Illinois' Peoria County Chooses Tyler Technologies' Odyssey® Integrated Justice Solution
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Odyssey to help county's judicial system eliminate paper-based processes by sharing common database
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) today announced that Peoria County, Ill., has selected Tyler's Odyssey® court and jail management system to fully integrate the county's civil and criminal courts, jail and judicial administrative offices onto a single solution. The intuitive Odyssey environment will replace a decades-old system and will provide users with seamless access to both civil and criminal court data from a single system rather than multiple systems that require separate log-ins.
Peoria County sought an integrated system that would help eliminate manual processes while simplifying access for judges and other members of the justice system to relevant data such as court cases and inmate dispositions. Various Peoria County offices will be able to readily share information with one another because Odyssey enables authorized users to see a more complete view of a person's interactions within the justice system. By having complete information at their fingertips, court, clerk, prosecutor, jail, and probation officers can serve the community more effectively.
Peoria County Administrator Lori Curtis Luther likes the system for its efficiency: "Right now each department with a role in the justice system - Sheriff's Office, Circuit Clerk, Probation, etc. - works with individualized computer systems, completely independent of each other. If an employee in Court Scheduling needs to check a client's probation schedule, for example, she would have to call the Probation Department to get that information. Once the new system is operational, the court scheduler will be able to access that information with just the click of a button. This system is long overdue and I am excited to partner with Tyler Technologies on the installation of such a valuable time-saving tool."
After a comprehensive and competitive bidding process, Peoria County's selection committee chose Odyssey for several reasons, including Tyler's significant track record of successful county and statewide implementations. In addition to integrating courts and the jail into a single system, Peoria County also selected Odyssey SessionWorks® Judge Edition, a powerful, electronic system for the courtroom that presents data digitally to judges on the bench via touch-screen technology.
The contract between Tyler and Peoria County includes software licensing fees, professional services and a multi-year maintenance agreement. In addition to the SessionWorks modules, Peoria County will also use Odyssey applications, including case management, enterprise content management, financial management and e-Filing.
"Peoria County's progressive nature and drive for efficiency were evident in how the elected officials worked toward the same goal of a completely integrated solution across their entire justice system," said Bruce Graham, president of Tyler's Courts & Justice Division. "Peoria County also wanted to protect its investment, and Tyler's evergreen philosophy does just that by including all future Odyssey updates as part of the annual maintenance fee. We look forward to a productive implementation and a strong long-term relationship with Peoria County."
Peoria County is located about 150 miles southwest of Chicago and has approximately 186,000 residents.
About Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to empower the public sector - cities, counties, schools and other government entities - to become more efficient, more accessible and more responsive to the needs of citizens. Tyler's client base includes more than 10,000 local government offices in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. Forbes has named Tyler one of "America's Best Small Companies" four times in the last five years. More information about Dallas-based Tyler Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.
