The police and the courts are to be offered a new data
management system following a technology alliance between
Northgate Information Solutions and
Initiate Systems.
The joint solution will offer enforcement agencies a one-stop
shop for crime detection and enforcement.
Northgate is now offering the Initiate system to its existing
police and criminal justice data management customers in the
UK.
The system creates and automatically maintains a master or
“golden” record of individuals by accurately linking information on
individual identities, known associates, location and other
details.
With Initiate Identity Hub software, police and criminal justice
agencies can establish a clear, centralised view in real-time of
individuals and cases, using the most up-to-date information drawn
from multiple disparate systems and applications.
Individuals can view information according to their security
clearance in a format that is best suited to their needs.
The solution also provides critical time and resource savings
during the investigative process, by eliminating the need to
extract and check data from different information systems, said
Northgate.
Dave Meaden, managing director of Northgate Public Services,
said, “We believe that this agreement is another demonstration of
how suppliers must form new relationships so that they can work in
partnership to deliver excellent public services.”
The Initiate system is already widely used by US law enforcement
agencies.
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