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HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar

HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar. Powered by. Search and retrieval tool upgrade to assist the HOLMES user in case management October 2006. Seminar Programme. 10:00 – 10:30 Registration 10:30 – 10:45 Introduction 10:45 – 11:00 IDOL Overview 11:00 – 12:15 SMART demonstration 12:15 – 12:30 Q&A

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HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar

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  1. HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar Powered by Search and retrieval tool upgrade to assist the HOLMES user in case management October 2006 IDOL Seminar October 2006

  2. Seminar Programme 10:00 – 10:30 Registration 10:30 – 10:45 Introduction 10:45 – 11:00 IDOL Overview 11:00 – 12:15 SMART demonstration 12:15 – 12:30 Q&A 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 14:15 IDOL Technical Overview 14:15 – 14:30 V11 rollout planning 14:30 – 14:45 Future enhancements 14:45 – 15:00 Q&A to close IDOL Seminar October 2006

  3. What are we here to learn? Seminar Aims To inform the HOLMES 2 community • Reason for change • Overview of new user experience • Highlight extended functionality • Introduce management tools • Update on the rollout plans • More than just the DRE replacement IDOL Seminar October 2006

  4. Background Free-Text Retrieval Tool Replacement • Options for the replacement of the current search and retrieval tool were discussed at executive level • Unisys has leveraged its alliance and partnership with Autonomy to provide the HOLMES 2 community with the latest free text search and retrieval toolset. • This addresses user concerns regarding: • transparency of retrieval process • product upgrades • maintenance IDOL Seminar October 2006

  5. What Changes? What does this mean for HOLMES 2? • New User Interface • More features • Better management capability • Less points of failure • Conform to PITO data model • Move processing to the server from the client IDOL Seminar October 2006

  6. Investment Unisys is committed to providing the UK policing Community with a world class case management solution for the lifetime of HOLMES 2 We continue to invest in the modernisation of HOLMES 2 through functional and underlying technology improvements IDOL Seminar October 2006

  7. HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar - London IDOL Overview 10:45-11:00 Sri Iyer UK Public Sector IDOL Seminar October 2006

  8. Recap – Last Year • Initial Meetings & Feedback • Workshops & User Groups • Technology Vendor Meetings • Product Evaluation • Proof of Concepts • IDOL Product Demo • Final Decision: IDOL for v11 of HOLMES 2 Understand the Business Need Identify Best-fit Solution Stakeholders Decision IDOL Seminar October 2006

  9. Key Focus Areas Replacement of DRE with IDOL solution 1 3 2 Interoperability Functionality Technology Integration with other systems Standards Based CorDM/CRISP Reliable Search Effective Query Management Efficient Results Handling Intuitive User Interface Comprehensive Auditing Improvements in:- System/Administration Features Underlying Framework Upgrade Path Scalability IDOL Seminar October 2006

  10. Other Supplementary Requirements • Built on sustainable development technologies • Scalable • Browser Based • Light on the network (use existing network) • Deployable on HOLMES 2 server • Able to interface to other systems • Conform to HOLMES 2 security model • Integrate with USoft • Work reliably with HOLMES 2 RTF Documents IDOL Seminar October 2006

  11. Benefits to be had • CorDM/CRISP Ready • Increased Scalability • Fix outstanding faults • Link to other systems • Handle Fonts and tables • RTF handling - convert to XML/HTML • Reusable framework for future enhancements • Reliable Search tool for HOLMES 2 • New Functionality Areas • Leverage COTS Solution • Technology Upgrade • Enhanced User Interface • Improved Efficiency • Built on XML • Security IDOL Seminar October 2006

  12. Key Functionality Highlights • SMART (Search Match Analysis & Retrieval Tool) • AIM & Weighted Searching • DBCOMP • Dashboard • Improved Results and Queries handling: • Share Queries; • Export results to other applications; • Search within results; • Web Display; • Sorting of results; • HOLMES 2 operations on results; • Search History. IDOL Seminar October 2006

