New challenges such as increased competition, more demanding clients, mergers and acquisitions, globalization, outsourcing, and talent acquisition and retention are forcing law firms to adapt and change. They must become agile businesses that can meet these market demands while maintaining or growing their profits.

The most successful firms understand that comprehensive, flexible financial and business management solutions, such as those from ADERANT, can streamline their operations, improve decision making, and optimize their resources, and drive revenue and profitability.

Our clients demand flexible, solid systems from forward-thinking partners. Our commitment to client satisfaction has created a focused, driven organization with a reputation for quality, delivery, and service. For nearly three decades we have been working with clients to develop solutions that meet today's dynamic requirements as well as tomorrow's strategic vision. With more than 600 clients globally, ADERANT delivers business management solutions to the world's premier global service organizations including:

• Eight of the top 20 US law firms, including the largest
• 40 of the AmLaw 100 law firms
• 72 of the AmLaw 200 law firms
• Five of the top ten Canadian law firms, including the largest
• 45 of the Top 100 global law firms, including the largest
• 20 of the Top 100 UK law firms
• Nine of the Top 10 Australian law firms.
• Three of the "Big Four" accounting firms
• Five of the world's top ten accounting firms

As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, all ADERANT solutions leverage industry standards, which speeds implementation and end user adoption while lowering the total cost of ownership. By diligently monitoring and analyzing the latest innovations, ADERANT shields firms from the often turbulent technology landscape and delivers new products that add value to and integrate with our clients' current systems. As a result, firm leaders can focus on what they do best - running the business.

ADERANT's flagship product, ADERANT Expert, is an integrated, comprehensive solution that enables law firms to improve information visibility and access, boost productivity and billable hours, and increase profitability. Capabilities include time and billing, practice management, financial management, business intelligence, matter management, records management, professional productivity, portals, mobility applications, and more.

ADERANT Expert gives firms a flexible foundation for the future, enabling them to quickly adapt to changing market conditions, new business imperatives, and evolving technology. The solution's modular nature allows firms to easily add new capabilities as their business needs grow.

ADERANT is a privately held, global company that has been in business since 1978, although under different names. You may be familiar with CMS, CMS.Net, or CMS Open. We're the same company, but with much more to offer. We became ADERANT in early 2004 and are dedicated to the legal market. Our goal is to provide a full suite of business solutions, building on the long-term success of our core financial and practice management products used today by hundreds of firms around the world. We have a very loyal and growing client base with consistently high client satisfaction rates year after year.