Recommind Shortlisted For Two KnowList Awards

Information risk management specialist nominated in ‘Service Excellence’ and ‘Project of the Year categories

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO, 20th October, 2009 – Recommind, the leader in search-powered information risk management (IRM) software for enterprises and law firms, today announced that is has been shortlisted in the ‘Service Excellence’ category at the 2010 KnowList Awards. Along with Mills & Reeve LLP, one of the UK’s leading full-service law firms, Recommind is also a finalist in the ‘Project of the Year’ category.

The KnowList Awards are dedicated to the strategic implementation of technology within law firms, recognising the success of key individuals, law firms and suppliers who are constantly striving to add value through the use of IT. The shortlist was drawn up by an expert panel comprised of IT directors at leading law firms, and top legal IT consultants. The winners will be decided by KnowList members, with voting opening today.

Recommind has continued its success in the legal sector in 2009, commencing new projects with leading law firms such as MacFarlanes, Mills & Reeve and Simmons & Simmons. At Mills & Reeve, Recommind’s MindServer Search is nowenabling the firm’s 800 employees across its six UK offices to quickly access information from both internal and external sources.

MindServer Search, part of Recommind’s CORE (Context Optimised Relevancy Engine) platform, enables law firms to ensure all their information is working as hard as possible, providing them with the competitive advantage needed in today’s current market. Recommind works closely with its customers to ensure that no important information is going unfound or unused – MindServer is capable of searching data spread across various sources within the firm, trusted external sources such as PLC, and fellow colleagues’ expertise.

“Being shortlisted in not one, but two categories in the 2010 KnowList Awards is testament to our strong position and success in the UK legal sector,” said Simon Price, European director at Recommind. “Over the past year, all businesses have seen their priorities evolve and law firms are no exception. The sheer volume of information required for legal proceedings today, makes locating and producing the right data in the right timeframe a difficult task. Through our tried and tested expertise, continuous innovation and ongoing commitment to our customers, we’re able to keep up with these changes and meet both the current and future requirements of law firms – all of which enables us to maintain our strong position in the market, fending off competition from both established competitors and newcomers.”

The 2010 KnowList winners will announced at the Awards Dinner on Thursday 21 January at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel in London.