Casio
Casio Parking Enforcement Solutions
Montgomery Alabama’s Municipal Court (“the Court”) took a long
awaited, well planned, technological step into modern parking
enforcement operations. EZTag Corporation and Casio provided the
mobile solution to get them there. First and foremost, The Court
required reliability. They wanted a single-vendor turn-key solution
that would perform day after day without the burden of handling
system failure – a system that would allow them to focus on what
they do best – parking enforcement. The Court had been using a
mainframe system to manage and track parking tickets since the mid
1990’s. Parking violations were issued in the field both manually
and with handheld ticket writers and printers. Annually, the
majority of parking violations (85,000 to 110,000) are issued with
the hand-held ticket writers and printers. Records were
electronically batch uploaded each day into the city’s mainframe for
further processing.
The Courts previous enforcement system of 10 years had required
frequent repair returning to the Court with maintenance fee
increases of 40% and a significant increase in the hand-written
portion of their 90,000+ annual tickets, due to the unreliability of
their previous handheld ticket writers. The Court’s wish for
reliable, straight forward, cost effective automated enforcement was
realized through EZTag’s MES - Mobile Enforcement System coupled
with Casio’s IT-3000 wireless mobile terminal with integrated
printer. The solution offered immediate feature/benefit returns, as
one of the compelling features of MES is its ease of use.
EZTag’s MES is an accurate and efficient, electronic citation
issuance and management solution that replaces paper booklets. An
officer issues citations using a handheld computer, laptop or tablet
PC and prints them onto a mobile thermal printer. With its modular
design, MES delivers an, off-the-shelf, enterprise mobility data
collection and management solution at a fraction of the cost of
in-house or customized solutions. As a result, features can be
supplied in a variety of formats, conforming to a particular city’s
judicial and agency requirements.
Adding value to the Court’s immediate enforcement needs was
EZTag’s AMS – an asset management system capable of tracking and
reporting statuses of the City’s parking enforcement assets.
Typically applied to parking meters, the system manages the process
from the initial identification of a problem to the investigation
and repair by the City’s qualified technicians.
EZTag ’s MES Host, which acts as a distribution center for
parking enforcement, receives ticket data, transmits handheld
updates, and directs data traffic to other application servers
requiring parking data from MES. This PC based application runs on
any existing desktop computer on the Court’s network. Through
scripted imports and exports, data is retrieved and deposited to any
servers required by the Court. With the cooperation of the Court’s
network administrator, the MES Host is made accessible through VNC
for timely EZTag support. EZTag also provided tailored reporting to
complement the array of standard functionality already provided.
The Casio IT-3000 has also served as an excellent fit
offering maximum portable data collection functionality in a
streamlined footprint from a company known for reliable and feature
rich electronic equipment. The IT-3000 also provides portable
computing and printing capability in a durable one piece
construction with excellent power management and communications
capability. Additionally the IT-3000 houses internal Bluetooth and
an industry standard PCMCIA slot for future expansion potential. The
Court’s choice of WLAN communications means no cables. The installed
handhelds may be moved around the location within the range of the
wireless network access point. Moving forward, the Court has the
option of adding inexpensive routers to their network for more
distributed access.
The Court was happy that the entire system was installed, users
were trained, and system was up and fully functional in under a
week. Their objectives for implementing a new system are also being
achieved with the advantages of reliability, an integrated printer,
most number of handhelds for their budget, ease-of-use and automated
communications. Cost savings are already being achieved with the
cessation of the prior high maintenance expenses, the opportunity
cost of down units, and less human intervention applied to daily
enforcement management due to the high functionality and automation
provided by EZTag’s enforcement solution.
The Montgomery Court Clerk voices that the City is pleased with
their purchase/implementation and are satisfied they made a sound
business decision. The Court made it clear they wanted a
straight-forward reliable enforcement solution to provide as many
units as possible within their assigned operating budget. The EZTag/Casio
solution met their objectives with a path for future growth that no
other vendor could provide.
About EZTag
EZTag specializes in the development and deployment of innovative
and reliable automated parking management systems and services for
municipalities, colleges, universities, and airports. They provide a
complete solution - enterprise software, hardware, support services,
and consulting. As a leader in providing wireless computing and
printing solutions, EZTag has extensive experience working with its
customers to create systems that deliver business value. Contact
them to see how you can take advantage of the latest mobile
innovations to enhance the services your organization provides.
About CASIO
Casio’s Industrial Handheld Division is a subsidiary of Casio
Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Casio, markets industrial handheld
personal computers.
Casio Recommended Products
View more Casio Industry
Solutions
