PayneGroup Press Releases
PAYNEGROUP'S CONTINUED GROWTH SPARKS IMMEDIATE HIRING
SEATTLE, Washington (April 4, 2013) — PayneGroup, a leading provider of security and workflow products, has seen business increase significantly in the past year. This growth has prompted the relocation of their Seattle office to a significantly larger space, along with the hiring of key personnel.
The most recent addition to PayneGroup is Alan Denny, as project manager. Alan is a seasoned and well-known IT professional and consultant who was most recently at Orrick Herrington and Sutcliff in Silicon Valley, and previously at Manatt Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles. He will be based in California.
“I was already well aware of PayneGroup’ s exceptional reputation for providing top notch customer service on their products, but what really attracted me was the opportunity to be a part of their team and company,” Denny said. “I look forward to applying my project management experience and communication skills toward working with PayneGroup clients and the internal team.”
Alan Denny is the first of what the company hopes will be many new hires in 2013. Donna Payne, CEO of PayneGroup, states, “Business demands have us actively looking for more developers, project managers, and sales staff. We’re a close knit group that has been together on average for more than 12 years, so finding the right people will be key to the success of our expansion plans.”
PayneGroup Products Trainer Certification Class Announced
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – August 1, 2012 – PayneGroup, a long time leading provider of training services and courseware, today announced that it is offering a training certification course for all trainers of PayneGroup products: Forms Assistant, Numbering Assistant, Metadata Assistant and Outlook Send Assistant.
The PayneGroup Professional Services group, led by Susan Horiuchi designed the class to include organizations that do not use PayneGroup trainers. This might include in-house trainers or third party training companies brought in to help with the rollout. Says Horiuchi, “In the past, organizations would purchase the products and then hire companies that said that they were experts on the software only to find out later that this wasn’t the case. With this program, we’re going to give trainers the knowledge that they need to succeed and present the products in the best light and a way for firms to verify the expertise.”
Classes will take place in PayneGroup’s Seattle, Washington headquarters and are open to all trainers. The first class will take place in August. Subsequent certification classes will be scheduled once per month or more based on demand.
This two-day class includes both in-depth training on the products as well as best practices training approaches for each of the products. Courseware and reference materials are included with the class. For trainers who pass the certification test upon completion of the course, their names will be listed on the PayneGroup website (www.payneconsulting.com) as authorized trainers on the PayneGroup products.
“An important factor in the successful implementation of our products is the quality of the training. The use of trainers who are knowledgeable about the functionality and operation of our products is a key ingredient in user acceptance,” stated Shirley Gorman, VP of Client Relations at PayneGroup. By listing on our website the names of the trainers who have passed the certification class, PayneGroup clients can immediately verify whether or not a trainer is truly qualified.
For more information about the PayneGroup Products Certification class, please contact Training@payneconsulting.com or call 1-888-GoPayne.
PayneGroup Hires new Director, Developer and Client Support Staff
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – July 23, 2012 – PayneGroup, based in Seattle, Washington continues to expand their staff by adding another developer, customer service specialist, and a Director of Product Management. PayneGroup offers document creation and workflow software, Metadata Assistant, and Outlook Send Assistant along with a host of professional services.
“The addition of these key individuals will help us to better respond to our increasing business. In the past year, keeping up with demand has been a challenge,” says Donna Payne, CEO of PayneGroup. “But we are taking steps to hire the right people and strengthen the team.”
One of the biggest steps to ramp up PayneGroup’s innovation and customer delivery is the hire of an established and experienced technology executive. As the new Director of Product Management, Mike Min will oversee and manage development in both the Workflow (Forms and Numbering Assistants) and the Security (Metadata and Outlook Send Assistants) product groups.
Mike began his management career as an Army Intelligence Officer in 1994 where he learned to lead troops, assess risks, and use intelligence systems and data to reduce uncertainty. Mike honed his skills as a management consultant for Microsoft, Booz-Allen Hamilton, and some startups. His focus has been on product management/marketing of B2B software, SaaS, and mobile products to Enterprise and SMB customers in several industry verticals. In this capacity, he was responsible for product inception, development, and market adoption of new and established offerings. Mike earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an MBA at the University of Washington.
Tara Byers, a 16 year veteran s with PayneGroup, will work closely with Mike as she graduates into her new role as VP of Workflow Products. Donna Payne says, “combining Tara’s technical knowledge and expertise with Mike’s track record with market adoption and cloud solutions is something that will make our products even stronger”. The company plans to expand further with their upcoming release of Metadata Assistant, version 4.
