At a press conference in Shreveport, La., this morning, CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:
CBR), Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., and 26th Judicial
District
Attorney J. Schuyler Marvin announced the successful launch of CIBERLaw
CRIMES(TM), a case management system that helps manage and automate
caseloads in district attorneys' offices. During the implementation, CIBER
customized the application to be able to track compulsive gambling and
related criminal activity, making the 26th judicial district the first
office nationwide to be able to monitor this activity. The announcement
coincides with a proclamation from Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
declaring March 5 – 11 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week in
Louisiana. The proclamation was presented to Reece Middleton, Executive
Director of the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling, by Attorney
General Foti and Michael Duffy, Assistant Secretary for the Office for
Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The press
conference was held at the Center of Recovery (CORE), Louisiana's
residential problem gambling treatment facility in Shreveport. The 26th
Judicial District of Louisiana, which includes Bossier and Webster Parishes,
selected the CIBERLaw CRIMES(TM) (Case Records Information Management
Exchange System) case management solution to help it manage cases and
automate many routine tasks so attorneys, staff, and investigators can
allocate their time toward more complex and pressing activities. CRIMES(TM)
provides the parishes with a standard database and a customizable user
interface that can be quickly and easily tailored to meet the parishes'
specific needs, such as the parishes' recent initiative to track compulsive
gambling activity and related crimes. "Bossier and Webster Parishes have
just implemented CIBERLaw CRIMES(TM) to help us manage our heavy caseload,"
said Marvin. "CIBER implemented the system quickly and smoothly, and we're
seeing results already. The system has simplified document generation,
eliminated redundant tasks, and provided automatic reminders so we're always
sure to meet deadlines. One of our initiatives is to track compulsive
gambling activity, and CIBER quickly customized their product so we can
easily track this data. As a result, my district is the first one cited
within the nation to track compulsive gambling activity, its repercussions,
and costs to society." CRIMES(TM) offers an integrated workflow engine to
automate the flow of case documents and communication through the legal
system, providing automatic reminders of events and deadlines to ensure
timely completion of legal tasks. A document generation module simplifies
the production of standard and case-specific legal documents, while a robust
reporting module enables staff to easily respond to requests for information
and government reporting requirements."CIBER is very pleased to have our
product selected by Louisiana's 26th Judicial District to help with the
compulsive gambling data initiative," said Ed Burns, President of CIBER's
State and Local Government Division.