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Analysts International Corporation Leads Partnership to Enhance Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center's Information Sharing and Analytics Capabilities
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MINNEAPOLIS, MN and LAS VEGAS, NV, July 23 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Analysts International
Corporation (AIC) (NASDAQ: ANLY), a leading systems integrator for State
and Local Government, and RiverGlass Incorporated, a provider of
intelligent web monitoring and analytics solutions, have joined together
with Microsoft Corporation to help deploy an information sharing and
analytics solution for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
(LVMPD).
"The LVMPD is continuously seeking to prevent, reduce and disrupt crime and
terrorism through the effective use of innovation and technology," said
Skip Fogus, General Manager, AIC's Government Solutions Division. "Together
with its partners, AIC will provide the Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism
Center (SNCTC) with improved information sharing and analysis tools that
better support law enforcement's mission of protecting the people, property
and rights of the Las Vegas community."
"If we're responding to an event, we've already lost," said LVMPD
Lieutenant and SNCTC Director Tom Monahan. "AIC's solution will help us to
quickly and accurately assemble information and turn it into knowledge so
that we are better prepared to prevent an act of terrorism, solve a crime,
identify trends and appropriately deploy our resources. Improving the speed
and accuracy of our work will help us to make Las Vegas the safest
community in America."
The new information sharing and analysis solution designed by AIC aligns
with the LVMPD's existing Microsoft-based enterprise architecture and
leverages national industry standards such as the National Information
Exchange Model (NIEM) and the Justice Reference Architecture (JRA). The
solution incorporates the RiverGlass Fusion Center Solution Suite(TM),
applying sophisticated machine learning techniques to analyze disparate
data and address the information overload problems facing intelligence
analysts today.
"AIC's proven team provided the best solution to improve our information
sharing and analysis capabilities," said Phil Roland, LVMPD's Chief
Information Officer. "Their use of national integration standards and
service oriented architecture provides us with a more flexible solution and
mitigates risk. Speed was also a factor: within just a few weeks AIC will
deliver the first set of tools for our fusion center analysts."
"We look forward to helping transform the way the LVMPD gains situational
awareness and actionable intelligence from the high volume and velocity of
data in Southern Nevada," said Kirk D. Dauksavage, RiverGlass CEO. "Thanks
to our partners, AIC and Microsoft, RiverGlass technology will be
integrated with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007(TM), providing a
rich communication and collaboration environment for law enforcement to
quickly share time-sensitive information anytime, anywhere."
"Government agencies with law enforcement and homeland security missions
like the LVMPD are realizing enormous value in terms of speed, accuracy,
intelligence and safety by 'connecting the dots' from data generated by a
tip, dispatch, arrest or booking," said Gail Thomas-Flynn, State and Local
Government General Manager for Microsoft's US Public Sector business. "The
Microsoft Office System and enterprise application server technology, such
as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, offer the flexibility and
seamless integration that make these benefits possible."
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential. Microsoft continues to focus on providing software
to organizations that will empower them to make good business decisions
based on data. Microsoft's Public Sector organization has invested
significantly in building an architecture for sharing information to help
improve public safety. Microsoft works with system integrator partners such
as AIC to bring this expertise to fusion center and intelligence-led
policing projects.
About RiverGlass
RiverGlass, Inc. is a leading provider of advanced, intelligent web
information collection and analysis solutions. The company was formed in
2003 to commercialize eight years of grant-funded research at the National
Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of
Illinois. RiverGlass provides application solutions to government agencies
and commands in defense, intelligence, law enforcement and major
corporations. RiverGlass is a private company with principal offices in
West Chicago, Illinois and Champaign, Illinois.
About Analysts International Corporation's Government Solutions Division
The Government Solutions Division of Analysts International Corporation
(AIC) is a leading systems integrator for State and Local Government. The
Division helps government clients share information across departments,
agencies and jurisdictions, leveraging deep industry-specific knowledge and
proven components. Possessing deep expertise in law enforcement, justice,
public safety and homeland security, AIC's Government Solutions Division
focuses this knowledge to help clients solve business and technology issues
associated with information sharing, interoperability, system integration,
information workflow and continuity of operations.
About Analysts International Corporation
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Analysts International Corporation (AIC) is a
diversified IT services company. With sales and customer support offices in
the United States and Canada, AIC provides information technology solutions
and staffing services, including: Technology Solutions, which provides
network services, infrastructure, application integration, IP telephony and
hardware solutions to the middle market; Professional Services, which
provides highly skilled, project managers, business analysts, developers
and other IT consultants to assist its clients with strategic change; and
IT Resources Staffing, which provides best value, best response supply of
resources to high-volume clients. For more information, visit
www.analysts.com.
AIC Contact:
Marne Oberg
952.838.2867
RiverGlass Contact:
Nancy Dobrozdravic
630.578.4267
Microsoft Contact:
Rapid Response Teamhttp://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.mspx
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