Manzama "Listening Platform" Allies With Lexis
Manzama a company founded by lawyers and legal technologists who say they have pioneered the legal industry's first "listening platform" have announced an alliance agreement with LexisNexis, to enhance the LexisNexis(R) practice area Communities in the U.S.
Here's the press release in full
Through Manzama's business and market intelligence platform, LexisNexis Communities users will now have access to excerpts from analytical reports based on social media content. Users can access Manzama's full reports through the Communities if needed.
"LexisNexis looks for new ways to bring our customers actionable insights and help them get the information they need about key industry developments to make smart business decisions," said Michele Vivona, SVP of Global Web Strategy for LexisNexis Legal & Professional. "Manzama is one of the first companies I have seen with a method to uncover these insights from the perspective of lawyers and business development professionals. I am excited to introduce this offering to the LexisNexis practice area Communities."
"We are working with LexisNexis to deliver just-in-time insights and intelligence within various LexisNexis practice area Communities," commented Peter J. Ozolin, CEO, of Manzama, Inc. "It's important for our longer-term vision to make data available in many constructs--mobile, email, portals and other platforms. Reaching professionals where they actively engage each other and seek out information related to their practice and business development needs is obviously of interest, regardless whether they access it through our platform. The Communities are a great starting point to this effort. We will also be identifying appropriate access to feeds from LexisNexis to pull into the Manzama platform that will be of value to our client base."
About Manzama
Established in 2010, Manzama Inc. is a company founded by lawyers and legal technologists who've pioneered the legal industry's first "listening platform". The platform classifies and ranks thousands of legal industry and client industry blogs, news sites, and other social media applications to uncover the most relevant and important information in support of a law firm's or lawyer's business development and client strategies. The company's flagship service, The Manzama Platform, utilizes a proprietary application that enables lawyers and law firms to quickly uncover and act on salient information about their clients, competitors, legal topics, and issues of interest. Manzama counts among its early adopters Allen Matkins, Kelley Drye, Perkins Coie, Holland Knight, Wilson Sonsini, Stoel Rives, Faegre Benson, Armstrong Teasdale, etc. To learn more about Manzama, visit www.manzama.com .


