The verdict: KM

PensEra Knowledge Technologies introduces the Knowledge Funnel for its TimeKM system, which is an offering for the legal profession that combines knowledge and time tracking in one process. It is said to be the only KM system for professionals designed to gather knowledge and insights from “non-document” daily work activities, such as conversations, meetings, e-mail and time recording.

PensEra reports Knowledge Funnel includes a complete facelift of the interface and functional layout of TimeKM to increase clarity, efficiency and usability. Users are offered a wide range of personalization options, such as layout preferences, color themes, and language choices, to improve acceptance and participation, the company says. A new multilingual spell checker for knowledge and time help users automate correction of entries based on the language of the user and/or client.

The release further includes several enterprise management features to help structure the knowledge tree taxonomy and improve organization and distribution of knowledge internally or to other databases.

The features include:

quick knowledge, which lets professionals capture knowledge in a browser or e-mail without interrupting work or thought processes;

invitation and subscription, facilitated by tight integration with Microsoft’s Exchange server, encourages the exchange of knowledge between peers by respecting the individual’s control over access and circulation.

XML services, which allow a firm to easily tap its knowledge-store to deliver personalized feeds to users via intranets and portals; and

aknowledge tree of categories and subcategories in the new release make it easier to locate information by subject or project.

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