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SAN Diego Gets Safer with Arjis— Real-Time Justice Information Shared VIA Webmethods

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Public Warning & Emergency Response Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Remote Asset Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	The Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) mainframe is relied upon by over 11,000 law enforcement officers, adjudicators, investigators, and analysts at 81 agencies. However, the public safety committee of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) wanted ARJIS to improve how information was integrated, shared, and re-purposed. The mainframe-based system was costly and hard-coded, making it difficult to adapt to the dynamic needs of law enforcement. The challenge was to move off the mainframe to a service-oriented, process-centric Web-based solution that could increase information accuracy, timeliness, and availability at less cost. Read More
About Customer	SANDAG is an association of 18 local governments in the two California counties in the U.S. that border Mexico. SANDAG acts as a decision-making forum for the area’s governments and is led by a board of directors composed of mayors, council members, and county supervisors. Advisory members include the U.S. Department of Defense. A division of SANDAG, ARJIS acts as a clearinghouse for criminal incidents and records among 81 agencies. ARJIS is responsible for major public safety initiatives and serves as the region’s information hub for officer notification and information sharing as well as the exchange, validation, and real-time uploading of public safety data. Read More
Solution	ARJIS selected Software AG’s webMethods platform to move off the mainframe to a service-oriented, process-centric Web-based solution. The solution re-used existing logic, helping to preserve SANDAG’s IT investments. Modern interfaces, instead of green screens, make ARJIS solutions easier to use. Every piece of data flows through webMethods Integration Server, which is configured to connect several different interfaces and all of the data-entry applications. The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) can integrate virtually any system across ARJIS. Any type of information— from fingerprints to videos—can be shared easily. The ESB will scale easily to handle any volume of data. Redundant data entry points are eliminated, which improves data quality and integrity. Development with webMethods Integration Server is faster using out-of-the-box tools. Services and processes are built without coding or custom development. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Public Warning & Emergency Response

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Remote Asset Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

The Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) mainframe is relied upon by over 11,000 law enforcement officers, adjudicators, investigators, and analysts at 81 agencies. However, the public safety committee of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) wanted ARJIS to improve how information was integrated, shared, and re-purposed. The mainframe-based system was costly and hard-coded, making it difficult to adapt to the dynamic needs of law enforcement. The challenge was to move off the mainframe to a service-oriented, process-centric Web-based solution that could increase information accuracy, timeliness, and availability at less cost.

About Customer

SANDAG is an association of 18 local governments in the two California counties in the U.S. that border Mexico. SANDAG acts as a decision-making forum for the area’s governments and is led by a board of directors composed of mayors, council members, and county supervisors. Advisory members include the U.S. Department of Defense. A division of SANDAG, ARJIS acts as a clearinghouse for criminal incidents and records among 81 agencies. ARJIS is responsible for major public safety initiatives and serves as the region’s information hub for officer notification and information sharing as well as the exchange, validation, and real-time uploading of public safety data.

Solution

ARJIS selected Software AG’s webMethods platform to move off the mainframe to a service-oriented, process-centric Web-based solution. The solution re-used existing logic, helping to preserve SANDAG’s IT investments. Modern interfaces, instead of green screens, make ARJIS solutions easier to use. Every piece of data flows through webMethods Integration Server, which is configured to connect several different interfaces and all of the data-entry applications. The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) can integrate virtually any system across ARJIS. Any type of information— from fingerprints to videos—can be shared easily. The ESB will scale easily to handle any volume of data. Redundant data entry points are eliminated, which improves data quality and integrity. Development with webMethods Integration Server is faster using out-of-the-box tools. Services and processes are built without coding or custom development.

Impact #1	Maximum data accessibility for law enforcement agencies
Impact #2	Improved operational efficiency and public safety
Impact #3	Redundant data points eliminated, increasing data quality and integrity

Impact #1

Maximum data accessibility for law enforcement agencies

Impact #2

Improved operational efficiency and public safety

Impact #3

Redundant data points eliminated, increasing data quality and integrity

Benefit #1	Hundreds of thousands of dollars saved monthly in mainframe maintenance
Benefit #2	More reduced costs due to consolidation and standardization

Benefit #1

Hundreds of thousands of dollars saved monthly in mainframe maintenance

Benefit #2

More reduced costs due to consolidation and standardization

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SAN Diego Gets Safer with Arjis— Real-Time Justice Information Shared VIA Webmethods

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