Stories from the edge. 

Life and limb with a dash of infosec and litigation support. 

It's my way, or the highway

Posted by Mark Clasby, J.D.

Nov 14, 2014 1:58:00 PM

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism

Dude! You got Platinum! (and Hybrid Hosting)

Posted by Sid Newby

Jul 1, 2014 1:43:00 PM

Platinum IDS proudly welcomes another firm to the family of Hybrid Hosting Clients. 

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Adventures in Lawyerdom, Platinum Culture

We're hiring! Join the most creative and innovative litigation support team in the business!

Posted by Sid Newby

Jun 11, 2014 11:47:00 AM

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture

Meet Brooks and FracLaw. A New Dimension in Litigation Support.

Posted by Sid Newby

May 9, 2014 6:44:53 AM

Brooks Rogers is a dynamic and important part of Platinum's fractional services offering. A father, a husband, an established musician, and practicing lawyer, Brooks has shown aptitude and appreciation in trial preparation, litigation, and document review.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture, Litigation Support Technology

Predictable Irrationality

Posted by Sid Newby

Apr 29, 2014 11:03:01 AM

How do we think? How do we behave? How do we make our decisions? We like to think we're rational people. But are we? Often we have no issue identifying issues in others, but what about when we look in the mirror? Jack Vison talks about Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, another potential book for your night stand.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture

Platinum IDS Earns iCONECT’s Platinum Partner Recognition

Posted by Sid Newby

Apr 24, 2014 8:04:04 AM

Dallas, TX, April 24, 2014 – Platinum Intelligent Data Solutions (“Platinum IDS”) is proud to announce it has earned iCONECT Development’s Platinum Partner Award for 2014, which recognizes demonstrated commitment to excellence in litigation support services as an XERA® service provider.

Platinum IDS, the pioneer of Fractional Litigation Support Management™, combines an exceptional professional staff with an impressive portfolio of cutting-edge litigation support services. In addition to the XERA review platform’s intelligent design and intuitive workflow, Platinum enhances its offerings with Infrastructure, consulting, digital and analog services. Platinum IDS is the innovator behind Hybrid Hosting and Fractional Litigation Support, and is changing the document hosting dynamic for legal organizations everywhere.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture, Litigation Support Technology

Does Technology Leap While Law Creeps?

Posted by Sid Newby

Feb 19, 2014 10:17:03 AM

We love ATL. There is probably no finer or comprehensive daily diary of law culture available anywhere. As I read Brian Dalton's piece today, I was prepared to fully agree with his questioning title. Some of his quotes :

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture, Litigation Support Technology

Putting hard drive reliability to the test shows not all disks are equal

Posted by Sid Newby

Jan 24, 2014 3:27:59 PM

We found a fantastic article over at Ars Technica entitled "Putting hard drive reliability to the test shows not all disks are equal" which gives a fantastic overview of hard drive reliability by brand.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture, Litigation Support Technology

10 predictions for the legal technology job market in 2014 (ACEDS)

Posted by Sid Newby

Jan 14, 2014 5:40:13 AM

Jared Coseglia with TRU Staffing Partners published a great article through ACEDS with 10 'reality-based' predictions for the LTS job market in 2014. This is definitely worth a read. Check out a snip:

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture, Litigation Support Technology

Are you ready for the great commoditization of 2014?

Posted by Sid Newby

Dec 13, 2013 8:28:09 AM

There's a great article at Law.com entitled 'No Shades of Gray in the Commoditization of Law' which does a great job of summarizing an 800 lb. gorilla in the room that apparently most of us haven't had the stomach to discuss in depth.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Adventures in Lawyerdom, Platinum Culture

The Evolution Will Be Visualized

Posted by Sid Newby

Oct 11, 2013 9:15:59 AM

Great article from Bob Krantz over at EDD Blog Online regarding visualization in regard to data analytics with a couple of pretty stellar quotes:

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism, Platinum Culture, Litigation Support Technology

What Will Ubiquitous 3D Printing Do To IP Laws?

Posted by Sid Newby

Sep 26, 2013 8:04:19 AM

An interesting article at Slashdot builds on the topic of intellectual property in a world where everything is counterfeit-ready.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism

PR, Risk Mitigation, Profit and Strategy.

Posted by Sid Newby

Aug 7, 2013 9:29:34 PM

I'm starting to really like this company again.

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Topics: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism