Dallas, November 10, 2009 -- Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) will deliver its new Odyssey Online™ solution to Yoakum County and Pecos County in Texas, giving these jurisdictions a case management solution using the SaaS (Software as a Service) model. The two five-year agreements are worth a combined total of nearly $2.2 million, including installation, upgrades, support, and maintenance.
As a SaaS solution, Tyler's Odyssey Online provides an integrated justice solution encompassing case management software for the criminal and civil courts, justices of the peace, prosecutors, county jail and law enforcement in a hosted environment where the applications are accessed using a secure Web interface. For Yoakum and Pecos counties, this means they pay per-user and per-month, and they do not need any additional on-site IT infrastructure.
Yoakum County, located in central west Texas along the New Mexico border, has a population of 7,571. According to Judge Jim Barron of Yoakum County, the solution will offer increased flexibility for the approximately 45 court employees who will use it. "We appreciate a reliable solution that will give us the integration we need and has the added benefit of providing secure backups of all our files," he said.
Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster said his county selected Odyssey Online because it is best suited for the various employees who will use it, including numerous law clerks, the District Attorney's office, the Justice of the Peace, and the Sheriff's office, to name a few. "We look forward to the product creating better integration and accessibility for our approximately 80 users," he commented. Located in southwest Texas, Pecos County covers more than 4,700 square miles and has a population of approximately 16,300.
"Many local jurisdictions across the country need truly integrated justice systems, but in the past have been limited to solutions with limited functionality or dated technology," commented Bruce Graham, president of Tyler's Courts & Justice Division. "With the introduction of Odyssey Online, Yoakum and Pecos counties can take advantage of the same industry-leading capabilities and efficiencies as larger jurisdictions through a hosted solution that meets their fiscal requirements."
Both counties also are clients of Tyler's INCODE Financial Applications. Yoakum County began using INCODE in 2001, and Pecos County signed a contract in July of this year.
The seat of Yoakum County is Plains, about 50 miles southwest of Lubbock. The 800 square-mile county is noted for ranching, farming, and oil and gas production.
The seat of Pecos County is Fort Stockton, the largest town in the county with 7,846 people. The area is named for the Pecos River, which flows along the county's northern boundary. Agribusiness and oil and gas production dominate the local economy.
Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to enable 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 8,000 local government offices throughout all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Tyler has been named one of "America's 200 Best Small Companies" for three consecutive years by Forbes Magazine. More information about Tyler Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.
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