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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:28:04 GMT

Recent News: Rafte & Company Partners with AppRiver to Provide Hosted Exchange Email Messaging and Security Solutions HOUSTON, TX (March 2, 2010) – Rafte & Company, a leading provider of business and technology consulting services for law firms and other professional services firms today announced that they have partnered with AppRiver to provide Hosted Microsoft Exchange server solutions for small and mid-market organizations. Rafte & Company’s SecureTide™ email spam and virus protection service surrounds the Hosted Exchange environment, providing comprehensive protection to meet governance, risk and compliance regulations when managing e-mail messaging. “Rafte & Company’s law firm and professional services client base is faced with not only protecting their own e-mail content, but are often trusted with the information of their clients. These firms must address email management with a sound email security system, but resources are often too...

Partners

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:37 GMT

Rafte & Company values its partners and alliances. We strive to create a full spectrum of services for our clients and align ourselves with key technology and solutions providers that add value to the services we provide to our clients.

Helping You Move or Transition Your Firm

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:08 GMT

For the past 25 years, Rafte & Company has supported law firms and professional services with every imaginable transitional change:

Moving organizations floor-to-floor, building-to-building, city-to-city, or
state-to-state
Mergers, acquisitions, divestures, spinoffs
Downsizing
Growth
Succession

No matter what stage your organization is in today, Rafte & Company can facilitate that change smoothly:

Strategy Retreats:

Culture integration
Alignment of business processes
Business and client succession planning
Business continuity planning
Identification, review, and recommendation of fit-for-need technology

Data Integration and Protection:

Data integration strategy
Contact Relationship Management (CRM) Solutions for merging organizations

IT Environment:

Disconnect, pack, move, and setup your IT equipment (computers, servers, cables)
IT equipment inventory
IT equipment integration suggestions (especially useful in a merger, acquisition, or divesture)
IT strategy to support the merger of two different company cultures and business practices
IT equipment replacement strategy
Single point-of-contact for multi-vendor IT support contracts

Home Page Address

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:40:26 GMT

We've moved:

1001 McKinney, Suite 1445 Houston, TX 77002
(713) 993-9637

Same Great Company. New Suite.

Financial Insight

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:58:38 GMT

Law firms and professional service firms often suffer from the same issues surrounding their financial systems… the information is being collected and managed but is typically not available to the people that need it. The management of the firm needs access to critical data on the growth of the firm, the financial performance drivers associated with clients, and the significant points in its operations where additional profit margin is gained or lost.

... accessing financial information

Rafte & Company can assist your firm management team with customizing reports and accessing information without disrupting the financial operations of the firm.

Click here for the current market trends in time and billing systems.

Rafte & Company Helping You Select the Right Time and Billing System

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:49:39 GMT

For law firms and professional services organizations, accounting for all billable time is directly related to your profitability and financial health of your organization. But, how do you choose the best fit-for-need time and billing system? There are so many systems available.

For more than 25 years, Rafte & Company has been helping law firms and professional services organizations align their business processes, practice areas and billing practices with a time and billing system that not only meets their immediate accounting requirements; but allows the professionals of the organization to practice their craft and not focus on mundane accounting tasks.

At times, we may recommend a new time and billing system – but, you would be surprised to learn that in most situations we fine-tune the system that is already in place.

In order to determine if you are using the right time and billing system, or if you are using it properly, we follow a proven methodology to address your time and billing challenges:

Partner's Breakfast Roundtable Nov 2009

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:15:42 GMT

Leading Your Organization through Change

"I think we're on the cusp of change. If firms don't change, they're not going to like what results in the end because there are forces in play that are driving change, and you can miss the train, you can get on the train, or you can get hit by the train, but the train is moving."

- Jim Carr, General Counsel

FMC Technologies

Accepting that change is upon us, what are the top initiatives for your firm, and how will you move them forward?

By Invitation Only - Click here to register.

Facilitated by: Robert Loughran, Partner
Foster Quan, LLP

Thursday, Nov 5, 2009
7:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Magnolia Hotel
The Library
1100 Texas Avenue
Houston, Texas 77002

Library - Resource Center

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:39:05 GMT

Welcome to the Rafte & Company Library Resource Center. Please browse around and let us know if you have any questions. Case Studies White Papers Published Articles Product Data Sheets Case Studies · Recovering your IT Network in a Disaster, June 2007, Porter & Hedges · Outsourcing your IT, May 2007, a Mid-Sized Houston Based Law Firm · Managing a Training Program, March 2007, Houston Zoo · Hays Davis, Septemeber 2007 · Winthrop & Weinstine Case Study – Stops Email Overload with Interwoven, May 2006 White Papers Top of Page · Data Governance, Compliance & Collaboration - Can it be done?, August 2008, by Dena Rafte · A...

