Informant Technologies Announces Availability of New Alerts System June 12, 2009 Informant Technologies is pleased to offer Notify, an affordable, stand-alone web-based alerts and notification system that is independent of the company's public safety records management system. Notify, which allows users to send mass or routine notifications and alerts via email and text message, has been designed for budget-conscious municipalities, educational institutions, police departments, and other organizations that are looking for a cost-effective and reliable way to send alerts and notifications to others, including to an entire community in the event of an emergency.
For a fraction of the cost of competing solutions, Notify offers affordable subscription pricing with no per message carrier fees, which can result in significant cost savings. Notify is not only suitable for use in the emergency context, but can also be used by municipalities, educational institutions, and other organizations to transmit routine messages and notifications via text message and/or email.
New Multimedia Plug-in Available for Informant RMS April 7, 2009 Informant Technologies recently announced the availability of MediaPlus, a new plug-in application for its public safety records management system. MediaPlus works in conjunction with the company's ImagePlus plug-in product and allows Informant users to attach to Incident records unlimited video and sound clips as well as documents in any file format, including PDF, DOC, and HTML. MediaPlus also allows users to take webcam photos of suspects, victims, and evidence items within the Informant application and automatically attach them to an incident record.
Informant Version 2.1 Released February 2, 2009 Informant Technologies recently released Version 2.1 of its records management system for public safety agencies. Version 2.1 is a significant upgrade, and many of the new changes and features that are included in this release originated with enhancement requests from Informant customers. Some notable changes include significant enhancements to DispatchMonitor, the company's CAD system, and important changes to the user interface that have made the system even easier to navigate.
In addition to the new features and enhancements that have been added in Version 2.1, the new version supports two new optional plug-in modules: MediaPlus and the K9 Module. Click here to learn more about the K9 module, and click here to learn more about our advanced media plug-in product, MediaPlus.
Informant to Release K-9 Module October 3, 2008 With its upcoming release of a new K9 module, Informant Technologies has enhanced the value of its records management system by increasing the number of products that are available to supplement its core RMS. The new module, which will be offered as an optional plug-in product, integrates fully with the Professional Services and Campus Safety editions of the company's RMS. Law enforcement and other public safety agencies with K9 units will now be able to track and manage more efficiently all information relating to such units including canine training, medical history, related expense tracking, canine incident involvement, and more. The first deployment of the K9 module will occur at Plum Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania.
Informant Implements LEJIS Data Sharing System at Eight Pilot Sites May 12, 2008 Informant Technologies has incorporated into its records management system special data sharing capabilities in connection with its participation in Phase II of the Law Enforcement Justice Information Sharing Project (LEJIS), which is sponsored by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force. Informant was one of three RMS vendors selected to participate in Phase II of LEJIS.
As part of Phase II, Informant recently implemented the data sharing system at eight of its law enforcement customers that are located in the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania region (consisting of the counties of Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Chester) and agreed to serve as pilot sites. The LEJIS project is intended to allow law enforcement agencies to share information with other agencies, including agencies that use disparate records management systems.
Western PA Training Conference Wraps Up Successfully October 11, 2007 Informant Technologies held its annual training conference at the Mountain View Inn and Conference Center in Greensburg, PA from September 20, 2007 through September 21, 2007. The conference offered customers a special opportunity to obtain free training on Informant’s products, including the recently released Version 2.0 of the company's RMS and some of the new optional add-on products.
Customers came not only from all over Pennsylvania but from other states in the region including New York and Ohio. Attendees were able to interact and share ideas with each other at the conference while getting invaluable information about the Informant application. Customers and Informant staff alike enjoyed a professional yet sociable atmosphere that involved giveaways and prizes. The conference was very successful not only in providing customers with beneficial information but in the overall turnout and social interaction.
Informant Version 2.0 Released May 28, 2007 Informant Technologies has recently released Version 2 of its records management system for public safety agencies. Version 2 is one of the most significant RMS upgrades that the company has released in recent years and incorporates many new changes and features, including a new user interface that makes the system more intuitive and easier to navigate.
Many of the enhancements to Version 2 were designed to take advantage of the latest developments in technology, while others were driven by requests and feedback Informant received from its customers. In addition to the new features and enhancements that have been added to the core RMS, Version 2 supports a number of new optional add-on products that the company has developed, including a property management and evidence tracking system that utilizes barcode technology.
