SmeadSoft Unveils Complete Suite of Products for Tracking and Maintaining Property and Evidence

Solutions to Help Any Size Law Enforcement Agency Virtually Eliminate Missing or Mishandled Evidence

SmeadSoft® (http://www.smeadsoft.com), a division of Smead Manufacturing Company (http://www.smead.com) -- the world leader in integrated records management -- today announced the release of a suite of enhanced products for tracking and maintaining property and evidence (P&E). SmeadSoft 8.5 offers functionality for any size law enforcement agency to track, throughout the chain of custody, each and every item in property rooms, virtually eliminating missing or mishandled property and evidence.

"Being able to manage both physical and electronic evidence is critical for our environment," said Roger Borst, property and evidence room manager for the Westland, Mich. Police Department. "Being able to guarantee integrity is key to the job, and SmeadSoft is a key partner in accomplishing that goal. With Smead, we never worry about the integrity of our property room."

"This new product suite was designed in cooperation with county and municipal law enforcement agencies to reflect real-life property and evidence flows," said Smead Chief Operating Officer Bob Karrick. "Smead's decades of experience with over 40,000 government clients is reflected in this new product suite. The underlying principles of records management overlap closely to the security needs critical in property and evidence tracking, so it's a natural step for us."

SmeadSoft Property and Evidence Room Management Software

Smead's Property and Evidence Room Management Software is designed for police departments that demand the industry's premier solution for tracking physical evidence within the property room. The software enables users to streamline evidence handling and improve overall efficiency with a specialized tool set proven to minimize incidents of lost evidence and improve security throughout the chain of custody.

Key features include:

--  Task Lists that help keep officers, clerks, detectives and supervisors
    from encountering any potential backlog problems.
--  Formatted reports that can contain specific information, such as
    current hard property or monthly inventory. An audit of the property and
    evidence room can be performed at any time or on a set schedule.
--  A spectrum of bar code labeling options including evidence locker
    labeling and property.
--  A closed-loop property disposition process.
--  Advanced administrative tools designed for easy management of multiple
    detectives through assigned case numbers.
    

SmeadSoft Records Management System for Property and Evidence

Smead's second solution, SmeadSoft Records Management System for Property and Evidence is designed to be an indispensible tool to manage and maintain all records in the busiest law enforcement agencies. The system tracks paper, objects and electronic records in a sophisticated system that is also easy to use. Its ability to track every item throughout the chain of custody makes it the industry's best solution to virtually eliminate missing or mishandled evidence, make all items instantly identifiable and locatable, and slash property and evidence room space requirements.

SmeadSoft Records Management System for Property and Evidence includes all of the functionality included in SmeadSoft's Property and Evidence Room solution in addition to:

--  Chain of custody with digitized signatures for tracking control and
    auditability that reduces or eliminates evidence-mishandling claims;
--  A sophisticated inventory management system that makes it easy to
    locate items instantly;
--  Automation of retention schedules that reduces storage space
    requirements;
--  Standard reports and flexible ad-hoc reporting that make it easy to
    monitor, manage, and report on evidence and related case information;
--  Automated monthly inventory samplings that reduce or even eliminate
    the need for annual audits;
--  Digital imaging functionality that allows photos of objects to be
    attached to the record, as well as electronic scans of original documents;
--  Hard and soft evidence compliance that means both physical and
    electronic evidence is available using a single system interface, making
    both easier to manage;
--  Links of one-to-many relationships that tie one piece of evidence to
    many incidents, crimes, or cases that give authorized personnel
    simultaneous access to evidence and associated cases instantaneously; and
--  Predefined detective case and workflow management that links property
    and evidence with case files, making access to case information fast and
    easy, so there's less time spent in court.
    

About SmeadSoft

Smead Manufacturing Company is the most recognized and respected name in office filing products and records management worldwide. As Smead's software division, SmeadSoft is the leading supplier of unified records management solutions designed to help organize and simplify the lifecycle management of a record in any form. We offer government, commercial, and consumer applications that tie together software, services, and corresponding paper products, delivering unparalleled ease of use and organizational clarity. SmeadSoft is a product of Smead's 100 years of experience providing innovative, robust and adaptable solutions for efficient document management. Headquartered in Hastings, Minn., Smead is a privately held, woman-owned business. For more information, go to http://www.smeadsoft.com.

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