CHICAGO, IL,--September 26, 2006--Project Leadership Associates, Inc. (PLA), the leading provider of information technology consulting to law firms, announced today that it has joined the Integration Appliance Services Partner Program.
Integration Appliance (IntApp) is the leading provider of application integration and security management solutions for law firms. Delivered as a self-contained appliance, IntApp provides an extensive library of pre-built solution templates for common legal IT challenges such as new business intake, new personnel intake and event-driven notification.
IntApp also provides the industry's leading ethical walls and security management solution, enforcing access controls across key legal applications including document management, records, accounting, CRM and time tracking systems. The only self-maintaining ethical wall product for law firms, IntApp's ethical walls automatically update and extend themselves in real time in response to new business or staff activity.
As an IntApp services partner, Project Leadership Associates will deliver implementation and customization services as well as business process consulting to support the successful deployment and adoption of IntApp solutions by law firms.
"Law firms deploy best-of-breed applications from multiple vendors to run their businesses. These systems aren't designed to interoperate seamlessly, resulting in significant challenges for IT organizations," said Daniel Porcaro, President and CEO of Project Leadership Associates. "Both IntApp and PLA have significant experience in the legal industry. We have combined our deep business and operational consulting, applications, business intelligence and technical experience with IntApp's technology solution set to enable law firms to improve their operations. The knowledge of our experienced consultants combined with IntApp's strong product functionality offers our customers several benefits. Together, our organizations can help law firms streamline new business intake, automate new employee user account creation, and enforce ethical walls and information security across their organizations."
"Project Leadership Associates is a recognized leader in the legal market," said John Hall, President, Integration Appliance. "We're proud to partner with them to make our shared customers successful with their integration and security management initiatives."
Headquartered in Chicago, Project Leadership Associates is a leading provider of information technology consulting services and solutions to law firms and corporations. With over 125 employees and over 8 years of legal technology experience, PLA brings a significant amount of business value to law firms across the country. Specializing in business intelligence, management consulting, network integration, software development, litigation solutions and small business services, PLA helps clients plan, develop, manage, implement and support cost-effective information technology strategies and solutions. For further information, please contact Gaurav Issar, EVP Business Intelligence at (312) 441-0077 or email gissar@projectleadership.net.
Integration Appliance (IntApp, Inc.) provides technology that allows organizations to share data between applications in real time and to automate core business processes. IntApp offers pre-built solution templates for common challenges, best practices and access to a collaborative user community of IT professionals. It delivers rapid integration without the cost, complexity and time required by traditional tools or custom development. With IntApp, IT teams can improve their own effectiveness and the quality of service and solutions they make available to their internal users and customers. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, IntApp can be reached at www.intapp.com.