  13. Scope of change - Functional Free-Text Client (SMART) Weighted Searching Index Searching HOLMES 2 Menus, Roles & Functions Database Comparison Automatic Index & Record Monitoring IDOL Seminar October 2006

  14. Scope of change – System & Admin Dashboard Monitoring Linked Series Maintain IDOL HOLMES 2 CorDM/CRISP Transform Process Management Licensing Auditing IDOL Seminar October 2006

  15. HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar - London SMART Demonstration 11:00-12:15 Sri Iyer and Phil Postance UK Public Sector IDOL Seminar October 2006

  16. HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar - London Technical Overview 13:30-14:15 Sri Iyer UK Public Sector IDOL Seminar October 2006

  17. What is special about v11? v11 is not just about searching! It is about five new frameworks that deliver new functionality for HOLMES 2 on the next generation technology. IDOL Scalable Framework Web Enabled Framework XML Framework 3-Tier PL-SQL Framework New Security Framework built on SSL & Certificates Initial building blocks for a new “Linked Series Framework” IDOL Seminar October 2006

  18. Technical Overview • Indexing • Searching • Manage Data in IDOL • HOLMES 2 Software Stack • IDOL Components • Deployment Model • Process Management • Dashboard Monitoring • Linked Series • Licensing • XML & CorDM/CRISP IDOL Seminar October 2006

  19. Indexing 2 USoft 3 1 Oracle 2 MS Word 4 Connectors 5 IDOL Server DIH 6 IDOL Server 7 7 7 Content Content 2 Content n 8 IDOL Data Files IDOL Seminar October 2006

  20. Searching 2 SMART Web Framework 1 4 3 5 Oracle ACI/API 6 IDOL Server DAH 7 IDOL Server 8 8 8 Content Content 2 Content n 9 IDOL Data Files IDOL Seminar October 2006

  21. Maintain IDOL (IR/CB) • Demo IDOL Seminar October 2006

  22. Server Software Stack Instance 2 Instance 1 Holmesdocs Holmesdocs Processes Processes Connectors JBoss Connectors JBoss IDOL Server HOLMES 2 PL/SQL Framework HOLMES 2 Web Enabled Framework & Security framework Samba Oracle Sun Solaris/SUSE Linux IDOL Seminar October 2006

  23. IDOL Component View Instance 1 Instance 1 JBoss JBoss SMART SMART Service Dashboard Service Dashboard Content 1 Content 2 Content n IDOL Server DIH DAH DiSH IDOL Seminar October 2006

  24. Deployment Model • Available configurations same as v10 • Scalable • Server centric • Aggregate data from multiple apps IDOL Seminar October 2006

  25. Process Management Instance Level Root Level V10/DRE V11/IDOL V10/DRE V11/IDOL Hhandler Queryh Datafeed Ams_queryh Amsserver Aimdaemon IDOLIndexer TextExtract IDOLVerify AIMServer None h2DISH h2DIH h2DAH h2IDOLServer content.exe content2.exe IDOLProxy IDOL Seminar October 2006

  26. Scripts, Logs and Tools • Instance • istop • istart • imonit • ikill • Root • istop • istart • imonit • All root service logs in one place: $IDOL_PATH/logs • All IDOL management scripts in: • $IDOL_PATH/scripts • $IDOL_PATH/scripts/advanced • Search Service Dashboard (Demo) IDOL Seminar October 2006

  27. Linked Series Crypto Search Request Server A • IDOL component confined to server • IDOLProxy provides link to systems outside server • All communication via IDOLProxy is encrypted • Access to IDOL configurable IDOLProxy Crypto IDOL Server B Server C IDOLProxy IDOLProxy IDOL IDOL IDOL Seminar October 2006

  28. Linked Series – Port Configuration 60007 Search Request Server A • Redundant Ports for each instance • 5000 5001 • 5002 5005 • 5006 5007 • 5009 5010 • 5013 • New port for entire Server • 60007 • Ports still used for each instance • 5003 5004 • 5008 5009 • 5011 5012 IDOLProxy 60007 IDOL Server B Server C IDOLProxy IDOLProxy IDOL IDOL IDOL Seminar October 2006

