Enforsys I-3 Exchange Connects 17 New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies; Advanced Information Sharing Enhances Law Enforcement Capabilities, Providing Model for National System.

WHIPPANY, N.J. -- Enforsys Systems Inc., a leading developer of public safety software, announced today that its Enforsys I-3 Exchange information sharing system has been activated in Morris County, New Jersey to improve the county's crime prevention and response capability. Although the advanced software currently connects 17 different government departments, when complete it will link 40 law enforcement agencies including 37 local police departments, the Morris County prosecutor's office, the Morris County sheriff's department and county park police.

Enforsys I-3 Exchange's sophisticated software is able to connect any number of different systems in various agencies on the federal, state, county or local levels, and consolidate the information onto a single, common platform to provide unprecedented flexibility in information sharing, enhancing collaboration between agencies.

In addition, unlike other systems there are no arbitrary limits on what information can be included. This ensures that all available information is captured and can be accessed in real time, giving law enforcement personnel immediate and comprehensive knowledge critical to accurate decision making and effective job performance.

"Enabling law enforcement agencies to share data is critical to crime prevention and detection," says Vincent Tortoriello, president and co-founder of Enforsys. "Interviews or incident reports from neighboring municipalities sitting on separate databases have limited use. But bringing them together and making them available to al law enforcement agencies can help establish a pattern of behavior about potential criminals or terrorists. This is how information sharing can detect and prevent crime."

Winning Combination

Enforsys was initially awarded the contract to provide information sharing capabilities to Morris County in 2004 after competing with a number of national and regional competitors, including major companies such as Motorola. The industry leading capabilities of I-3 Exchange, as well as the support of a wide number of police officials experienced with Enforsys' computer aided dispatch and records management software, Polisys, were instrumental in the final decision.

"We received a number of proposals from both small and very large, well-known technology companies, but after careful analysis, Enforsys proved to be the most knowledgeable company with a powerful product that not only met our requirements, but anticipated the future needs of law enforcement," said Douglas R. Cabana, a Morris County freeholder. "The activation of I-3 Exchange instantly makes us the most technologically-superior county in the nation with respect to information sharing."

Model for National System

Since 9-11, the demand for improved communication between law enforcement agencies at every level has increased dramatically. According to Vincent Tortoriello, I-3 Exchange meets that demand by providing the most advanced and flexible information sharing product available, while conforming to current federal technical standards.

"In designing I-3 Exchange, the law enforcement professionals at Enforsys put together a 'wish list' of the things that would provide the most benefit to officers on the street and in the command center, based on their own on-the-job experience," said Tortoriello. "As a result, many features that the industry is hoping for down the road are operational in I-3 Exchange today."

These features include:

--Watch Lists - an alert system that monitors incident type, name or address in real time.

--Powerful Browse Capabilities - the system is capable of reading data from a variety of sources and across multiple-jurisdictions, and making it searchable.

--Data Analysis and Mapping Tools - intelligence software analyzes data and helps officers to "connect the dots" to identify crime patterns, profiles and trends.

--Full Data Capture - data from investigative reports, narratives, suspicious activity reports, jail records and field interview cards are all included and available in real-time.

These and other capabilities help officers in the investigation and prevention of crime, and enhance officer safety. At the command level, I-3 Exchange also has the analytical ability to identify trends, patterns and events by region and/or individual or even item--such as a gun or stolen goods--so that law enforcement activities can be coordinated across jurisdictions.

"The bottom line is that I-3 Exchange transforms 'dead data' into the actionable intelligence that is critical to law enforcement professionals at the local, state and national levels today," said Adam Schuler, Chief of the Chester Township Police Department and president of the Morris County Police Chief's Association.

About Enforsys

Enforsys Systems Inc. is a leading developer of public safety software specializing in Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management Software (RMS), information sharing and mobile reporting for law enforcement agencies and fire departments. Based in Whippany, New Jersey, the company's products and services are designed by police officers and fire professionals and built on tried and proven logic, utilizing real-time, incident-based input to provide timely, accurate information retrieval for use in investigations, intelligence reporting and crime analysis data. Enforsys' products are used by more than 500 law enforcement and fire protection organizations across the United States in department sizes from four to 1,400.