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i4i ruling is of no consequence to Xpertdoc and users of Xpertdoc’s technology

December 25, 2009

A recent injunction regarding a patent held by Toronto-based i4i is forcing Microsoft to withdraw a specific feature from Word licenses sold to the United States. As this story unfolds in the headlines, we thought it would be a good idea to clarify what it means - or more specifically, what it does not mean - for Xpertdoc's clients and partners.

Let's start with a little bit of background. Gray Knowlton wrote an excellent piece on which part of the Word software functionality is impacted by the litigation, and which part isn't.

In a nutshell:

- Xpertdoc makes extremely clever and unique use of a powerful feature called Content Controls w... Read more

Better Together – A tale of SharePoint, InfoPath, CRM... and Xpertdoc!

December 10, 2009

The power of a great platform is that it allows you to achieve amazing results quickly and easily. As a case in point, I would like to describe to you this monthly client reporting process that was recently implemented by our professional service team.

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Monthly activity reports are sent to clients to let them know of what happened in their projects, what cases were opened and closed, what is the status of their bank of hours, etc. Done manually, this was a tedious and error-prone system that was challenging to complete in a timely manner following each month's end.

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DOVICO Timesheet

Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Microsoft Office SharePoint System (MOSS)

Microsoft InfoPath

Microsoft Word 2007

Xpertdoc Solution for Document Output

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