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BigHand to Launch Enterprise Dictation App for the New BlackBerry 10 Platform

Announcement posted by BigHand Digital Dictation 18 Feb 2013

BigHand to showcase the first and only enterprise legal dictation app on the new BlackBerry 10 platform at the BlackBerry Experience Forum Sydney
Sydney February 18th, 2013 – BigHand, a global leader in voice productivity technology and workflow digital dictation for the legal marketplace, today announced the launch of BigHand for BlackBerry 10. Research In Motion launched the new BlackBerry® 10 platform on January 30th and BigHand will be providing visitors at the upcoming BlackBerry Experience Forum in Sydney on March 18th with an exclusive opportunity to get a first look at the enterprise dictation app on the new platform. BigHand for BlackBerry 10 was released at the same time as the new devices, providing legal professionals with a unique productivity tool that enables them to instantly send dictations or instructions on their new BlackBerry 10 smartphone to support staff for transcription and completion.

Jon Ardron, CEO of BigHand, commented, “With over 165,000 professionals using our voice productivity technology worldwide, BigHand is focused on providing applications that can help lawyers get more done from anywhere in the world on their smartphone. Our longtime relationship with RIM has helped BigHand bring some of the first enterprise mobile dictation apps to the legal marketplace years ago. The new BlackBerry 10 app is a continuation of that relationship and reinforces BigHand’s commitment to providing first-to-market productivity apps for busy professionals as well as continuing to support our large mobile application user base that utilises BlackBerry devices. As our clients and other firms move to the BlackBerry 10 platform, BigHand will immediately be able to offer them support for one of the newest and most highly anticipated mobile platforms.”

In addition to lawyers being able to submit voice files directly from their BlackBerry 10 smartphone, lawyers can then track the status of all submitted dictations via the dictation app, while office-based staff can prioritise and share dictations for more efficient processing. Other features include:

- Automatic notification to review attached files
- Simple one-click record
- Live status updates on submitted dictations
- Attach documents, pictures, and files
- Multiple priority options

Martyn Mallick, Vice President Global Alliances and Business Development, Research In Motion commented, “BlackBerry has long been established in the legal vertical marketplace supporting lawyers and their firms with a secure, reliable and innovative mobile platform for applications that allow them to be more productive in and out of the office. RIM is pleased to be working with BigHand, a leader in the enterprise digital dictation space for law firms. The BigHand dictation app for BlackBerry 10 customers will significantly add to the experience for professionals in the legal vertical.”

To get a first-hand look at the BigHand app for BlackBerry 10, visit us at the BlackBerry Experience Forum, March 18th 2013 in Sydney. You can also contact Lauren Evans at Lauren.Evans@bighand.com to set up a private demo.
The BigHand app for existing BlackBerry smartphones is available on BlackBerry App World™.

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About BigHand
The BigHand Group supports over 165,000 professionals globally, across 1,500 organisations, and is based out of Sydney, Chicago, London, and Toronto. BigHand’s voice productivity technology combines workflow digital dictation, smartphone applications and speech recognition to offer the legal market a technology that allows lawyers to use their voice to get more done while improving operational efficiencies and reducing overhead costs. Further info is available at www.bighand.com.au