > > > > - Moving to Intranets > > - Collaborative Software - Life Beyond Lotus Notes > > - How to Find It on the Net: No More World Wide Waste > > - Hot Tips on the Power of Search Engines > > - 60 Cool Sites and Hot Spots on the World Wide Web > > - Winning on the Web: Home Pages that Really Work > > - Extranets: The Future Comes to Pass > > - How to Get the Most from E-Mail: Benefits, Drawbacks, Ethical > > and > > Security Issues > > > > Full course information is listed below. Additionally, there are > > about 90 > > more sessions on the effective use of computers and technology to all > > involved in the legal industry. For more information check out > > http://www.techshow.com or call 312-988-5615. > > > > - Moving to Intranets: Pack Your Bag, This Flight is Departing - > > Interested in just what applications can be utilized by the effective > > use > > of an Intranet? Want to implement an Intranet in your own office but > > you > > don't quite have all the tools in your belt? This session will > > address the > > various applications of successful Intranets including information > > publication, database access, on-line documents, company newsletters, > > near-time financial information, communication and collaboration. We > > will > > show you how to develop an Intranet strategy and how to build an > > infrastructure, what design considerations there may be as well as > > provide > > you with a succinct checklist on how to implement an Intranet in your > > own > > office. This course is indispensable for anyone seeking to exploit > > the > > merging intranet development technologies for a strategic > > client/server > > application development. > > > > - Collaborative Software - Life Beyond Lotus Notes: How to > > Effectively Use > > the Other Products (Netscape's SuiteSpot, Novell's Groupwise, and > > Microsoft's Exchange Server - This session will show you how to > > effectively > > implement and use the leading groupware products on the market today. > > Our > > panel will cover a number of features including installation, method > > of > > operation, ease of integration and an extensive overview of costs > > including > > training and maintenance. You will leave with the knowledge and > > ability to > > make plans and take action! > > > > - How to Find It on the Net: No More World Wide Waste - The past year > > has > > brought a proliferation of tools that make it easier to find and use > > legal > > and factual information on the Internet. Which tools are the best? > > How do > > they work? Our panel will guide you through the use of the tools > > which > > will bring order to your bookmark files, grab web pages for offline > > browsing, customize your web browser and organize your E-mail. > > > > - Hot Tips on the Power of Search Engines: Dazed and Confused? Not! > > - > > Alta Vista? Yahoo? HotBot? Lycos? Are you confused as to the best > > way > > to get to what you truly need off the Net? Should you use one search > > engine or two? When should you wrap up the search and assume you have > > the > > correct answer? What are some of the best features of the individual > > search engines? Is one engine better for investigative work and > > another > > better for legal questions? Come to this exciting and fast paced > > session > > to get answers to these and other burning questions that have arisen > > since > > you implemented use of the Internet into your daily research arsenal. > > A > > must see! > > > > - 60 Cool Sites and Hot Spots on the World Wide Web - Tried and true, > > this > > session continues to be rated as one of the best of Techshow. Our > > gurus of > > the Internet will delight, educate, amaze and enlighten you with their > > incredible finds on the 'Net. We'll spend an hour surfing cyberspace > > and > > see the hottest, the coolest, the best, the weirdest, the most > > comprehensive and of course, the must-see legal sites on the Web > > today. > > Drop by this presentation, you'll be glad you did! > > > > - Winning on the Web: Home Pages that Really Work - Are you interested > > in > > setting up a website? Perhaps you already have one that is not > > suiting > > your needs. This session will focus on the essential elements of a > > winning > > website. Our experts will cover issues such as content, layout, > > interactivity, marketing, security and costs. Make sure you've > > managed to > > put your best foot forward in Cyberspace. Attend this session to > > assure > > yourself that your presence on the WWW is the best that it can > > possibly be! > > > > - Extranets: The Future Comes to Pass - Extranets provide a secure, > > private Web-based network to collaborate between you, your clients and > > outside counsel. They allow you to share information, resources and > > tools > > with colleagues as if they were on the same internal computer network. > > Your investment in this technology will be substantial, therefore you > > need > > the assistance of our experts to guide you through the steps on how to > > set > > up a successful Extranet. What features are necessary? Who should > > have > > access? How can you be assured that your data will remain secure? > > Don't > > leave Techshow without attending this practical and informative > > session. > > The future is now and it is the Extranet! > > > > - How to Get the Most from E-Mail: Benefits, Drawbacks, Ethical and > > Security Issues - According to the most recent ABA Technology Survey, > > the > > #1 use of the Internet amongst lawyers is e-mail. There are many new > > issues arising from email and everyone needs answers. . .succinct > > answers.. > > How can you get the most from your electronic communication? Our > > experts > > will discuss the benefits of using email, how to benefit from the > > numerous > > law-related listservs, what are your ethical concerns and just how > > secure > > is email anyway? We'll cover encryption, digital signatures and > > attachments. Finally, our experts will provide you with some samples > > of > > firm E-Mail policies, a must have in this day and age. > > > > > > > > Jeffrey M. Flax, Co-Chair > > ABA TECHSHOW'98 > > c/o Office of the Federal Public Defender > > 1099 18th Street, Suite 300 > > Denver, CO 80202 > > Voice - (303) 294-7002 > > FAX - (303) 294-1192 > > E-Mail - jeff@jflax.com > >
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