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The federal government has seen the future and it includes computerized crime-fighting tools. Digital Descriptor Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:DDSI) has been chosen by IBM to display its Compu-Capture 2000 video imaging system in IBM's Government of the Future Studio. The Government of the Future Studio, which opened last month in Washington, features and demonstrates "leading edge technology applications," Janet Caldow of IBM's Institute for Electronic Government told Newsbytes. DDSI's Compu-Capture 2000 is a Windows-based imaging software system used for booking suspects by law enforcement agencies, Caldow told Newsbytes. The system can be used for identifying suspects in line-ups and tracking inmates in correctional facilities. "Using the Compu-Capture system, a law enforcement officer can complete more than one stage in the booking process, such as entering booking information and taking a mug shot at one location," Caldow said. Once an image is obtained, the booking officer can rapidly store the image through the computer application along with the relevant textual information, she said. "Our Compu-Capture 2000 product will be the only law enforcement imaging system featured for identification purposes at IBM's Government of the Future Studio," DDSI President Garrett Cohn said. As an IBM business partner, DDSI has been working in conjunction with IBM to develop additional markets in Europe, South America, Central America, and other international locations, and has opened a sales office in Sweden, Cohn said. IBM's Government of the Future Studio covers 15,000 square feet and is set up as a state-of-the-art town, complete with a police station, courtroom, and government offices, Caldow told Newsbytes. In addition to DDSI's Compu-Capture system, 911 emergency dispatch and mobile police communications, and an interactive elementary school classroom are also demonstrated, she said. "In using this studio," Caldow told Newsbytes, "IBM illustrates ways that government can integrate new technologies on the information superhighway using advanced network computing strategies." The Institute was created, Caldow said, in response to government leaders worldwide who asked IBM to help them "navigate the complex technology and policy issues encountered in the new Information Age." (Bill Pietrucha/19960619/Press Contact: Janet Caldow, IBM Institute for Electronic Government, 212-218-3940) |
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From the NEWSBYTES news service, 20 June |