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Internet solution for law enforcement
Has anyone seen this yet? Looks like it's two weeks old. Internet Police!
>[BizWire] 5/20/96
>
> (SUN/PSI-INTL)(SUNW) PSI International, Sun partner, unveils Java-
> based Internet solution for law enforcement agencies; "Internet in
> Blue" Police Internet/Intranet Application Suite Available in July
> 1996
>
> Business Editors/Computer Writers
>
> Highlights:
> -- Internet in Blue, one of the first Java-based solutions aimed
> at fighting crime, is being introduced by PSI International, a
> strategic partner of Sun Microsystems Federal, and includes other
> Sun products.
>
> -- Internet in Blue combines the power of Java and Netra servers
> to enable law enforcement agencies and police departments to quickly
> leverage the capabilities of the Internet and intranets.
>
> -- This solution is the latest evidence of Sun taking advantage
> of the significant market opportunity for crime prevention
> technology. Last year, Sun Federal announced a dedicated Criminal
> Justice Operation, which is working with police departments and law
> enforcement agencies around the world to help them use technology in
> fighting crime.
>
> MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- May 20, 1996--One of
> the first Sun(TM) Java(TM)-based solutions aimed at fighting crime
> was introduced today by PSI International, a strategic partner of
> Sun Microsystems Federal, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> Called Internet in Blue(TM), the solution combines the power of
> Sun's Java technology, its Netra(TM) Internet servers, its Java
> WorkShop(TM) development tools, and PSI's relational database
> software. This solution fully leverages the capabilities of the
> Internet for the benefit of law enforcement agencies because of the
> inclusion of Java, the revolutionary Internet platform from Sun that
> makes possible fast, easy, operating-system-independent use of the
> Internet.
>
> To be offered by PSI, Internet in Blue will enable police
> departments and other law enforcement agencies to leverage the
> latest Internet technology to fight crime and promote citizen
> involvement and community-based policing. From a citizen's
> perspective, having a local police force with an Internet presence
> gives people the opportunity to report problems online and play a
> more active role in fighting crime in their neighborhoods.
>
> Besides utilizing the Internet, the PSI solution also allows
> local police to build an "intranet," which is a greatly enhanced
> internal information network to handle departmental processes as
> well as to speedily access any internal database of interest.
> Examples of these databases include local crime data such as
> patterns of crimes, gang affiliations, data on previous suspects and
> arrests. Currently, many police departments must locate such data
> via a paper trail, which is very inefficient.
>
> "Law enforcement agencies are quickly realizing the power of the
> Internet and intranets as strategic tools in fighting crime," said
> John Marselle, president of Sun Microsystems Federal. "The Internet
> in Blue solution from PSI -- based on Sun technology -- takes
> advantage of Java's security features, platform independence and
> database access capabilities. It should make it much easier for
> police departments and other criminal justice organizations to get
> online and to leverage the capabilities of the network."
>
> With Java WorkShop, a visual development environment for Java
> that can be included as part of the Internet in Blue solution,
> police departments can design, test, deploy and maintain Internet
> and intranet applications based on Java with speed and simplicity.
> Java WorkShop runs on the Sun Solaris(TM) environment and Windows
> 95/NT. Using Java, the PSIBase relational database management
> system can access Web browsers across any hardware platform.
>
> "The Internet is the next frontier in the development of law
> enforcement information systems," said Paul Wormeli, program
> director for law enforcement at PSI. "Our Internet in Blue solution
> will enable law enforcement agencies to quickly exploit the latest
> technologies like Java."
>
> Internet in Blue includes the following:
>
> A starter kit with a Sun Netra Internet server and PSI software
> and services needed to set up a site on the World Wide Web, as well
> as technical assistance from PSI for developing content and training
> for a Webmaster.
>
> A full set of applications to create a police intranet providing
> secure internal access to selected crime information, standard
> operating police procedures and other infrastructure services.
>
> An interactive, community-based communications medium to
> facilitate crime reporting over the Internet and community-based
> policing.
>
> Suggestions for services that law enforcement agencies can
> develop in order to offset the cost of the Internet project, such as
> providing online crime reports and accident report information to
> authorized outside organizations including legal firms and insurance
> companies. -0-
>
> The Internet in Blue product will be available in July, 1996.
> Pricing will vary depending on customer needs.
>
> PSI International, Inc. has provided systems integration and
> services for over 14 years to federal, state and local governments.
> The company specializes in law enforcement and public safety
> solutions, consulting services, and integration of software and
> hardware. With a staff of over 250 professionals in the information
> system and services industry, PSI has a team of people that have
> both technical and industry knowledge of public safety and justice
> applications, including computer aided dispatch, records and
> investigative management, imaging, telecommunications, and mobile
> computing.
>
> Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc., headquartered in Vienna,
> Virginia, is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun Federal's
> charter is to develop, deliver and sustain markets for Sun products
> in governments worldwide.
>
> With annual revenues of $6 billion, Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
> provides solutions that enable customers to build and maintain open
> network computing environments. Widely recognized as a proponent of
> open standards, the company is involved in the design, manufacture
> and sale of products, technologies and services for commercial and
> technical computing. Sun's SPARC(TM) workstations, multiprocessing
> servers, SPARC microprocessors, Solaris(Tm) operating software and
> ISO-certified service organization each rank No. 1 in the UNIX(TM)
> industry. Founded in 1982, Sun is headquartered in Mountain View,
> Calif., and employs more than 16,000 people worldwide. -0-
>
> Note to Editors: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Java, Java
> Workshop, Netra and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks
> of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other
> countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are
> trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in
> the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC
> trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun
> Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United
> States and other countries exclusively licensed through X/Open
> Company, Ltd.
>
> Internet in Blue is a trademark of PSI, International and is
> properly written in boldface italics, all lower case.
>
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>
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>
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> or
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>
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