We were tweeting about it yesterday but in case you missed it, here is the link to the Daily Telegraph report that kicked off the whole Microsoft or Oracle to buy Autonomy rumour earlier in the week. Given it is a slow week for news, we suspect it is just that: rumours.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/7976048/Takeover-gossip-helps-FTSE-100-leap-2.7pc.html

Still, if it were true... if Microsoft takes them, that acquisition would be purely about search – Microsoft have no intent of carrying forward a DMS solution side by side with SharePoint. And, if it is Oracle? Well, if you look at how well Oracle integrated Stellent, the outlook would be bleak for the iManage business.

Still on the subject of rumours, we're also hearing another hoary old chestnut: that the Tikit Group is about to be bought by either LexisNexis or Thomson Reuters (where it would become the European arm of the Hildebrandt Baker Robbins business). We don't believe this one either – well not this year – however we look forward to Tikit's interim results next Thursday 9th September.

Good morning New York: work has now started on the September issue on the American Legal Technology Insider (ALTi) newsletter – we'll be publishing on Thursday 9th September.

At the risk of spoiling your Labor Day long weekend, the drop-dead deadline is close of business (PST) on next Tuesday 7 September.

Also, as part of a realignment of our news coverage, from the September issue ALTi will also be carrying global legal IT news from the rest of the world* including Australian & Asia-Pacific news.

* With the exception of UK & EMEA news which will continue to be the brief of the 'classic' Insider newsletter.

We don't normally run job vaccancies on the blog but here's one that vanished into a hole in cyberspace went it was first submitted to Chateau Orange...


G6 Head of Information Assurance & Technology
Serious Fraud Office, London, WC1X 0BJ
£61,077 to £72,907 per annum
Closing date for applications: Thursday 9 September 2010, 5.00pm

We are looking for an experienced IT professional to lead a team of staff and manage the outsourced IT service provider in delivering a premium IT service to the SFO. In addition to this the postholder will play a key role in supporting business continuity and ensuring regulatory compliance across the Office.

This high profile position is key to the delivery of the SFO’s strategic aims. The role is deemed business critical and presents a much sought-after opportunity to join the UK Civil Service. For further details of the position, and of how to apply, please visit www.sfo.gov.uk/careers/current-vacancies.aspx

Aderant announced that Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers, with offices in Canberra, Sydney, Parramatta and Wollongong, has selected Aderant Expert. The firm will implement the comprehensive practice management suite of integrated applications in all five of its Australian offices. Carroll & O'Dea specialised in employment, industrial, commercial, litigation, compensation and property law, and employs more than 120 people across its network of offices.

 

“We undertook our own research and Aderant was the standout leader with their reputation for product innovation, successful implementations, and industry leading support,” said George Anderson, General Manager of Carroll & O’Dea. “We couldn’t be more confident that we have made the right decision for the firm."

Comment: In light of the battle for market supremacy currently taking place between Elite and Aderant in the APAC market (which both vendors claim they are winning, as well as trouncing the competition) Aderant say 70% – or 21 – of the top 30 firms across Australia and New Zealand now run their software. Aderant also claims to represent half of Australia's ten fastest growing firms and several major firms in Singapore, as recently published by ALB. Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers is the seventh firm to select Aderant Expert Release 7.5 in Australasia since December 2009.