DOC rolls out new technology.

• Author: Pilkington, Steve
• Position: Alaska Department of Corrections deploys technology from Citrix Systems Inc. - Brief article

Because of a new technology deployment, law enforcement officials with the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) now have more and better data available at their fingertips, whether they are working in the office or in the field. The DOC deployed Citrix Presentation Server, from Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), which allows correctional officers, probation officers and executives to access information stored in the Offender Tracking Information System from any location, at anytime. This access is important with Alaska's vast geography.

The department also uses the Citrix technology to provide legal information to inmates at a lower cost. To comply with a state law that requires inmates have access to the most up-to-date legal materials, the department partnered with LexisNexis to replace hard copies of legal material with a digital law library accessed via Citrix Presentation Server. The digital law library reduced the total annual cost of managing the law materials by $145,000.

The department, which includes 13...