LexisNexis acquires Interface Software

LexisNexis has purchased Interface in a move to enhance and develop products for legal and professional services firms in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Interface Software’s client relationship management solutions allow professional services firms and similar organizations to create information they need to generate new business and enhance client service, the company says. Its flagship product, InterAction, is a platform that delivers this “relationship intelligence” throughout the organization and reveals unique and complex connections between people, companies, relationships, experience and expertise.

Internet-enabled, InterAction is said to empower professionals to leverage who and what they know to uncover new revenue opportunities, differentiate themselves from the competition and enhance client service. The software is allowing professionals to view information through such things as knowledge management platforms, corporate portals, intranets, extranets and wireless devices.

Also, LexisNexis has introduced AlaCarte, an online service for small to medium-sized businesses and independent professionals. The service provides access to more than 20,000 sources of business, news, business public records and government information, including newspapers, magazines and transcripts, company and industry reports, deed records, liens, zip demographics, intellectual property and state and federal legislation.

Available at lexisnexis.com/alacartenow, users can log on and conduct a simple or advanced search free of charge (users pay only for documents retrieved). There is also a Hot Topic button that allows searching related topics, such as Iraq War or terrorism. The site does not require a subscription, and documents can be ordered on a per-document basis by credit card through a secure site. Consumers will also gain access to legal information starting next year.

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