ATLANTA (October 18, 2007) -- Omnilink Systems, a leader in location-based services (LBS) technology, was awarded the Cygnus Law Enforcement Group Innovation Award for Corrections technology on Sunday night in New Orleans during the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police conference. A leader in location-based service technology (LBS), Omnilink provides LBS solutions that go beyond the traditional GPS-based offerings to provide the real-time location of people and valuable assets, even where GPS solutions do not work.
"The objective of this award is to recognize companies that are creating innovative products designed to make officers more efficient, effective and safe," said Ronnie Garrett, Law Enforcement Technology Editor. More than 250 entries from companies across the law enforcement sector were submitted for consideration in 16 categories. Product entries were judged based on their innovativeness, productivity, quality, contribution, ease of use and maintainability by a panel of independent judges of law enforcement professionals.
"We work very hard to deliver innovative, world class technology that helps law enforcement officials run effective alternative sanctions programs," said Wain Kellum, chief executive officer of Omnilink Systems. "We are honored to have been chosen by an independent panel of law enforcement officers to win this prestigious award--an award that confirms why law enforcement agencies around the country have chosen our offender monitoring solution."
Omnilink Systems provides offender monitoring solutions that give law enforcement immediate visibility to offender locations anytime, anywhere--even indoors. The company's solutions include "mobile zones," industry-leading technology that enables officers to enforce orders of protection and prevent further violence by tracking offenders' proximity to victims and/or criminal cohorts.
Details about the Cygnus Law Enforcement 2007 Innovation Awards and of winners in all categories are available at http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=38349
About Omnilink Systems
Omnilink Systems provides the real-time location of people and valuable assets through unique location-based services technology that goes beyond traditional GPS. The company's judicial solutions are transforming offender monitoring by providing officers with immediate visibility to offender locations anytime, anywhere. Government agencies across the country rely on Omnilink Systems' single-unit solutions to effectively manage offenders in a variety of alternative sanctions programs. Through our network of value-added solutions partners, Omnilink's commercial solutions provide the real-time location of people and critical assets when their safety and security are of paramount importance. For more information about Omnilink please visit www.omnilinksystems.com or call 678-624-5900. For specific information about Omnilink's judicial solutions, please visit www.omnilinksystems.com/judicial.
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