November 21, 1999

Consultwebs.com announces the opening of lawyersnc.com, a legal assistance resource, North Carolina legal links source and searchable attorney directory for individuals and companies needing legal assistance. Lawyersnc.com also serves as a resource for law firms. Law firms and businesses are encouraged to review the sample legal forms and services. These include customizable, personalized, secure and editable Legal Assistance Request Forms, Legal Support Satisfaction forms, Bulletin Boards (sample) and free and for-sale Web art. Responses from forms are automatically and immediately forwarded to the law firm's mailbox. Lawyersnc.com is owned by Consultwebs.com and can help firms and businesses install a Web presence under their domain name.

November 13, 1999

Consultwebs.com's announces the opening of a new art page. The art is original and includes Free and For Sale works. Consultwebs.com will customize the art for Web pages as desired.

November 12, 1999

Dale Tincher and Wendy Leibowitz have teamed to write an article entitled, "Tackling Tech Training" for the North Carolina Bar Association. The article details ten steps a law firm can take to facilitate technical training.

November 12, 1999

An Internet technology seminar, entitled "Helpful resources for the law practice" will be hosted by Westgroup and will co-feature Consultwebs.com. The seminar will be conducted the afternoon of December 9, 1999 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

November 11, 1999

Consultwebs.com completed a two-day seminar on Internet and legal technology topics for the Mecklenburg County Bar, Charlotte, NC. The sessions were conducted November 5th and 6th at the Mecklenburg County Bar and Charlotte Convention Center.

November 10, 1999

A Web site for Lawyer Follow-Up, a Springfield, Illinois company offering follow-up and contact services to law firms has been completed by Consultwebs.com.

November 9, 1999

Consultwebs.com has completed a Web site for Dimmock & Dodd law firm, a Raleigh, North Carolina based law firm specializing in Wills & Estates, Family, and Criminal and Traffic law.

November 8, 1999

Has Communicator lost the browser war? A year late, Netscape expects to finally ship a beta of Communicator 5.0. But it remains behind Internet Explorer. See the remainder of the ZDNet story.

November 7, 1999

The domain business has been deregulated... For the first time, many different domain registrars are granting domain names. But there is a problem, the standard WHOIS domain search used on thousands of web sites is no longer accurate. Why? Because each domain registrar now keeps their own WHOIS database which doesn't include domains registered by competing registrars. Enter Betterwhois, a site that checks all registrars for domain status.

October 15, 1999

Law firms - We are extremely impressed with the new Time Matters 3.0 release. Generally speaking, in our opinion, Time Matters offers the most comprehensive case management system for small and medium-sized law firms. Version 3.0 increases the Time Matters' feature lead. Time Matters offers Time Management, Information Management, Billing and Expense Management, Communications Management, Productivity Features, and numerous Supporting Features. For feature discussions, see the Time Matters Website. For general billing, case management and other legal software Websites, pricing and discussion, see Consultwebs.com's software page.

October 15, 1999

Domain name value, new domain suffixes and the happenings at Network Solutions and ICANN continue to make news. Regarding domain name value, names sell well if they have few letters & have revenue potential. Drugs.com reportedly sold for $823,456. Wallstreet.com sold for more than $1,000,000. Compaq, owner of altavista.digital.com, paid $3.35 million for the name AltaVista.com for its AltaVista search engine. Martindale reportedly paid significant money for lawoffice.com. A good source for pricing information is Great Domains.

It is a plus to have a key name. We learn, for example, that we can try www.clipart.com , www.drugs.com, www.law.com and often find high-quality sites that are quickly accessible that rather than wading through and waiting on search engines.

Regarding new suffixes and acquisition locations we have information listed the domain section of this site. The new names- .firm, .shop, .web, .arts, .rec, .info and .nom- will be available through independent CORE registrars CORE on five continents. The process is moving slowly. Core's update page states, "therefore, those who are interested in the availability of new top level domains should not expect any availability in the 1999/2000 2nd quarter time frame and perhaps much longer."

Currently available domain extensions include .com, .co, .uk, .tf, .ms, .gs, .net, .org, .uk, .ac, .vg, .ky, .org, .md, .sh, and .tc. We were pleased last month, for example, to acquire attorneys.to to add to several .com legal domains we have acquired for developmental purposes.