PayneGroup and Biscom Deliver Improved Email Security: Collaboration yields ability to automatically scrub metadata for delivery via Biscom’s Microsoft Outlook integration
Chelmsford, MA – April 10, 2012 – As more and more law firm CIOs and IT professionals struggle to protect confidential information from unauthorized access, PayneGroup and Biscom, two of the legal industry’s leading security solution providers, are delivering an increased level of protection for client documents and data.
The companies have seamlessly integrated PayneGroup’s metadata cleaning and Biscom’s secure document delivery technologies to interoperate in a Microsoft Outlook environment. With this integration, PayneGroup’s Metadata Assistant will clean email attachments of harmful hidden metadata and Biscom Secure File Transfer will redirect the email as a secured, encrypted delivery.
“The protection of confidential client data demands that every precaution be taken with document delivery. Not only does the delivery need to be encrypted from unauthorized access and delivered to only designated individuals, it also needs to be clean of metadata prior to that delivery. PayneGroup’s Metadata Assistant connects directly with Biscom’s Outlook add-on to ensure maximum security with a minimal effect on work habits and productivity,” said Charles Magliato, Legal Program Director for Biscom.
“Our collaboration with Biscom brings a new level of security to the Microsoft Outlook environment,” says Donna Payne, CEO of PayneGroup. “The seamless integration of our security products significantly reduces the risk of data breaches without changing user behavior.”
The integration of the PayneGroup Metadata Assistant and Biscom Secure File Transfer products will be demonstrated in an upcoming International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) product briefing on May 18, 2012 at noon ET. Register for the ILTA product briefing at http://bit.ly/HBaNs0.
About Biscom
Biscom Legal Security Software protects law firms from data breaches and noncompliance with government regulations that result from unsecured document delivery. Specifically designed to meet the demanding file exchange requirements of today’s complex legal environment, Biscom eliminates inefficient and often unsecured transmission methods such as email, FTP sites, fax or physical delivery of media. Read what law firms have to say about Biscom by visiting www.biscom.com/legal.
About PayneGroup, Inc.
PayneGroup is a software development and training company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company has authored twelve books on Microsoft Office, including the best-selling series, “Word for Law Firms.” The company specializes in developing "Assistants" software including Forms, Metadata, Numbering, and Outlook Send Assistants. PayneGroup also offers training, courseware, project management and custom development. For more information, visit www.payneconsulting.com or call 206.344.8966
PayneGroup Introduces Metadata Assistant 3.0 - “Award winning metadata removal tool delivers faster processing speed, new user interface, and enhanced file type handling capabilities"
Seattle, USA – August 11, 2009: PayneGroup, the pioneer in metadata removal software, today announced the availability of the latest version of its software, Metadata Assistant 3.0, the company’s flagship software product. Metadata Assistant 3.0 has been completely redesigned for Office 2007 and above, and features unprecedented speed; a new user interface; the ability to clean .zip and .pdf files in addition to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and improved file handling, among other enhancements. Version 3 works in both Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 environments.
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PayneGroup Introduces Outlook Send Assistant - “Behind the scenes” technology tool provides more e-mail security options for Outlook
Seattle, USA – August 3, 2009: PayneGroup, a long time and leading provider in security software and automation tools, today announced the release of Outlook Send Assistant, one in a series of its workflow productivity and protection tools. Outlook Send Assistant verifies recipient e-mail addresses and warns the user if the message is being sent under a variety of different and potentially damaging circumstances such as to a distribution list or using Reply To All.
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PayneGroup Staff is 100% Microsoft Certified
Seattle, USA – May 2009: Not many firms – large or small – can boast about having reached 100% company-wide certification, but PayneGroup certainly can. Each staff member from the receptionist to the CEO is now Microsoft certified in one or more areas of Microsoft products.
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Forms Assistant for Microsoft Office 2007 Provides Quick Document Generation, Increases Productivity,
Resolves Security Risks and Reduces IT Costs
Seattle, USA – January 2009: Given the current economic climate, firms are under increased pressure to improve productivity, increase efficiency and lower costs while still providing quality work product to their clients. With this goal in mind, PayneGroup is pleased to announce its new and improved Forms Assistant product for Office 2007 that helps companies produce quality letters, memos and other types of documents in record time.
