Berkeley Publisher version 4.5 New features & Enhanced functionalities Today, we’re excited to announce the release of a new version of the Berkeley Publisher. Please find below an overview of new features and enhanced functionalities our developers have been busy working on or download the software directly below. Pictures in Word Visual communication is becoming…
Visit us at LEXPO’18 Berkeley Bridge will be present at LEXPO’18 which will take place at the ‘Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre’, on the 16th and 17th of April. LEXPO has established itself as the number one opportunity to learn about the latest trends in legal innovation. It also offers a unique opportunity to connect…
Innovation customer contact system Isala Hospital There are about 40 different outpatient clinics within Isala Hospitals. Previously, patients were contacted directly by the individual outpatient clinics to make an appointment. In 2016, Isala aims to absorb the majority of the incoming telephone calls in a central location (the Contact Center Isala, CCI) in order to…
Reading time: 1 minute Official launch Calculation Tool by Secretary of State Jetta Klijnsma. Today marks the release of a new Calculation Tool created by the Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment. The tool will be unveiled shortly by Secretary of State, Jetta Klijnsma! Berkeley Bridge has worked closely with the Ministry to develop…
Berkeley Publisher 4.2! Berkeley Publisher 4.2 introduces the library and increases the user-friendliness. The most important changes are listed below. Matthijs de Vries CTO, Berkeley Bridge Library The library greatly reduces the maintenance effort. Parts of models that you use often, such as components of contracts or calculator modules, can be managed centrally. The moment you alter a library model,…
Berkeley Publisher 4.2! Berkeley Publisher 4.2 has been launched. In the previous version we mainly focused on adding functional changes. In this version we have added the library function and other . The most important changes are listed below. Matthijs de Vries CTO, Berkeley Bridge Templates Templates are (basic) models that you can expand or adjust according…
Berkeley Publisher 4.1! Berkeley Studio 4.1 has been launched. In the previous version we focused on creating a new look-and-feel and improving the user-friendliness. In this version we have mainly worked on adding functional changes. The most important changes are listed below. Matthijs de Vries CTO, Berkeley Bridge Templates Templates are (basic) models that you can…
Product Roadmap 2016 In the past year we have added quite some interesting features to our software, the Berkeley Publisher. Think of the Management Information System which allows you to store data from models, Dynamic Columns to show users certain data based on their answers and Chapters, a way to enable users to navigate quickly between subgraphs. It…
A few important improvements and adjustmens have been made going from version 3.6 to version 3.7. The most important are: Chapters in decision trees Different ways to login Improved user-experiences with Plugins Extra functionality goto’s Improved function: datetext() Click here for more information about the above mentioned points. Download a PDF with solved tickets. Important: Some features in Berkeley Studio…
View in Dutch Berkeley Publisher 3.7 Berkeley Publisher version 3.7 is ready! In this version, the Publisher team has done a lot of work behind the scenes. In this newsletter: Chapters in decision trees Different ways to login Improved user-experience with Plugins ShareCenter New customers Matthijs de Vries, CTO Berkeley Bridge View the release notes…
Berkeley Publisher 3.6 As of today, Berkeley Publisher version 3.6 is ready! In this version we mainly focused on expanding existing features of the Publisher. This newsletter will explain more about what to expect from this new version. Matthijs de Vries, CTO Berkeley Bridge The most important developments: Preview documents Plugins Importing text Dataset functions…
A few important improvements and adjustmens have been made going from version 3.5 to version 3.6. The most important are: Preview documents Plugins in the web environment Importing text Dataset functions Settings case overview Click here for more information about the above mentioned points. Download a PDF with solved tickets. Important: Models made in the Berkeley Studio 3.6 are not…
Berkeley Studio 3.5 Berkeley Publisher version 3.5 is ready! The most important developments: Improved text fragments SSL & OAuth2 support Cross-references Dynamic columns Importing text Management Information System (MIS) Read more… Download de Berkeley Studio 3.5 Improved text fragments When you right-click on a text fragment that is used in multiple nodes, a pop-up menu…
A few important improvements and adjustmens have been made going from version 3.4 to version 3.5. The most important are: Improved text fragments SSL & Oauth2 support Cross-references Dynamic columns Importing text (certain licenses) Management Information System Click here for more information about the above mentioned points. Download a PDF-file with solved tickets. Important: Models…
A few important improvements and adjustmens have been made going from version 3.3 to version 3.4. The most important are: Support of Word extension (.docx) Adding inline styles to text fragments Expanded functionality SOAP link Click here for more information about the above mentioned points. Download a PDF-file with solved tickets Important: Models made in…
Berkeley Studio 3.4 As of today, the Berkeley Studio 3.4 is available. In sum, here are the most important developments: Support of Word extension (.docx) Adding inline styles to text fragments Expanded functionality SOAP link Learning Center 2.0 Read more about the highlights on the website. Download the Berkeley Studio 3.4 Word extension (.docx) The…