IS Educate

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:57:37 GMT

Rafte & Company has professional trainers that can complement your staff and increase the overall effectiveness of your information technology through customized or standardized classroom, workshop, or one-on-one offerings.

Rafte & Company can provide your company with an overview of training requirements to maximize the effectiveness of your technology and application tools. In addition to providing the training plan, Rafte & Company focuses on providing a learning program oriented toward improving the knowledge and capability of the end user.

Training classes include but are not limited to Microsoft Office, graphics and pdf applications, Interwoven's iManage desktop client, Workshare Deltaview and Professional, and many more.

Click to learn more about our IS Complete™ service package, Our Methodologies, Service Framework and Technology Evolution perspectives.

Rafte & Company's training services freature in BtoB. Read the article here.

Rafte Services

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:55:43 GMT

Rafte & Company's full suite of services are designed to compliment your internal processes with high level professional services focused on enabling the growth and success of your firm.

Rafte & Company believes that high impact service offerings are based on strong, proven methodologies and are developed through years of experience. Our service offerings fit together in a full suite of services, as diagramed in the illustration above.

Learn more about Rafte Services, Our Methodologies, IS Complete™ service package, and Technology Evolution perspectives.

Rafte & Company's Services

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:24:42 GMT

Rafte & Company's full suite of service offerings is designed to compliment your internal processes with high level professional services focused on enabling the growth and success of your firm. Rafte & Company believes that high impact service offerings are based on strong, proven methodologies and are developed through years of experience. Our service offerings fit together in a full suite of services, as diagramed in the illustration that follows. The Rafte & Company's Services include: Technology Consulting – Rafte & Company can help you manage and support your technology system. Our IT management goal is to be proactive rather than reactive. We have a client-focused approach to delivering services, assigning a project manager and backup project manager to each account. We provide onsite or remote support as well as end user helpdesk and training services. This ensures that your company will have around-the-clock access to a dedicated Rafte & Company IT expert when you need...

News & Events

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:52:34 GMT

Rafte & Company praticipates regularly in legal industry events and focuses on adding additional value to the client experience.

Press Releases - Rafte & Company in the news

Rafte Legal Technology News - Read Rafte & Company articles

Tech Industry News - Stay up to date on the newest legal technology buzz.

Office 2007 Webinar Series

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:28:22 GMT

Free Office 2007 New Features Overview Webinars - 45 minutes Microsoft Office 2007 is full of great new features that will benefit the legal community and beyond. Legal specific and other examples will be used to highlight some of the most impactful changes to Office 2007 such as the new Ribbon interface, enhanced calendar features, quick parts, and more robust data analysis tools than ever before! Wednesday, Aug. 13th 2:00-2:45pm Wednesday, Aug. 27th 2:00-2:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 10th 2:00-2:45pm Wednesday, Sept. 24th 2:00-2:45pm Office 2007 Webinar Classes - 2 hours/$99 Due to hurricane Ike our schedule has been adjusted please make note of the dates below. The webinar classes will go more in depth and teach you how to use the features discussed in the Overview webinar. Learn how to put Office 2007s new tools to use, learn additional shortcuts, and have a chance to ask questions. Click the webinar class name for more detailed information on each class. ...

Assess

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:37:07 GMT

Rafte & Company can evaluate your organization’s existing IT infrastructure, applications, and work flow. This evaluation provides a snapshot of strengths and weaknesses as well as a gap analysis identifying where challenges exist. It also examines training needs and identifies how your company can utilize technology to deliver services better, faster and at higher profit margins. Rafte & Company can also evaluate your present internal technology and application support structures and provide guidance regarding how to strengthen internal support capabilities.

Recommendation & Proposal – as application and technology specialists, Rafte & Company can assess your environment, make recommendations for change, and produce custom RFP’s or Proposals to meet your needs.
Goal Discovery – Rafte & Company identifies the appropriate technology infrastructure and applications that can help your company accomplish its goals and objectives. We can review your company's resource utilization, organizational structure and culture in order to accurately assess where your technology is today and where it needs to be tomorrow.
Identifying requirements and priorities – once a strategy has been identified, the supporting tactics and priorities can be assigned.
Discovering viable alternatives – when multiple paths forward exist, Rafte & Company can assist you with determining your best alternative.

