Computerworld: Lawyers Take Imaging to the Limit

September 9, 1990 — Bickel & Brewer has become the first U.S. law firm to install a multi-site computer imaging system linking its offices in New York, Dallas, and Chicago. The firm deployed the Wang Integrated Image System on a Wang VS 5000 midrange computer, supported by AT&T Integrated Services Digital Network lines, to streamline research, filing, and retrieval functions. The system allows documents to be accessed firmwide and even transported to courtrooms and client offices. Firm representatives estimate the technology could save clients $100,000 to $200,000 annually in storage costs.