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Company Overview

Epoq.,  the developer of the Rapidocs technology, was founded in 1998 in the UK by Richard and Grahame Cohen, to provide on-line document automation solutions that would provide affordable legal services. They were soon joined in the United States by Richard S. Granat, an attorney and founder of MyLawyer.com, Inc., who has shared the same vision for many years.

In the U.S., Epoq US, Inc., publishes a group of specialized legal information web sites powered by Rapidocs technology.  

In the U.K., the DesktopLawyer web site, published by Epoq, has become the  most trafficked consumer legal services site. The company is already the largest provider of legal services provided through the Internet in the U.K.

Overview of Rapidocs Technology

Rapidocs was conceived as a document assembly system to be used by clients and consumers directly, transforming legal expertise into a repeatable process and enabling affordable access to the legal system.  Rapidocs can also be used by any organization to assemble documents in large volumes.

Dedicated Simplicity and the Rapidocs Single-File Architecture - Rapidocs is intelligent document assembly software, designed to offer the highest standards of user-friendliness, flexibility, and scalability.  This is ensured by two separate, dedicated programs and the unique single-file architecture of Rapidocs.

Rapidocs Professional - Rapidocs is Scalable - It is a powerful but very user-friendly authoring program that simplifies the whole process of creating complex, interactive document templates.  Wizards built into Originator enable the author to quickly establish variable fields with full validation and annotated help screens and dialog boxes eliminate the need to write rules for many functions that are ordinarily programmed in other document assembly system. The ease of use of the authoring system enables Rapidocs authors to support the development of large quantities of complex documents and forms in a minimum amount of time.  See more features.

Rapidocs Classic - provides a straightforward and intuitive process for users: clients, employees, other attorneys in the your firm, and paralegals, to "fill in the blanks" and make appropriate choices to generate either a  final document, or a draft that can be further edited in Word.  Contextual help can be embedded at every question and every question can be assigned several levels of validation, making Rapidocs an effective platform for a document-centric knowledge management system.  See more features.

Single-File Architecture that is Word Processor Independent - A typical approach to web-based document assembly is to build the system on top of a backend database containing alternative clauses and document templates.  These templates are populated or assembled with data inserted into a form within the web browser. The form is developed either in .html, .dhtml, or a language like visual basic.

Rapidocs technology, on the other hand, is based on a single-file architecture which means that the document assembly engine, the document content, and the logic that assembles the document are all contained in the same individual file. This single-file architecture enables Rapidocs to have five (5) strategic advantages over database driven programs:

1. Scalability

A database driven system will require many servers, i.e., a server farm, when it is necessary to assembly a large number of documents at the same time.  Without sufficient processing power, a database system will grind to a halt when many users seek to assemble a document simultaneously.  This increases the cost of creating a scalable solution for many environments.  Because Rapidocs assembles documents within the browser using an Active X component at super fast speeds, there is no need to establish an expensive and mission critical server system.  Rapidocs can assemble and manage thousands of documents simultaneously without any degradation in performance.

2. Collaboration and Workflow Support

The mobility and transferability of Rapidocs files means that a document can be passed from worker to supervisor, for example, reviewed and amended or revised before final delivery to the client or end-user.  The development process for creating Rapidocs templates also can be managed as part of a collaborative work-flow process.

3. Interoperability and Multi-platforms

Because a Rapidocs file is both word-processor independent and is not dependent on a database platform, it can be sent to another user as an attachment to an email; it can be delivered on a CD-ROM or floppy disk for those environments that do not have Internet access, such as a court house.  Delivery is also available via Internet, Extranet, or the Intranet.

4. Security

Rapidocs files are 128-bit encrypted when they are transferred, making them totally secure. There is virtually no possibility of an unauthorized user accessing a document within the Rapidocs environment.

5. Document Management

The built-in document management system enables a Rapidocs file to be treated as an object in either the Rapidocs document management system or in the document management system of other vendors. This means that Rapidocs files can be stored and retrieved by individuals with the correct security permissions.

The Power of an Integrated Solution

Rapidocs can provide an enterprise-wide solution to your document automation needs, particularly in situations where your organization is generating repetitive documents that need to be customized for individual clients and delivered over the Internet or the Intranet.

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