Over
a two-week period last month, Doris O. Wong Associates, Inc., a court reporting
firm in Boston since 1967, provided its clients with almost 3,000 pages of
daily copy transcripts for an arbitration. But what made this assignment
extraordinary is that it showcased the value of interactive realtime (IR) over
the internet to a degree not seen before.
Beyond
text streaming, Cloud allowed the 40 attorneys in the room, the three arbitrators,
and dozens of people offsite and around the country to receive a continuous
realtime feed of the live testimony using CVNet Cloud, a product that was just
released by Stenograph. While reading
the testimony, counsel and support staff were able to search, mark, annotate,
copy and paste, and print desired testimony.
Using the live IR testimony and the thousands of documents on- and
off-site, counsel and support staff were able to immediately react and respond
to developments as they happened.
Anyone
with a laptop or iPad could participate. They just needed to download the
free CaseViewNet software or iCVNet APP, and they were ready to go. The
court reporter used her laptop to serve as the hub. Testimony was
encrypted and sent securely over the Internet which transmitted the live feed
onsite and remotely over the Cloud. Wong’s clients were able to log onto
the session with a simple Product Key and password provided by the court
reporter. Anyone logging in late would have the benefit of the full testimony
along with the edited corrections thanks to the Instant Refresh feature.
Distance
and travel time are no longer considerations when attendance at a meeting is a
must. Thanks to talented court reporters using the latest
state-of-the-art technology, attorneys can conduct their business, serve their
clients, and make the most efficient use of their valuable time without being
physically present in the deposition or hearing room.
Three
court reporters covered this assignment: Carol Kusinitz, RPR; Jane
Williamson, RMR, CRR; and Anne Bohan, RDR, CRR. Together they have over
100 years of collective experience with Doris O. Wong Associates, Inc.
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