A few important improvements and adjustments have been made going from version 3.2 to version 3.3 The most important are: • Integration Online Help • Development ‘grid-interface’. • Improvements XML & SOAP-link Click here for more information about the above mentioned points. Download a PDF-file with solved tickets
Have a look at the most important improvements and possibilities of the Berkeley Studio version 3.2. Important: Models made in the Berkeley Studio 3.2 are not compatible in Berkeley Studio version 3.1 or earlier versions. NEW A smart widget for selecting variables Variables are now grouped by graph and node which makes them easier to find.…
Have a look at the most important improvements and possibilities of the Berkeley Studio version 3.1. Important: Models made in the Berkeley Studio 3.1 are not compatible in Berkeley Studio version 3.0 or earlier versions. NEW MySQL and Oracle databases supported as well The Berkeley Studio now supports MySQL and Orcale databases. The linking works the…
A few important improvements and adjustments have been made going from version 3.0.2. to version 3.1. The most important are: Support of MySQL & Oracle databases Capability to change text in labels, SQL-filters etc. Indicate language via datetext() Local storing and loading of session Hints & Yellow Notes can be searched Old sessions could function as…
A few important improvements and adjustmens have been made going from version 3.6 to version 3.7. The most important are: Chapters in decision trees Different ways to login Improved user-experiences with Plugins Extra functionality goto’s Improved function: datetext() Click here for more information about the above mentioned points. Download a PDF with solved tickets. Important: Some features in Berkeley Studio…
Better with less Reading time: 5 minutes GDPR in relation to knowledge applications The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and will come into effect on 25 May 2018. Among other things, it is designed to protect individuals’…
Use case:Advice tool based on a decision tree Marc Van De Sype made a tool to find out if an organization has to comply with the law on public procurement. Brussel, 26 maart 2018 As part of the rural policy in Flanders, the Flemish Land Agency grants subsidies for projects that add value to the development…
CMS Contract ComposerFreely accessible knowledge tools for legal services Create legal documents quickly and easily The legal services are changing rapidly. Due to increasing competition, it is becoming more important for the legal business world to differentiate itself from its competition. One of the differentiation possibilities is, for example, the use of knowledge-intensive marketing tools,…
What are the advantages of using scoring models? Reading time: 4 minutes | By Maarten Jansma, Account manager at Berkeley Bridge How scoring helps your business The increasing pressure on organizations to make sound decisions faster and work more efficiently is driving organizations to make more use of scoring models. I dedicated last week’s blog to…
What are scoring models and how do they come about? Reading time: 4 minutes | By Maarten Jansma, Account manager at Berkeley Bridge You miss if you don’t score Like many others, in the past, you have possibly used a voting tool to help you decide who to vote for. After completing a survey, users are…
What are the enforcement possibilities of a HOA? Toby Correia made an advice tool to find out which actions a Homeowner Association can take in case of nuisance. Amsterdam, 19 februari 2018 Homeowner Associations (HOAs) want to pursue a good quality of life in their residential complex. As more and more houses are being let,…
What are you thinking?! Reading time: 4 minutes | By Maarten Jansma, Account manager at Berkeley Bridge The three most fun ways to share tacit knowledge More and more organizations acknowledge the fact that knowledge – and the people in which it resides – is the most valuable strategic asset they possess. Unfortunately, there are still…
Know what your organization knows Reading time: 4 minutes Tacit knowledge: the silent power of every organization. More and more organizations acknowledge the fact that knowledge – and the people in which it resides – is the most valuable strategic asset they possess. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of organizations that put little effort…
Interview – Draw up contracts efficiently, uniformly and accurately Ruben Bijvank (22) created a tool to automate contracts. Legal Tech (legal technology) is seen as one of the trends that will revolutionize the legal sector. In short, it refers to the use of technology and software to provide legal services. There is a growing awareness…
Interview – Decision tree software in law studies Jeannot Coomans (21) used the Berkeley Publisher during his graduation thesis. Legal tech is considered as one of the trends that will reshape the legal industry. In short, it refers to the use of technology and software to provide legal services. There’s a growing sense that prior…
Drone rules: How the Dutch government helps companies comply with laws Reading time: 3 minutes Until a few years ago drones were mainly used for military purposes. In recent years, however, we have seen a significant growth in the use of drones by both individuals and businesses. Besides the fact drones have become smaller and…
Innovation customer contact system Isala Hospital There are about 40 different outpatient clinics within Isala Hospitals. Previously, patients were contacted directly by the individual outpatient clinics to make an appointment. In 2016, Isala aims to absorb the majority of the incoming telephone calls in a central location (the Contact Center Isala, CCI) in order to…