New Custom Report Building Tool Available March 13, 2007 Informant Technologies recently announced the availability of the optional ReportWriter plug-in module, which is a new custom report-building tool that integrates fully with Informant's public safety records management system. The core Informant RMS has always included one of the best and most versatile built-in reporting tools that enables users to generate hundreds of standard reports (many of which the user is able to customize to some degree).
ReportWriter, however, offers our customers the option of extending the already impressive reporting capabilities of the core Informant system by providing greater flexibility in generating ad hoc and other customized reports.
Informant Receives OLLEISN Certification February 10, 2007 The Ohio Local Law Enforcement Information Sharing Network (OLLEISN) is an Internet-based system that enables local Ohio law enforcement agencies to share information with each other. Informant Technologies has received OLLEISN certification from the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. With this certification, both Informant’s current Ohio customers as well as other Ohio law enforcement agencies that are seeking to implement a new records management system can be assured that Informant’s records management system will enable them to participate in OLLEISN.
Temple University Acquires Informant's DispatchMonitor January 28, 2007 Temple University originally acquired Informant's records management system in 1999. In 2000, working in conjunction with the CAD vendor of the City of Philadelphia Police Department, Informant Technologies developed a software application which enables Temple's Informant RMS to interface with the Philadelphia Police Department’s CAD system (the Informant CAD Interface).
The interface automatically provides Temple with details of a dispatch made in response to a call for service within seconds after it is entered into the Philadelphia Police CAD system. This collaborative effort between Temple and the Philadelphia Police was recognized at the time as the first of its kind in the nation. In early 2007, Temple also acquired Informant’s DispatchMonitor (the company’s CAD system). In light of the pre-existing arrangement with the Philadelphia Police, Temple will not be utilizing DispatchMonitor in the conventional way, but will be using it to review recent incidents that occurred around all the Temple campuses.
Informant is pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Temple University’s campus police department over the past eight years to help it develop and implement solutions that are able to meet its special and evolving needs.
2006 User Group and Training Conference Provides More Training October 5, 2006 The 2006 Informant User Group and Training Conference was held from September 27, 2006 through September 29, 2006 at the Hilton Valley Forge in King of Prussia, PA. In response to feedback received after last year’s conference, this year the company offered more extensive training on Informant products. Attendees were also treated to a preview of Version 2, which is a significantly enhanced new version of Informant’s RMS which is slated for release in early 2007.
Montgomery Twp. Police Dept. Implements Informant's New Real-Time Wireless Solution June 13, 2006 Informant Technologies has recently replaced its old wireless records management system with its completely re-engineered OnPatrol product. The new OnPatrol wireless application allows Informant’s public safety customers to have real-time access to the Informant database on the agency’s server while out in the field.
In addition to allowing for real-time connectivity, the core OnPatrol system may be supplemented with a number of optional add-on modules that extend the utility of the wireless system. The available plug-in modules for OnPatrol include Messenger, NCIC, and Bulletins.
The Montgomery Township Police Department in Pennsylvania was the first Informant customer to implement the new OnPatrol system with real-time wireless connectivity to the Informant database and will be undergoing a phased implementation of a number of additional OnPatrol features, including NCIC, and messaging. By providing real-time access to critical data on laptop computers that have been installed in the department’s patrol vehicles, the OnPatrol system has given the patrol officers at the Montgomery Township Police Department the ability to do their jobs more effectively.
Property Management & Evidence Tracking Software Now Available December 20, 2005 Informant Technologies, Inc. is pleased to offer Trac & View to its customers. Trac & View is a comprehensive property and evidence tracking system which incorporates barcode technology and is designed to significantly improve and expedite the way public safety agencies and other organizations manage tangible property items.
Trac & View integrates seamlessly with Informant's records management system and MobileClient, the company's field reporting system,and adds significant value to the property management and tracking functions of the Informant system. Law enforcement agencies and campus safety departments that need to control and manage evidence, lost and found items, assets, inventory, files, folders, and just about any other kind of tangible property will find that Trac & View, when used in conjunction with the Informant system, will enable them to track location, assignment, chain of custody, past history, and use with remarkable speed and accuracy.
2005 User Group and Training Conference Held May 10, 2005 Informant Technologies held its 2005 User Group and Training conference at the Hilton Valley Forge Hotel in King of Prussia, PA from April 21 through April 22, 2005. In addition to participating in workshops that offered free training on Informant products, customers who attended had the opportunity to interact directly with Informant staff and to network and share ideas with each other.
A number of guest speakers also offered special seminars that addressed topics ranging from proper property disposal to the grant writing process. The keynote speaker at the final luncheon dealt with current trends in information sharing among public safety agencies.
