The Challenge
- Speed up the identity (ID) parade process
- Reduce costs
- Establish consistent national system for police video ID parades
The Solution
- National system for police video identity parades with a database of more than 10,000 images
- IBM infrastructure featuring Linux®
- IBM GPFS, IBM TotalStorage™
- FAStT500 Storage Servers, IBM SAN and LTO Ultrium Tape Library, Tivoli ® Storage Manager
- Designed, implemented and supported by IBM TotalStorage Solutions Center and IBM Business Partner, Sagitta
- Video editing expertise and Liquid silver™ editing software from Pinnacle Systems®
The Benefits
- Over $11 million savings in year one 61 police imaging units online, 800 people trained, 18,000 video ID parades delivered
- ID parades assembled within two hours rather than weeks
- Reduced costs – under $250 each rather than $1,200-$2,000 for traditional methods
- Low-cost Linux platform
- Reliable, long-term infrastructure for imaging in place to grow with demand
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In the USA it's called a "lineup," in the UK an "identity parade." Whatever the description, for police departments in many countries, gathering and lining up a suspect with several look-alikes for identification, is an essential procedure in the fight against crime.