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COPLINKŪ Launches Interoperability
Certification Program to Help Law Enforcement Agencies Leverage
Information Technology Investments
3/24/04
Tucson, AZ
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Knowledge Computing Corporation today announced the COPLINKŪ interoperability
certification program, a validation system for identifying technologies that are
compatible with its critically-acclaimed crime fighting solution. The initiative
will help current and prospective clients extend the life of legacy technology
investments, better evaluate the life-cycle of upgrades or enhanced systems, and
realize cost and time savings on IT deployments.
"Interoperability is a top priority among local, state and federal law
enforcement agencies, yet many technology providers have been slow to respond
out of fear that it will adversely affect profit margins," said Bob Griffin, CEO
of Knowledge Computing Corporation. "We believe providers that stay focused on
developing client-driven solutions, and work cooperatively with other vendors to
meet interoperability demands will have a clearly competitive advantage in the
marketplace."
Intergraph Public Safety and GEO911, Inc., two records management solution
providers in the public safety sector, are the first to become officially
COPLINK CERTIFIED. Additional certified providers will be announced in the
coming weeks.
"Intergraph is very proud that by seamlessly linking our RMS system with COPLINK,
we are helping six law enforcement agencies and seven fire departments in Polk
County, Iowa, including the Des Moines Police Department better fight crime and
improve community safety," said Intergraph Public Safety President Roger
Coupland. "COPLINK interoperability certification demonstrates our commitment to
helping public safety clients effectively meet their evolving needs."
"GEO911 is pleased to be among the first RMS solution providers to be COPLINK
CERTIFIED for our work in the Marana, Arizona deployment," said Scott Meehan,
President and CEO of GEO911, Inc. "Taking an early leadership role in developing
interoperable solutions adds value to our current clients and is an attractive
differentiator in growing our business."
COPLINK provides unparalleled analysis and decision support for rapidly
identifying criminal suspects, relationships and patterns that can help solve
and prevent crime. It works by allowing vast quantities of structured and
seemingly unrelated data, currently housed in various incompatible databases and
record management systems (RMS), to be organized under a single, highly secure
intranet-based platform. One search using known facts from an ongoing criminal
investigation can produce qualified leads in minutes - a process that prior to
COPLINK, often took days or weeks. Through sophisticated analytics, COPLINK
builds 'institutional memory', reduces knowledge gaps, and prevents criminals
from falling through the cracks.
COPLINK is not designed to replace RMS systems, but to extend their
capabilities, protect the clients' technology investment, and ensure that data
integrity remains intact by always relying on the existing RMS source for
updated information. With COPLINK, law enforcement agencies can tailor their
information sharing and crime analysis initiatives using existing components
from technologies they already use. This allows participating agencies to create
a seamlessly integrated solution without incurring the disproportionately high
cost of untested, custom solutions.
COPLINK is also fully scaleable. Over time, additional agencies and approved
users can join existing COPLINK installations or contribute additional RMS data
sources as funding becomes available, allowing for the creation of robust
regional information-sharing networks.
COPLINK certification does not constitute an endorsement of specific vendors,
providers or technologies and there is no cost to participate in the program. It
is designed to identify providers who understand the importance of
interoperability and intend to take a leadership role in meeting this critical
public safety need at the local, state and federal level. The first phase of
this initiative will address RMS solution providers. Future phases may include
additional technologies that complement COPLINK deployments.
RMS solution providers are qualified as COPLINK CERTIFIED after having
successfully completed a COPLINK deployment with a shared client. RMS solution
providers can also be pre-certified as COPLINK COMPLIANT. For additional
information on the COPLINK interoperability certification process and
requirements, please direct inquiries to bfund@knowledgecc.com.
COPLINK is deployed in over 100 jurisdictions nationwide from Boston to San
Diego to support police officers in fighting crime and improving community
safety. The solution is also available in the United Kingdom through Orbitron
Technologies.
About Knowledge Computing Corporation
Knowledge Computing Corporation provides technology-based crime fighting
solutions to leading-edge law enforcement agencies nationwide. Its critically
acclaimed product, COPLINKŪ, in use since 1998, is based on knowledge management
technology first prototyped by top-ranked researchers in the Artificial
Intelligence Lab at the University of Arizona in Tucson through a grant by the
National Institute of Justice. The technologies developed at Knowledge Computing
Corporation have been tested and proven by law enforcement agencies around the
country. For more information:
www.knowledgecc.com or
www.coplink.net.
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