MINNEAPOLIS, MN and TUCSON, AZ - The leading end-to-end tactical analytics and lead generation solution for fighting crime and terrorism - today announced the formation of a strategic relationship. Together, the companies will enable state and local law enforcement to rapidly deploy and scale criminal and intelligence information sharing initiatives to solve crimes and combat terrorism.
"State and local law enforcement organizations face tough challenges in gathering, assessing, and redistributing crime and intelligence data," stated Elmer Baldwin, President and CEO of Analysts International. "In combination with Knowledge Computing Corporation and their COPLINK® solution suite, we are now able to offer law enforcement clients a compelling value proposition for intelligence-led policing solutions. This new strategic relationship will help our law enforcement clients to rapidly deploy solutions that can substantially increase mission effectiveness," concluded Baldwin.
The strategic relationship between Analysts International and Knowledge Computing Corporation brings together the market leading COPLINK® solution with Analysts International's deep expertise in Service Oriented Architecture, the National Information Exchange Model, intelligence fusion centers, and criminal justice integration. In combination, the companies are able to rapidly and reliably deliver solutions to law enforcement, public safety and homeland security organizations to help them achieve operational cost savings and improved systems integration and data integrity.
"Analysts International has a consistent track record of success, rapidly deploying and scaling complex criminal justice and intelligence informationsharing solutions for local and state agencies nationwide," said Robert Griffin, CEO of Knowledge Computing Corp. "Their flexible approach and deep expertise in law enforcement systems integration -- leveraging the National Information Exchange Model and the Justice Reference Architecture
-- are a perfect complement to COPLINK®, which has proven effective in nearly 1,300 jurisdictions nationwide, spanning twenty states and four of the nation's five largest cities," continued Mr. Griffin.
About Knowledge Computing Corporation
Knowledge Computing Corp. provides technology-based crime-fighting solutions to leading-edge law enforcement agencies nationwide. Its critically acclaimed COPLINK solution is based on knowledge management technology first prototyped by top-ranked researchers in the Artificial Intelligence Lab at the University of Arizona in Tucson, through a grant by the National Institute of Justice. COPLINK provides unparalleled analysis and decision support for rapidly identifying criminal suspects, relationships and patterns that help solve crime and thwart terrorism. Winner of numerous awards, COPLINK was recognized twice by the IACP for deployments in Tucson, Ariz., and across Alaska. The Center for DigitalGovernment also recognized COPLINK as one of the best-of-breed and most innovative IT projects undertaken by cities in the nation. For more information, visit www.coplink.com.
About Analysts International Government Solutions Division
The Government Solutions Division of Analysts International is a leading systems integrator for State and Local Government. The Division helps government clients to 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, the Government Solutions Division focuses this knowledge to help solve business and technology issues associated with information sharing, interoperability, system integration, information workflow and continuity of operations.
About Analysts International
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Analysts International Corporation (ANLY) is a diversified IT services company. With sales and customer support offices in the United States and Canada, Analysts International provides information technology resources and solutions, including: Professional Services, which focuses on providing highly skilled placements; IT Resources Staffing, which is focused on providing reasonably priced resources to volume buyers effectively and on demand; and Technology Solutions, which provides network services, infrastructure, applicationintegration, IP telephony and hardware solutions to the middle market. Analysts International's Symmetry Workforce Solutions™ offering is a flexible set of services that support a customer's supply chain management, ranging from resource allocation through billing and payment of suppliers. The company partners with best-in-class IT organizations, allowing access to a wide range of expertise, resources and expansive geographical reach. For more information, visit www.analysts.com.
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