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Sixth Annual Law Technology News Awards Recognizes PayneGroup and Donna Payne
Seattle, USA – January 2009: PayneGroup has been awarded two prestigous awards from Law Technology News. Donna Payne is the recipient of the first ever award for Consultant of the Year, while PayneGroup wins Bronze for best Collaborative product.
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Payne Releases Video Training Product
Seattle, USA – December 2008: PayneGroup has teamed with an Emmy-award winning producer and director to create videos training on their products, and on Office 2007. The videos include a person/trainer visible at all times which adds the personal touch throughout the program. The center screen shows the computer and what is being discussed. Navigation allows you to skip to other chapters, pause and resume. Best of all, you can store these videos on your firm Intranet and they are accessible at any time and for any duration by your staff.
Payne made these videos for three primary reasons. The first is that as the economy slows, they wanted to come up with a solution that would be more cost effective than expensive and time consuming traditional training. Second, the technology exists to provide good video training and not just show computer capture screen videos, plus the videos are available on-demand is what many have been asking for. Finally, since many firms have trainers travel to other locations or offices to provide training, Payne thought this would do a small part of being more environmentally friendly.
Continuing Education and Certification Credentials for Metadata Assistant Support Team
Seattle, USA – December 2008: Several members of the PayneGroup Metadata Assistant technical support team have completed the E-Discovery Certification Course from Kroll. This course is held in Kroll's Minneapolis area location and includes specializations and topics on forensics and metadata mining. Says Donna Payne, "we are committed to certifying all of our Metadata Assistant support team to ensure that they are up on the latest in E-Discovery and are even more prepared to assist our clients. We are very pleased with the Kroll OnTrack certification course and look forward to sending the rest of the team."
Numbering Assistant Featured on The Connected Lawyer Website
Seattle, USA – September 11, 2007: PayneGroup's Numbering Assistant is featured on the front page of the website The Connected Lawyer (http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/141). The site also notes the collaboration between PayneGroup and Ken Adams ( www.adamsdrafting.com) and his best selling book, "Manual of Style for Contract Drafting".
DocsCorp and PayneGroup form strategic alliance
Sydney, Australia and Seattle, USA – June 20, 2007 : DocsCorp (www.docscorp.com) and PayneGroup (www.payneconsulting.com) announced that they have formed a new strategic alliance to offer organizations protection for electronic document collaboration and sharing. PayneGroup was one of the first companies to recognize the dangers of metadata and developed its now world famous Metadata Assistant. DocsCorp’s PDF redaction tool, which was part of the early pdfDocs releases, set it apart from many software developers in the PDF software industry.Norm Thomas, director of business development for Microsoft’s U.S. Professional Services Group, said: “Legal firms struggle with maintaining security and compliance when distributing documents beyond their company firewalls. DocsCorp and PayneGroup are working together to create solutions built on the Microsoft platform to mitigate this risk and provide customers with confidence when sending sensitive documents to clients, opposing counsel or other third parties.”
Payne Launches New Product—Style Assistant 1.0
Seattle, WA—August 19 2005: PayneGroup has announced the release of their latest product—Style Assistant 1.0. Style Assistant is an add-in to Microsoft Word that will provide users with greater flexibility in
capturing and applying firm-defined or custom styles.
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Payne Metadata Assistant Tops Annual ILTA Survey For Most Widely Used Metadata Removal Tool
Seattle, WA—August 18 2005: In the most recent survey published by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), PayneGroup's Metadata Assistant was determined to be the most widely used metadata removal tool.
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Payne Releases Latest Publication - Excel For Law Firms
Seattle, WA—August 4 2005: PayneGroup has announced the release of its latest publication, Excel For Law Firms. This book is designed to help anyone in a law firm, corporate legal department or government agency use the software to its full potential.
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Payne`Group Releases Numbering Assistant 7.0
Seattle, WA—August 04 2005: PayneGroup has announced an upgrade of their best-selling Numbering Assistant software. Numbering Assistant 7.0 is an add-in to Microsoft Word designed to simplify complex paragraph numbering in legal documents and reduce the amount of training time required to get up and running.
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PayneGroup Releases Metadata 2.0
Seattle, WA—April 04 2005: PayneGroup has announced the release of Metadata Assistant 2.0. Metadata Assistant is used by more than 1.5M people and continues to be the best selling metadata removal tool on the market today.
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