Product Review of Solcara
Jinfo Report

12th May 2015

Abstract

Product review of cloud-based legal search application Solcara by Thomson Reuters Legal UK and Ireland. The federated search and knowledge management resource allows you to interrogate internal databases and external legal information using one search platform. This product is aimed at lawyers and information professionals in the legal industry who conduct research on a variety of sources and content.

This review:

• Looks at its up-to-date and live searching of internal resources and online content that can be retrieved using the solution, including news, case law, legislation and legal documents aimed at the legal, business, government and information professional industry. Users can select their language preference from a choice of British English for the UK audience, and Canadian English and Canadian French for the Canadian legal market. Spanish-language resources are available to Spanish and Mexican law firms and businesses.
  
  
• Examines search technology as the review puts a variety of functions through their paces, including user interactions, output capabilities and support, such as search results, bookmarking documents, creating collections and exporting results.
  
  
• Concludes with a look at competitors in the industry such as OpenText Federated Query Server, HP Universal Search and EOS from SirsiDynix, as well as an overview of Solcara's development, growth and pricing.

Reviewed by Candace Cathey

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