For those new to the column, Macsimum Migration is our term for companies moving from Wintel machines to Macs -- or at least adding or increasing the number of Macs they use. A Macsimum Migration Kit is an overview of Mac OS products for a particular occupation, such as dentistry, accounting, etc.) This week we look at notarial software (in other words, software for notaries) for the Mac.

e-TimeStamp IP-Protector

e-TimeStamp IP-Protector (http://www.digistamp.com/), made in France, is designed for medical testing facilities, law firms and companies that need to manage electronic data as evidence. Workflow features include creating multiple signatures for any electronic document, countersignatures, a secure time stamp (electronic notary), and signer qualifiers (Approve, Receipt, and Originate). e-TimeStamp IP-Protector is compatible with Mac OS X.

Syndikus

Syndikus (http://www.lawconsult.de/home-en.html) is a Mac OS X system for law offices, law departments and notary offices in Germany. It offers a Word interface with a substitute symbol function for text materials as well as document and address administration, fees after BRAGO and expenditure of time, reminders and execution and financial accounting. The team time planner contains functions for period calculation.