Word up

Its all about Word at the moment. I guess their new versions hitting the streets are creating noise but it was interesting talking to Liam Flanagan at Tikit about the problems Word has. Based on binary code he says it was never designed for the size of documents that law firms have these days. Coupled with support staff having inadequate training and zero resources being dedicated to the application, it is in serious trouble in most law firms. He says "spaghetti code" is the problem and recommends the Chicago ER - a hospital for sick Word documents.

UK firms are starting to get the message with investment now trickling into Word and IT directors taking time out to attend Microsoft courses in the US.