Northwestern State University Selects PTS Solutions as CAD and RMS Software Provider for University Police Department

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 3, 2012 -- February 6, 2012 Natchitoches, LA—PTS Solutions, Inc. announced this week that Northwestern State University (NSU) in Natchitoches Louisiana has selected PTS Solutions as its new public safety software provider. The NSU University Police Department will use the new software to dispatch officers and to track and report incidents at the university.

“We look forward to enhancing our ability to serve the NSU Community,” explained NSU University Police Detective Doug Prescott. “Our previous records management system was obsolete and the PTS Solutions system is a state of the art work in progress for us.”

The PTS Software which includes a Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) and Incident Reporting Management System (RMS) will provide the University Police an opportunity to link calls for service to dates, times, people and offenses. Department dispatchers will document received calls, and initiate a report in the CAD system and then dispatch the call out to the officers in the field. Once the officers respond to the calls they will be able to enter their reports into laptop computers which are already being utilized within the patrol vehicles.

One of the goals of the new software purchase was to increase the time that officers can remain in the field. Spending time in the field instead of the office reduces incident response time and increases patrol visibility. Having access to reporting software from a patrol vehicle is a major factor in accomplishing this goal.

“With the old system the officers would have to come off of the streets into the office to enter their reports onto a single dedicated desktop,” Prescott said. “Using the new PTS system each officer can enter his reports in a timely and more efficient manner, from the field and from his patrol unit.”

The project is currently in the implementation and planning stages. Training on the new system expected to begin in the next few weeks.

“We are very pleased that the Northwestern State University Police selected PTS Solutions as their public safety software provider,” said PTS President Dave Fuqua. “We are looking forward to working with the department to help them gain access to the information they need to keep the university, the students and the community safe and informed.”

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Professional and Technical Software Solutions, Inc., (d/b/a PTS Solutions, Inc.) is a privately held Public Safety Software company based in Louisiana. PTS offers a robust and integrated product line from CAD through Court, including Mobile, RMS, Jail Management, Personnel, Evidence/Property Management and a Sex Offender data base among others. PTS products provide clients with a seamless, cutting edge, integrated software suite. The PTS website is located at www.ptssolutions.com or they can be reached at 888-831-5151.

Northwestern State University (NSU), is a four year public institution of higher education and part of the University of Louisiana System. NSU serves a student population of over 9,000 most of whom are located on the 916 acre main campus located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The University Police Department provides 7 days a week, 24 hours a day patrol protection for the Natchitoches campus, parking areas, and residence complexes.

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