  29. Licensing • IDOL License built into HOLMES 2 • Restricted for use with HOLMES 2 only • First/Second line support by Unisys • SMART usage restricted to 25 per instance (except Met) • SMART licence key installation will be the same as Thick/Thin client keys IDOL Seminar October 2006

  30. XML & CorDM/CRISP • All HOLMES 2 database entities are converted to flat XML • All existing RTF is converted to XML • IDOL holds XML based on HOLMES 2 schema • For CorDM Compliance: XML in IDOL is retrieved and transformed • All exceptions to be documented for compliance • Data Dictionary almost complete IDOL Seminar October 2006

  31. Questions Thank You IDOL Seminar October 2006

  32. HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar - London V11 Rollout and Training 14:15-14:30 Sarah Crabtree UK Public Sector IDOL Seminar October 2006

  33. V11 Rollout • Why are Unisys Project Managing the v11 Rollout? • Implications of not upgrading to v11 • Guarantee that Unisys resources are available for upgrades • Ensure that all forces are up-to-date on the latest version of HOLMES 2 • Increase Awareness of preparation needed for v11 IDOL Seminar October 2006

  34. Progress Update • What have we done so far? • Forces have been contacted to discuss the issues that surround the upgrade • Hardware configurations have been analyzed • Forces that need Hardware upgrades have been informed • Information has been given regarding downtime and the time needed for the upgrade • 50% of Forces have chosen a time frame for upgrading IDOL Seminar October 2006

  35. Progress Update • What will happen next? • Within the next few weeks dates will be confirmed with Forces • For further information please contact Sarah Crabtree sarah.crabtree@gb.unisys.com IDOL Seminar October 2006

  36. IDOL Training Courses • What are we offering? • IDOL Train-the-Trainer and System Administration courses • Target Audience • Location • Course content • Attendance Requirements • 45 places confirmed • Regional Training IDOL Seminar October 2006

  37. Training Dates IDOL Seminar October 2006

  38. How to reserve your place • Courses booked via www.holmes2.com: IDOL Seminar October 2006

  39. How to reserve your place • Courses booked by contacting alan.cooke@gb.unisys.com IDOL Seminar October 2006

  40. Where can wego from here? IDOL Seminar October 2006

  41. Where can we go from here? Future Enhancements Not only • Productivity improvements via HOLMES 2 But also help key challenges in force • Data sharing and consistency • Intelligence • Single points of entry IDOL Seminar October 2006

  42. Technology Saving Time What if you could • Export your search results to analysis tools • Query once and be notified of any results matching your search for the life of your investigation • Search across Casualty Bureau AND Incident Room • Retrieve matches from every incident in your system IDOL Seminar October 2006

  43. Data Sharing Common data standards for Force applications • HOLMES 2 can export data from IDOL in the police standard format • PITO CorDM or “CRISP” schema • Allows different applications to share and utilise the information held within HOLMES 2 IDOL Seminar October 2006

  44. Force B Force C Force A Intelligence National HOLMES 2 search facility • Single repository collates data from all Forces • Business rules applied before data transfer • Simple interface based on Casweb/HVM solution • Allows secure querying of all data sent to the central repository IDOL Seminar October 2006

  45. Retrieve information from multiple sources through IDOL Search many repositories with one query in a single view Make better use of the data stored on Force systems Use IDOL pattern matching to cluster results in logical groups Intelligence Access to disparate data sources through a single interface IDOL Seminar October 2006

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  47. Exhibits packages to securely send data to HOLMES 2 and store in exhibits index. This reduces re-keying of information saving time Documents can also be securely imported Other systems can be catered for to utilise the framework to populate HOLMES 2 Single Point Of Entry Interfacing Does Not Stop With Data Exporting Version 11 framework allows IDOL Seminar October 2006

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