Unisys and Dexterra team to provide mobile access to UK police investigation management systemUnisys selects Dexterra platform to meet police service’s demand for greater mobility
London: United Kingdom, 13th May 2009 – The UK subsidiary of Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS), the global IT services and technology company, today announced it has partnered with Dexterra, Inc., to provide mobile access to the UK police service’s investigation management system HOLMES2, used by all UK police forces to investigate serious crimes. Once complete, more than 5,000 police investigators, support staff and management across 59 police forces could benefit from 24/7 mobile access to HOLMES2. In addition, by incorporating Dexterra’s technology into its expansive product portfolio, Unisys will now be able to provide enterprise and public sector mobility solutions to support a wide variety of business processes within organisations of all sizes. As the industry standard management tool for investigating major crimes, HOLMES2 is used daily by police officers throughout the Based on demand for greater mobility by law enforcement agencies and their personnel, Unisys worked closely with the UK police service to design additional products which enhance and extend the core functions of HOLMES2, allowing multiple discreet applications to be utilised by field personnel and deployed on mobile devices such as Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and RIM BlackBerrys. The mobilisation project comprises of 11 applications built on the Dexterra Concert mobility platform – addressing areas such as managing case actions, storing information about exhibits, and searching and cross-referencing information from multiple cases – which will be made available to the police service through 2010. Individual forces will then be able to choose the combination of applications that best suits their mobility needs. Forbes Gallagher, Client Home Office Account Manager at Unisys, said: “To date, Unisys partnered with Dexterra based on its technological leadership in enterprise mobility and track record of successful large-scale mobility projects designed to help organisations transform the efficiency of their field workforces. Michael Liebow, CEO at Dexterra, said: “Since its first involvement in HOLMES2, Unisys has continually looked to innovate and add value to the About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. We provide high-level services in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing and infrastructure services, combined with powerful enterprise server technology. We specialize in helping organizations use information to create efficient, secure business operations that allow our clients to grow and achieve their business goals. Our consultants and industry experts work with clients to understand their business challenges and create greater visibility into critical linkages throughout their operations. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. About Dexterra The business mobility company™. Dexterra provides a broad portfolio of mobile applications built on its open mobility platform, Dexterra Concert™, that enables businesses worldwide to manage and optimise their mobile workforces. Dexterra supports the largest selection of mobile devices and integrates with the widest range of enterprise back-office systems in use today. Dexterra’s end-to-end solutions help companies large and small experience rapid deployments, greater returns, higher customer and user satisfaction, and a longer lifespan over any other competing solution. Dexterra has operations in the
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