Click the links to find out more about Our Methodology and our process to Assess, Design, Implement, and Manage your firm's business and technology strategies?

...or click to view our Service Framework?

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:40:54 GMT

Rafte & Company Course Listing Rafte & Company’s professional trainers can increase your staff’s overall effectiveness through customized or standard application training. We provide classroom, workshop, one-on-one training, and anything in between. Rafte & Company’s focus is on providing a learning program oriented toward improving the knowledge and capability of your end users. We will provide your company with a customized training plan to maximize the effectiveness of your technology and application tools. Our Training courses include but are not limited to: ▪ Windows operating system, ▪ Microsoft Office, ▪ graphics applications, as well as ▪ Interwoven’s document management system. Some of our course offerings include: Document Management Interwoven – Filesite and...

Technology Services and Support Solutions

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:37:17 GMT

Rafte & Company can help you manage and support your technology system. Our IT management goal is to be proactive rather than reactive. We have a client-focused approach to delivering our services. By assigning a team of experts, headed up by an account manager, for each client this ensures that your company will have around-the-clock access to a dedicated Rafte & Company IT expert when you need it most.

Rafte & Company supports its clients in a number of ways, ranging from onsite Technology Services to the offsite support of client technologists. These services include:

IS Onsite™ – Rafte & Company provides IT outsourcing to meet your needs.
IS Offsite™ – Rafte & Company provides support for your in-house IT department.

...more on Technology Consulting

Learn more about our Service Framework, Our Methodologies, IS Complete™ service package, and Technology Evolution perspectives.

Strategic Technology Solutions

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:33:24 GMT

Rafte consultants are highly experienced in strategy, business operations, and accounting system infrastructure. We deliver customized solutions that drive critical processes closer to the firm’s strategy. This approach allows us to assist with improving business processes and therefore improving the capabilities of the firm.

Rafte & Company provides the law firm and professional service firm with Business Operations Consulting Services in the areas of:

Strategic Insight - Aligning technology to strategy
Business Processes - Improve critical process efficiency
Financial Insight - Access strategic financial information

Why Rafte

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:04:27 GMT

Rafte & Company provides excellent ROI on its projects and services primarily because: Rafte is focused on law firms and professional service firms. This makes us optimally positioned to deliver firm-centric solutions. Rafte takes a holistic approach to understanding the role of strategy, applications, and technology within the organization and therefore can see related symptoms and effects of nonfunctioning processes and can look for effective ways to optimize the overall environment. Rafte focuses on the work flow and critical processes of the organization. This approach allows us to assist with improving business processes and therefore improving the efficiencies of the firm. Rafte & Company’s Service Offerings are fully integrated. Each can be utilized stand-alone, or for greatest effectiveness, with a full suite of complementary service offerings. Rafte Business Consultants and Technology Analysts have many years of experience and have...

Privacy Statement

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:35:54 GMT

Rafte & Company is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our Web sites.

This policy may change without prior notice.

Some web pages created by Rafte & Company use 'cookies', which are small text files that may be placed on your hard disk for record-keeping purposes. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. A cookie's purpose is to tell the server that you returned to that Web page. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. Furthermore, a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer. The use of cookies is an industry standard.

Many major Web sites use cookies to provide useful features for their customers. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you will not be able to take full advantage of a Web site if you do so.

Rafte & Company will not send you any unsolicited information, including email regarding any commercial offers or advertisements at any time. We value the relationships we have with our customers and future customers, so we respect these concerns.

Linked sites are not under the control of Rafte & Company. Therefore, Rafte & Company is not responsible or liable for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Links are provided to you as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply the endorsement of the site by Rafte & Company.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us or e-mail us at info@rafte.com .

Document Management

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:34:04 GMT

In many law firms, documents are scattered in file cabinets, on personal and network hard drives, in e-mail text or attachments, at offsite locations or on removable media. Rafte & Company can assess your law firm's technology needs and then design, implement and manage an appropriate and collaborative document management solution customized for your unique situation. A fully integrated document management system can enable your law firm to establish a sound archival policy, implement role-based security and generate a detailed document audit trail, while also allowing attorneys to use these capabilities from anywhere. Additionally, a document management system can empower your law firm to track and control exactly what happens to a document when it starts circulating. ... matter-centric document management Matter-centric implementations of document management systems allow law firms to manage the flow of information and documents through their firms in a natural, optimized way....