Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) has signed a contract with Kane
County, Illinois, to implement Tyler's Odyssey®
court case management system and give the county's justice community
access to a single, integrated information system. The contract includes
software licensing fees and professional services.
Odyssey will replace the county's legacy system for all case types,
helping Kane County move toward a paperless environment. The county
selected Odyssey Case Manager, Attorney Manager, and Odyssey SessionWorks®
Judge and Clerk Editions to present digital data on the bench via
touch-screen technology. The county also selected Tyler's public access
portal to provide access to case information.
Kane County spent considerable time and resources searching for a new
case management system to replace its legacy system, which could not
meet the county's desire for a unified structure across offices of the
Circuit Clerk, the Court, the State's Attorney and the Public Defender.
To conduct its research and complete due diligence for a new case
management system, Kane County formed the Judicial and Public Safety
Strategic Planning and Technology Commission, whose mission was to find
the single-best solution and technology partner for the county's justice
community.
The commission was composed of representatives from across the county's
justice community as well as two members of the public. It evaluated 11
software providers, viewed extensive product demonstrations, conducted
site visits to other jurisdictions using case management systems, and
ultimately decided that Tyler and Odyssey best met the unique
requirements of all the county justice offices.
"Kane County is a very proactive and forward-thinking county and after a
careful and thorough review the county determined that Tyler would make
a good, solid, long-term partner," said Kane County Information
Technology Project Manager Bob Enright. "Not only were we interested in
finding a software solution that could integrate courts, law
enforcement, state's attorney and public defender offices, the county
was looking for a business partner with a substantial install base, a
sustainable business model and financial stability."
By choosing Tyler as a single-source provider of Kane County's new court
case management system rather than following a strategy involving
multiple vendors, the county expects to save millions of dollars and
will simplify future management and maintenance of the system. Kane
County has a population of more than 515,000 and is the fifth-most
populous county in Illinois.
"Throughout its selection process, Kane County showed excellent
stewardship of its justice community's interests and those of the
taxpayers, and took a long-term view in choosing Tyler as the best
justice technology partner for the county's needs," said Bret Dixon,
chief operating officer of Tyler's Courts & Justice Division. "We
believe that Tyler's unmatched record of success with complex court
technology implementations, from mid-size counties up to statewide
projects, resonated with Kane County's decision makers. We look forward
to helping Kane County transform its justice community into a cohesive,
connected enterprise designed to grow and evolve long into the future."
In total, Odyssey serves more than 100 million residents, a third of the
U.S. population, in more than 600 counties across 21 states. Odyssey has
been successfully deployed statewide in Indiana, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota; statewide
implementations in Idaho, Maryland, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington
are currently underway.
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 11,000 local government offices
in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and other
international locations. Forbes has named Tyler one of "America's Best
Small Companies" seven times and the company has been included four
times on the Barron's 400 Index, a measure of the most promising
companies in America. More information about Plano-based Tyler
Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.
Jetstream PR for Tyler Technologies
Tony Katsulos, 972-788-9456,
ext. 301
katsulos@jetstreampr.com