A Blog by Artificiallawyer.com Dutch tech company, Berkeley Bridge, has created a downloadable platform that allows lawyers to build their own rules-based, expert systems with minimal need for outside input. Berkeley Bridge has taken a slightly different approach to other expert system providers in that its objective is to give the user complete control over their builder…
reading time: 2 minutes Decision tree software can be used in many ways to make decisions. These could be rather simple decisions, as well as complex questions that require a more thorough thinking process. Decision tree software can also be used to improve businesses. Currently, the software is used by a large variety of companies…
For the Dutch version, click here. reading time: 2 minutes When we talk about the influence of AI in the legal world and beyond, we quickly think of a robot or screen that replaces the professional. There is a long way to go to achieve this. So far, there are no applications like this in the world. The…
For the Dutch version, click here. reading time: 2 minutes In our daily life, outside of work, we constantly use technology to improve the quality of our life. Where we previously had to rely on our knowledge of topography in order to drive somewhere, we now simply tell our car or smartphone. When you were watching Ghostbusters…
For the Dutch version, click here. In previous blogs, we showed which aspects of organizations can be supported and improved with decision trees. An important aspect of every organization is of course its staff. Every day people are being initiated and trained with company specific information to perform a certain function. These training sessions are…
For the Dutch version, click here. Innovation and entrepreneurship are captured in the Silicon Valley mantra; “Fail fast, learn and improve”. It is a slogan that start-ups and R&D departments like to keep in mind when developing products. This is because certainty does not exist when launching a new product or service. The mantra ‘fail…
For the Dutch version, click here. In science, decision trees are used, amongst other things, predictive analytics, machine learning, and classification. There are also more practical decision trees, for example, to determine what clothes you can keep and throw out. These applications will not appeal to the general public but do show the wide spectrum of the variety of decision trees.…
For the Dutch version, click here. In recent years, the main discussion in the legal industry is about change. There are a number of reasons why the discussion gravitates around this subject. The legal industry seems to be one of the last to adapt to the world of innovation, progress, and disruption. The ball seems to…
For the Dutch version, click here. Futuristic / impractical Recently, I heard a successful entrepreneur and investor say; “Legal tech is hot”. I fully agree, a lot of money is being invested in the development of technology in the legal sector. Large law firms not only invest in their own IT but also push money…
For the Dutch version, click here. We are less capable than we think Professionals overestimate their abilities systematically, this is human nature. A good example is the famous statistic that 90% of drivers thinks to belong to the best 10% of this group. In his book “Thinking fast and slow”, the well-known psychologist and Nobel…
For the Dutch version, click here. As early as the 1940’s there was a call for technology in the legal sector. Shortly after, this led to the development of a science called “Jurimetrics”. A field of study that had the purpose of applying the scientific method to the legal field. This was later followed in…
Algorithms in Legal ServicesWhat is an algorithm? A decision tree is a way to visualize an algorithm. But what is an algorithm? Simply put, it is a formula to get from a beginning to an end. A set of rules that gives reliable results with a given input. A recipe for a tasty dish is…
For the Dutch version, click here. For years the job market has been saying that the skills and knowledge of law school alumni don’t match the expectations of organizations. This is an understandable phenomenon; a curriculum is not altered daily and completing an education takes on average five years. In five years a lot can change in…
If you ever started a new job, you know that every organization has some complex procedures. Applying for your login information to your work account can already be such a process, the process of selling the products, applying for a permit or drawing up a letter to a client. These are all examples of processes…
04-06-2015 – The legal sector is changing continuously. Organizations experiment with new business models, such as fixed fees, and the sharing of knowledge. The latter is often done by lawyers who publish articles or write blogs. From our point of view, we are also interested in applied knowledge; knowledge that can be used by customers.…
Case overview A user logs in: When the user has chosen a model, a list of saved sessions or cases will show. When the user ‘owns’ the specific model all cases connected to that model will be shown. When the user is not the owner she will see only her own cases. Introduction 1. General…
Settings ‘Settings’ has the following five tabs: HTTP Server SOAP server HTML Paths Technical HTTP Server Caption ‘Caption’ is the title shown in the titlebar. It also allows you to identify the server in your task manager if you have more than one Berkeley Web Servers running. Start Delay in seconds before server starts listening…
