Industry Computer Software Area served Worldwide Headquarters Houston Number of employees 10,001 | Predecessor DataCert Inc Website www.wkelmsolutions.com Founded 1998 Type Privately held company | |
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Key people Glenn Parades
(EVP & General Manager) Products Passport Collaboration Portal, Advanced Invoice Management System (AIMS) , Corporate Legal Desktop Profiles | ||
Datacert is now owned by ELM Solutions, a computer software company that provides enterprise legal management software and services designed for law departments. In turn, ELM Solutions is a component of Wolters Kluwer, a global information services company.
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According to an 2008 ILTA survey of 460 legal billing professionals, 27.96% of respondents reported using a DataCert program (AIMS or ShareDocs) for electronic billing. The Datacert software now appears to be integrated into the Passport legal management suite, offered under the ELM Solutions brand.
History
1998 – Datacert was founded in Houston, Texas by Eric Elfman. The company’s original product was an online document exchange where law firms would submit bills to corporate legal departments electronically.
2001 – Datacert acquired DigiContract, adding online document collaboration to its service offering portfolio.
2004 – Datacert was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States, placing #194 on the Inc. 500 list.
2005 – Datacert Europe Ltd. opened its headquarters in London.
2007 – Additional European offices were opened in Paris and Frankfurt. The company acquired Corprasoft , a matter management company
2008 – James Tallman was appointed President & CEO
2009 – Datacert Europe expanded its presence with a new office in Basel, Switzerland.
2010 – Datacert opened offices in Toronto and acquired a software development and professional services center from Symcon Global Technologies, resulting in an additional office in Chennai, India. Datacert also launched its patent-pending technology platform, PassportTM.
2011 – Passport experiences industry adoption securing, among others, Fortune/Global Fortune #1, Walmart, as a platform client
2014 - Datacert was acquired by Wolters Kluwer and merged with its Tymetrix subsidiary to create a new group ELM Solutions
Offices
ELM Solutions is headquartered in Houston, Texas and operates corporate offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC. The company’s EMEA headquarters are in London with three more European offices in Basel, Paris, and Frankfurt. ELM Solition’s APAC office is located in Chennai, India