CLM Advisors Named Datacert's 2012 Partner of the Year

Firm helps drive Datacert's insurance industry success through client advisory services and market development expertise

HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Datacert, Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, announced today that CLM Advisors has been named Datacert's 2012 Partner of the Year. In its inaugural year, the Partner of the Year award has been established to honor members of the Datacert Partner Program that contribute most significantly to Datacert's success during the year.

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The Datacert Partner Program consists of a global network of more than 40 companies that provide solutions that complement Datacert's patent-pending technology platform, Passport^®, extending its capabilities and ecosystem, and/or services that enable Datacert clients to achieve the greatest value from their technology purchase. CLM Advisors, the consulting and advisory arm of the Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance, joined the program in 2010 and provides consulting and advisory services to Datacert's insurance clients.

"We are pleased and honored to have received Datacert's first-ever Partner of the Year award," said Taylor Smith, president, CLM Advisors. "We strive to provide a trusted, independent, and effective source for claims, litigation, law firm, and corporate legal department executives to turn for their consulting and advisory needs and we are very grateful to Datacert and its premier insurance clients for the trust and recognition they place in us."

Datacert also partners with CLM Advisors on its insurance market development efforts, leveraging the firm's extensive industry expertise and understanding of insurance market needs to help guide the company's product and go-to-market strategies.

"CLM Advisors has been instrumental in helping us gather and translate the needs and requirements of insurance organizations into compelling offerings that allow them to better manage their claims litigation and associated spend. As a result of these powerful insurance-oriented offerings, in 2012 Datacert attained several new insurance clients for our Passport solution," said Mark Poag, SVP, legal, marketing, and strategic alliances, Datacert. "Our partner program overall is proving to be a key contributor to Datacert's success, which is evidenced by the fact that our partners drove 48% of new Passport sales in 2012, and we are committed to continuing to build and nourish partnerships that deliver lasting value to our clients and Datacert."

Passport is a patent-pending technology platform that unites systems commonly used by legal or claims departments onto a single, collaborative framework. It optimizes interoperability, improves collaboration, and enables visibility and reporting for more strategic management. Its suite of toolkits supports changing business requirements, while features such as its Outlook Module provide usability that simplifies the way staffs work.

For more information about Passport, please contact Datacert at 800-780-3681 or e-mail [email protected] (North American inquiries) or [email protected] (international inquiries).

About Datacert, Inc.

Datacert is a global technology innovator and the premier provider of enterprise legal management software and services that empower corporate legal, compliance, and risk departments and claims organizations to operate more efficiently, support changing business needs and global workforces, and collaborate with external service providers. Datacert's offerings include its patent-pending technology platform, Passport^®, solutions to manage legal matters, mitigate risk, and control legal and claims spend, as well as innovative business intelligence offerings for organizations that require advanced legal decision support. Datacert solutions are used by Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 corporations, 100 percent of the AmLaw 200, and thousands of legal suppliers around the world. Headquartered in Houston, Texas with offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC, Datacert has law firm, vendor, and agent connections in more than 150 countries. Visit http://www.datacert.com for more information and follow us on Twitter for real-time updates http://twitter.com/Datacert.

About CLM Advisors

CLM Advisors is the consulting and advisory arm of the Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance, an organization of more than 18,000 members and fellows focused on promoting and furthering the highest standards of claims and litigation management. CLM Advisors works with claim and legal executives, law firms, and vendors to improve their businesses. The organization provides its services in three primary areas: advisory and consulting, market intelligence, and talent acquisition.

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