The ALERT I.T. system was developed by ACSYS BSC Sp. z o.o. software specialists, with the use of products supplied by Memex Technology Ltd., i2 Ltd. (British companies), Stellent Inc., Convera Technologies International Ltd. (American companies). The system is used to support criminal analysis in law enforcement community including police, government agencies, customs, financial police, army and in public sector, including banks, insurance or telecommunication.

The ALERT system features algorithms providing integration and visualization of large amounts of data originated from different sources. The data is then processed using analytical tools in order to identify regularities. Basic analytical modules developed by i2 specialists support ANACAPA criminal analysis methodology, which is a recognized world standard.

The ALERT system features a modular construction. It is a suite of integrated programs. Each of the programs allows you to solve different groups of problems and to carry out tasks characteristic for individual organizations. The modular approach allows for:

• the possibility to configure the system to provide complete functionality required by a given group of users;

• scalability, which enables to tailor the system to the needs of both small and nationwide organizations;

• the possibility of phased implementation, starting with the modules providing vital analytical functionality which enables the users to carry out basic analytical tasks and then gradually expanding the system with new modules and workstations to address growing needs of the users;

• the possibility to expand the functionality of the system as the response to the progress of I.T. technology related to criminal analysis.

Below please find the schematic diagram which shows individual modules of the system and their interrelations.

The table below includes the specification of the modules and description of their basic functionality.

The ALERT system intended to support criminal analysis provides the user with the following functionality:

• support of criminal analysis in accordance with ANACAPA methodology;

• creation and management of full text retrieval databases;

• collecting descriptive information about entities and events in the form of information reports;

• creating structural information about persons and other analytical entities (address, vehicle etc.) on the basis of information reports;

• defining links that show associations between entities;

• management of complex cases;

• full text searching for information, based on extensive query language;

• managing user access to the gathered information;

• extensive data access monitoring function;

• action management ;

• automatic import of data from external information storage systems;

• information dissemination management;

• creation and management of flexible structure local analytical databases which provide uniform information standard for data coming from different sources;

• extensive import facility to local databases from text files, XML and OLE DB sources;

• searching, visualization and analysis of information coming from external relational databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server);

• conversion of paper documents to electronic images and text data;

• creating electronic archives of documents;

• full text search of electronic archives and analytical databases;

• full text search for information not available within the ALERT databases including:

disk files;

relational databases;

www resources;

workflow systems such as Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange;

• documents categorization by analysis of documents' contents and defined taxonomies;

• providing analytical functions which help to identify the factors contributing to an issue, evaluating their probable causes and effects and understanding the relationships between them;

• increasing the ability of the analytical team to rapidly achieve a broad-based understanding of complex situations;

• quick identification of the common elements and connections within your data;

• providing a comprehensive range of analytical techniques to develop the investigation, including link analysis, network analysis, timeline analysis and transaction pattern analysis;

• graphical presentation of the results, making them more accessible and easier to understand;

• production of dynamic briefing charts by including photographs, video clips and documents;

• providing rapid changes to the representation of analytical chart from link analysis to time analysis, and visa versa;

• tailoring the system to the changing needs of the users.

The ALERT system is always delivered as a problem oriented solution which features the configuration and functionality tailored to the needs of individual organizations in respect of both functionality and scale.