Royal Philips Electronics Taps CT TyMetrix to Manage Global Legal Spend Management
24 Février 2010 - 5:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Seeks to Ensure Accountability and Deliver Organized, Accurate and
Actionable Information for Legal Staff Worldwide HARTFORD, Conn.,
Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CT TyMetrix, part of CT, a Wolters Kluwer
business, and the premier provider of Web-based legal management
solutions for corporate law departments and claims organizations,
today announced that Royal Philips Electronics
(AEX:PHIAEX:NYSE:AEX:PHG) has selected CT TyMetrix 360 as its
global platform for legal spend management, enabling better,
smarter and faster operations for more than 250 internal legal
professionals and more than 100 partner law firms. Philips is a
diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving
people's lives through timely innovations. A world leader in
healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies
and designs into people-centric solutions based on the brand
promise of "sense and simplicity." With revenues of EUR 23 billion
in 2009, headquarters in the Netherlands, and more than 118,000
employees worldwide, Philips is as committed to operating its
business in the most efficient and streamlined way possible. As
part of an internal initiative to centralize and simplify its
global legal operations, Philips turned to CT TyMetrix to create a
more cost-efficient and streamlined legal process workflow. CT
TyMetrix's solutions offer a broad range of compliance for global
business standards, including VAT billing and collection
requirements, adherence to LEDES XML 2.0 regulations and upcoming
new Credit Note functionality, which will allow electronic
invoicing re-submissions that enable automatic tax adjustments. CT
TyMetrix 360 is an integrated, hosted platform that helps corporate
law departments control costs and improve litigation performance,
in collaboration with their outside law firms and service
providers. "Our expertise is in rapid global deployment of critical
solutions that help our customers execute their legal needs," said
Scott Walker, managing director, CT TyMetrix Europe. "Philips is
the latest global brand to join our growing presence in the
European market, where last year we saw a threefold increase in new
contract wins with some of the continent's leading companies."
About CT TyMetrix CT TyMetrix, part of CT, is the market leader in
Web-based legal management solutions for corporate law departments
and claims organizations. It provides clients with quality legal
management software - including e-billing, matter management and
performance metrics - and the expertise required to reduce costs,
improve results and gain the insight required to meet their
strategic objectives. CT TyMetrix is based in Hartford, Conn., with
business operations in Chicago and London. For more information,
please visit http://www.cttymetrix.com/ or
http://www.cttymetrix.co.uk/. CT, a Wolters Kluwer business,
provides the tools to help legal and financial professionals manage
risk on many levels. From managing corporate compliance to legal
department performance, trademark protection to matter management
and electronic data discovery to preparing cases for litigation, CT
has the right solution to meet a host of needs. CT is based in New
York. For more information, please visit
http://www.ctlegalsolutions.com/. About Wolters Kluwer Wolters
Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing
company. The company provides products and services for
professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial
services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2008
annual revenues of euro 3.4 billion, employs approximately 20,000
people worldwide and maintains operations in over 35 countries
across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the
Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and
are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Visit
http://www.wolterskluwer.com/ for information about our market
positions, customers, brands and organization. DATASOURCE: CT
TyMetrix CONTACT: Jonathan Klein, Articulate Communications Inc.,
+1-212-255-0080, ext. 15, Web Site: http://www.cttymetrix.com/
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