The Lab is continually evaluating Nextpoint’s functionality and looking to see what extra features would make it an even more killer application. Many of these ideas come directly from client feedback in sales meetings. Here are the big picture things they are currently working through.
Upload speed: Many of our current and prospective clients are interested in putting a ton of documents into Nextpoint. In anticipation of that, the Lab is gearing up to increase our server capacity. The new system will have the capacity to process 500 fully searchable pages per minute—that’s 5x the speed of our previous servers!
Hosting native files: The Lab is working to give Nextpoint the ability to host files in their original format, rather than as scanned images. Right now, law firms have to pay through the nose to have native file formats like emails, Word and Excel files converted into images. We’re planning to short circuit that process by enabling them to upload native files into Nextpoint directly. In addition to saving time and money, native files are much smaller than images, upload much faster, and return perfect search results.
“Work Product” Section: Nextpoint will be adding a “Work Product” section where attorneys can share documents they have created themselves in the daily trial process, opening the doors for better inter-office communication. As in the other tabs, the documents will be fully searchable.
Nextpoint Reorganization: In the coming months, the brand names of the features within Nextpoint—Command Center, Scout, and Theater—will be dropped in an effort to make the user experience more intuitive. The sections will have more intuitive names like “Extranet,” “Documents,” “Depositions,” etc.
Cross-linking Evidence: The Lab will be adding a feature to Nextpoint that will allow users to cross-reference exhibits in a deposition with the click of a button. Users will also have click access to a complete list of all exhibits mentioned in each deposition.
Deposition video: The Lab plans to build in a video function so that attorneys can review deposition clips on Nextpoint.
