A new browser-based document management tool for the legal profession, TextFlow Redliner, is claimed to be the only redlining tool that can present a document's complete editing history

TextFlow Redliner promises to deliver a Microsoft Word or text-based PDF document's complete, step-by-step editing history. It offers lawyers, paralegals, administrators and other legal professionals a simple and effective means of managing the legal document review process by helping to visualise all parties' changes in an easy-to-read manner.

Developed by Sweden-based Nordic River, TextFlow Redliner is based on TextFlow document comparison software, which has more than 10,000 users worldwide. It requires no user installation since the software is web-based and is instantly accessible.

The software works on a variety of platforms including Windows and Macintosh computers and will soon be available as an iPad app. The company is also launching a toolkit for system integrators allowing them to easily integrate TextFlow Redliner with Sharepoint, Worksite and other cloud-based document management tools.

TextFlow Redliner allows users to drag and drop the latest document versions into their browser for immediate redlining and comparison. It also features a new user interface element which allows lawyers and document editors to easily view suggested changes by user; clicking on a reviewer's name displays the changes and comments by that individual and provides instantaneous visual comparisons. Nordic River's patented WeaveSync technology allows TextFlow Redliner to create a redlined document from up to seven versions.

"Our customers tell us that, despite the tools currently on the market, redlining and the document review process are still two key challenges for lawyers," said Tomer Shalit, CEO of Nordic River. "TextFlow Redliner gives legal professionals greater control over their documents while making it easier to share information and collaborate with their staffs and clients."

TextFlow Redliner is available at www.nordicriver.com. The introductory individual user licenses is $US25 per year; enterprise pricing available upon request.