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Technology Stocks : Identix (IDNX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jean who wrote (25915)	4/22/2004 2:47:26 PM
From: steve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

Hi Jean ;-) The news about the delay is all over the net... Just gives them more time to buy Identix goods, get it installed, and then pay Joe by the deadline... Is New Jersey an Identix state? New computer puts jail into modern age Saturday, April 10, 2004 By ALISA CAMACHO HERALD NEWS PATERSON - In the 21st century, the Passaic County Jail has been a technological dinosaur. Inmates were tracked on index cards posted on a manually maintained display board. A simple computer did not have the ability to e-mail mug shots to other law enforcement agencies. A lot of hands busily did paperwork. Not anymore. Sheriff Jerry Speziale says a new, recently installed $500,000 computer system should eliminate a lot of the work and make operations more efficient. The Police Central computer takes digital mug shots and tracks and fingerprints inmates at an annual cost saving of $200,000 in manpower. "No one will lose their jobs. But through attrition, we'll be able to reduce the amount of officers and clerical personnel," said department spokesman Bill Maer. "Despite the savings, it was important to bring the department up to current technology. It was an area that was lacking." Leftover funding earmarked for Y2K paid for the new computer, Maer said. The department plans to conduct an efficiency study in six months to see if the technology lives up to its promise. Police Central promises to automate arrest and booking procedures, keep tabs on inmates, track warrants, and scan fingerprints, doing away with messy inkpads. About 700,000 records were entered into the database. Less than two years ago, mug shots were taken with a Polaroid camera, Maer said. The jail upgraded to digital photos in anticipation of the new computer system. "Prior to Police Central, a single arrest would be documented by handwritten paper documents," Warden Charles Meyers said. "This process hadn't really changed since the jail was built in the 1950s. Until the inmate is released, the computer knows exactly where the inmate is located at all times." bergen.com steve