BatesExpress is a new startup that develops electronic Bates numbering software that automates applying Bates stamps in law offices, hospitals, governmental agencies and other places that rely on Bates numbering system. Invented in 1892and named after Bates Manufacturing Company it has since become a defactostandard for the US legal industry, as many courts will not accept documents, unless they are properly Bates numbered.

Stamping and numbering documents by hand, as practiced in most offices today, is a long, tedious and expensive process, when considering how much time is spent by paralegals and office managers on this task daily. With Bates Express software, proper stampsare applied automatically to e-mails, images, PDF, Word and HTML documents.

The software comes with a set of pre-defined most commonly used stamps, but also has an option for easy customization of texts and images. And while big corporations like Adobe charge thousands for their Bates automation software, Bates Express offers pricing as low as $20 per one seat. The software is also available for a free 30 day evaluation and can be downloaded from www.batesexpress.com.