Press Release: Bellefield and Omega Legal Systems Announce iTimeKeep Integration for iPad and iPhone

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) December 07, 2011

Bellefield Systems announces a new iTimeKeep iPad and iPhone applications integration with Omega Legal Systems.

Using iTimeKeep, Omega customers can now enter time directly from their iPad or iPhone via wireless connection and their entries automatically synchronize and register in Omega Legal’s financial management system in real time. Also, when new clients, matters, tasks and activity codes are added to Omega Legal, iTimeKeep immediately renders them visible on the iPad or iPhone. Cloud-based iTimeKeep applies multiple levels of security to ensure that data is transferred safely from one system to the other.

Setup for the integration is simple and straightforward. Omega clients simply download the free iTimeKeep app from the Apple Store and Omega sets up the integration on the database back-end.

“We announced iTimeKeep at our Educational Conference and the response was exceptional; John Kuntz from Bellefield Systems was swamped with our clients getting demonstrations and information. They were excited to be able to offer iPad and iPhone time entry to their attorneys,” said Keith Gall, vice president, Omega Legal Systems.

According to John Kuntz, Principal and Co-Founder of Bellefield Systems, “Recent statistics show that lawyers ‘leak’ significant billable time by not capturing time entries immediately, and this can cost them and their firm thousands of dollars per attorney per year. iTimeKeep changes the game by enabling professionals to enter time instantly from their iPads and iPhones, and now they can send those entries directly to the Omega Legal financial systems database so the time can be billed promptly. Our mutual customers and the law firms they work for will benefit greatly from this connection.”


About Omega Legal Systems, Inc.
Omega is a privately held Scottsdale-based company that provides mid-to-large size law firms an integrated financial and practice management software suite that sets the standard for return on investment, system performance and service. Since 1975, Omega has been solving critical business issues for law firms, improving their profitability, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit http://www.OmegaLegal.com.

About Bellefield Systems, LLC
Bellefield is a leading innovator in Legal Mobile Technologies, bridging the gap between enterprise software, mobile devices, and desktop applications. Bellefield’s mobile strategy is based on Bellefield Connect, the most robust and secure mobile data platform designed specifically for legal. Guiding the way in mobile computing for legal, Bellefield has released iDocExplorer which enables mobile access to documents, and iTimeKeep, the leading application enabling time entry from iPads and iPhones. For more information, visit http://www.bellefield.com.

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Bellefield Upcoming Events Sep - Nov 2011

Bellefield will be present at the following events. Please feel free to contact us at info@bellefield.com to arrange a meeting or demo. We'd love to meet you at one of these events.

ALA Regions 3 & 4 Conference & Expo
September 15–17, 2011
InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza
Kansas City, Missouri

ALA Region 1 Conference & Expo
October 13–15, 2011
Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Omega Users Group
October 19 - 21
Scottsdale AZ

ALA Regions 6 Conference & Expo
October 20–22, 2011
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Orion User Group
October 24-26
Stone Mt., GA

ALA Region 5 Conference & Expo
October 27–29, 2011
Hyatt at Olive 8 and Washington State Convention Center
Seattle, Washington

ALA Region 2 Conference & Expo
November 3–5, 2011
The Westin Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Bellefield Launches iTimeKeep, the Ultimate Mobile Time Entry System for Attorneys

PITTSBURGH, PA. August , 2011– iTimeKeep is the only mobile application that seamlessly integrates with your time and billing system. It was designed with the simplicity yet robustness required to allow attorneys to keep track of their time anywhere they are. iTimeKeep is now available for the iPad and iPhone and it can be downloaded for free from the Apps Store.

“iTimeKeep is like no other app, a real game changer. Implementation is as simple as it gets, the integration is flawless, and the user interface is extremely easy and intuitive. You don’t need run any other third party system to be able to enter time on your mobile device.” said John Kuntz, Principal Bellefield Systems.

Here some of iTimeKeep features:

• Enter Time Anytime & Anywhere: Enter your time wherever there is a Wi-Fi or 3G connection worldwide

• Direct Access To Your Matters: View and search assigned matters, recent matters, or any client matter just like you were at the office desk

• Billing Codes: Billing codes and activity are accessible by drop down menus

• No Minimum Number of Users: Inexpensive subscription available for any number of users

• Effortless Implementation: Setup and implementation in just in couple of hours

• Fast and Secure: iTimeKeep is as fast or faster than desktop performance and is all tied together with bank-grade security protocols

• iTimeKeep leverages the Bellefield Connect Platform, an enterprise cloud data system permitting unfettered seamless 2-way communication between Enterprise Management Systems and mobile devices.


About Bellefield: Bellefield is a leading innovator in Legal Mobile Technologies, bridging the gap between your enterprise software, mobile devices, and desktop applications. Bellefield’s mobile strategy is based on Bellefield Connect, the most robust and secure mobile data platform designed specifically for legal. Bellefield was created by the same founders of eBillingHub (now a Thomson Reuters business), an experienced team in cloud computing and legal enterprise software. Guiding the way in mobile computing for legal, Bellefield has developed iDocExplorer and iTimeKeep. For more information Bellefield at http://www.bellefield.com/

Why The iPad?

I am frequently asked if iDocExplorer, or our newest app iTimeKeep, will work on devices other than the iPad, XOOM, Rim Playbook, etc. The short answer is yes and no.

For the slightly longer answer you will need to understand what runs Bellefield's services. We have built a system called the Bellefield Connect Platform. This enterprise level platform allows us to do several things with relative ease:

1. Have seamless 2-way communication and integration with virtually all legal management systems, Aderant, ProLaw, Elite, etc.
2. Deliver data very quickly and efficiently with state of the art 2-way encryption schemes similar to the highest level of banking security.
3. Manage users and plans through the Bellefield Subscription Engine.
4. Deliver this data to any mobile device.

There is one other thing that needs a little clarification. Mobile devices are, for the most part, a pretty face to display the data it requests, pulls, and pushes over the web. There is very little computing done on these devices. The Bellefield Connect Platform dangles this data ready to be delivered to any device.

We have chosen to lead with the iPad for a very solid reason. Simply, they are everywhere! Sales are through the roof. To date Apple has sold over 19 millions iPads and there are about 65,000 apps, and some analysts predict 120 millions iPads will be sold by the end of 2012.The reason for this is that it is a superior device and looks to be so for a long time to come, it is extremely easy and intuitive, and requires very little training or maintenance, just to name a few of the reasons.

Apple’s iPad has the largest market share compared to any other tablet available. In a recent survey, the iPad has been termed as having a commanding lead in the U.S. tablet market with 82% of the pie. While we have witnessed a number of releases recently, specially by Android tablets with companies including, Motorola, Samsung and others, they still lag far behind in market share. While the Apple iPad has a clear lead over others, Samsung is seen following the champ with just 4% of the market, even after the release of much anticipated Galaxy Tablet. Others will follow, Dell and Motorola having a limited spread with just 3% and 2% of the market.

If it comes to pass that a another device starts to get some traction then we will, on very short order, provide an interface for it. Will it be the Droid, Blackberry, Google - or will the iPad maintain its dominance? With the Bellefield Platform we have the data ready to deliver to whatever device it is.