ORION 2012 PREVIEW
Orion has another busy year ahead! If you haven’t heard by now, AR Collection Manager module was released in January. (See below for more details.) This is one of the many things Orion has in store for 2012. Here is a preview:
QUARTER 1
AR Collections
Orion Offline Mode
– Ability to Enter Time “Off-Line”
– Ability to use Smart Timers “Off-Line”
– Ability to Track and Bill Time from within MS Office
Applications
– Ability to link Tasks/Appointments to Matters from
MS Outlook
QUARTER 2
AP Positive Pay
– Add process to automate creation and upload of ASCII to
banks to validate checks/voids
PPI Integration
– Credit Card Processing for Accounts Receivable
Worldox GX3 Support
MS Office 2010 64 bit Support
QUARTER 3
Event View v4.4
Exchange Sync v4.4
– Add attendee transfers between Orion and Exchange
– Add support for recurrence into transfers between
Orion and Exchange
– Add support for “Hosted Exchange”
AP Imaging v4.4
– Add support for image imports (TIFF, JPG, BMP & PDF)
– Add ability to export images with invoices generated
via EDI Billing
– Add ability to store/view images for firm expenses
– Add ability to use “thresholds” for requiring images
EDI Billing v4.4
– Add to “Bill Delivery” Processes (automated
output alongside paper and email processes).
– Add ability to export invoice images along with EDI Billing
QUARTER 4
Bank Reconciliation
– Add support to communicate with Firm’s Bank
AP Voucher & GL JE’s
– Add support to import from outside sources
Expansion on BI Interface/Data Warehouse
LegalTech® New York 2012 – Recap
At the end of January/beginning of February, Orion attended LegalTech® New York, the largest legal technology conference of the year.
Orion made an important announcement
Involving A/R Collections Manager, which spiked much interest with the media during and after LegalTech®.
Media Mentions include:
(Click headers to view webpage)
The LexBlog Network
Attorney at Work
Legal IT Professionals
Americal Legal Technology Insider
If we missed you at LegalTech®, please take a look at our conference schedule below (Orion on the Move). Hopefully, we will see you at one or more of those events!
Orion on the Move
Orion has busy year ahead! Come visit Orion this fall at the ALA Conferences and Expositions: Click here to find out where we’re going!
AR Collection Manager Press Release
By now, we are sure you have heard of AR Collection Manager. If you haven’t, please contact us and we will give you the details.
The module was officially released in January. You can view the press release here. In other news, Iowa law firm Dickinson Mackaman, Tyler & Hagan, P.C. has installed AR Collection Manager. View the press release here.
“End-of-Year” Procedures
For your firm’s “End-of-Year” procedures, the following documents have been made available to assist you with this process (click the heading to be directed to document)
Processing 1099 Forms in Orion
Processing and creating 1099 Forms is done once a year and can be a challenging and intimidating task. Procedures performed on a daily, weekly or monthly basis are easy to remember. Those performed only once per year require “refreshing” your memory every time you need to use the procedure. The key to making the production of 1099 Forms easier and less stressful is in setting up Vendors correctly on the front end and in knowing how to get the most out of the 1099 processing program.
Read more regarding “End-of-Year” Procedures and Orion’s Interface by clicking here.