The .com extensions are the extensions of value. Several Internet companies are changing their names to .com (dot com.) Having a .com name provides inexpensive and easy access to your on-line brochure. Although .net has some value, the other extensions are basically "also rans" in the domain value race. Please see our domain area..

October 6, 1999

Bell Atlantic, 3Com Announce Industry - First DSL Retail Alliance - Technology Leaders Join Forces to Speed Broadband Access for Consumers. NEW YORK - October 5, 1999 - Bell Atlantic and 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) have forged a groundbreaking retail agreement that will — for the first time — provide consumers with convenient, one-stop shopping for high speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service. As a result of this alliance, consumers will be able to walk into select retail outlets, buy a DSL kit — including a 3Com® HomeConnect™ ADSL modem — and get all the information and software they need to use Bell Atlantic.net high-speed Internet access service, powered by Bell Atlantic InfospeedSM DSL service. The kit is reported to be $99 after rebates if a customer signs up for DSL service. Please see 3COM for more information.

September 30, 1999

Consultwebs.com recently completed a major makeover of the Web site of Saint Mary's School of Raleigh, North Carolina. More than a century and a half old, Saint Mary's School enjoys a reputation as one of the East Coast's leading high schools for girls.

September 30, 1999

Consultwebs.com recently completed an E-commerce addition to the Web site of National Legal Research Group (NLRG) of Charlottesville, Virginia. NLRG markets documents that include Internet acceptable use policies, employer liability for sexual harassment, avoiding a bad contract and others. Consultwebs.com recently completed a Client Newsletter section for NLRG. NLRG's comments regarding Consultwebs.com's work may be reviewed in Consultwebs.com's Client Comments section.

September 30, 1999

Massive Fiber Cut Pauses East-West Traffic By Max Smetannikov, Inter@ctive Week September 29, 1999 2:42 PM ET. At least four Internet service providers are experiencing severe traffic backlogs because of a massive fiber-optic cable cut that put out four OC-192 lines connecting data networks on the East and West Coasts. Industry sources told Inter@ctive Week that the cut was accidentally made by an unidentified gas company in Ohio around 12:30 EST today. The news is sending shockwaves through the networking community, with many carrier operators struggling to understand why, all of a sudden, their traffic is routed through London and Denmark. At least four Internet service providers are being affected by the outage. Various online sources have named AboveNet; GTE Internetworking; and MFS Communications, a WorldCom subsidiary, as ISPs hit the worst. (Read the remainder of the article at the above link.)

September 28, 1999

Consultwebs.com has completed a Web site makover for Raleigh attorney R. Daniel Brady. Dan Brady is in practice with Nicholls & Crampton, P.A., of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Firm's active practice areas include Corporate and Business Law and Taxation, Trusts and Estate Planning, Business Bankruptcy Practice, Personal Injury Litigation, Real Estate, Family Law and Divorce, Criminal Defense, Billing, and Staff Confidentiality.

September 20, 1999

Newsweek's 9/20/99 issue contains a good article about the Internet's role in our lives. It begins, "There's no turning back. Once a novelty, the Internet is now transforming how Americans live, think, talk and love; how we go to school, make money, see the doctor and elect presidents. This isn't just about the future—it's about the here and now. A Special Newsweek report." The issue covers topics that include The Dawn of E-Life, Business and Shopping, Politics, Internet Privacy, Communication, Education, Health & Science, A Few of Our Favorite Websites, Gadgets, Voyeurism, Take Me Out to the E-Game, and Commentary.

September 9, 1999

Dale Tincher was the featured speaker during two days of legal technology seminars November 4th and November 5th, hosted by the Mecklenburg County Bar, 26th Judicial District. The first day's session will cover methods of improving a law firm's productivity through technology. Day two will instruct attorneys on using the Internet effectively as well as using the Internet to conduct legal research. The sessions will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center and the Mecklenburg County Bar Center. The seminar series is being conducted again in the spring of 2000.

September 8, 1999

Dale Tincher is speaking to the Greensboro Paralegal Association on Technology and Internet topics November 9th at 12:30 p.m. The seminar is being coordinated by Blanche Berkowitz.

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