Quick and incremental implementation. Gone is the old-world technology that dictated a long life for proprietary applications. The tools used to develop Web applications are easy to master and are improving at a rapid rate. And unlike distributed PC software products, there is no distribution lead time for Web-based services. New software components, as well as changes made to existing applications, are managed on central servers.
Users have access to the new or revised software the moment the revision is introduced.
Improvements can also be made incrementally, allowing applications to keep pace with the needs of the business. Few in-house legal technologists want to build and maintain proprietary systems. This approach lets them use the best information obtainable with the software most suited to their task. The Internet often is the bridge that brings these resources together. Not every citizen of corporate America has Internet access at his or her desk.