Friday, February 11, 2011
Projects in Progress - February, 2011
From Tyler Technologies:
January 27, 2011 – Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced today it has signed a contract with Pinellas County, Florida, for Tyler’s Odyssey® integrated justice suite. The agreement, valued at approximately $6.8 million, includes software licenses, professional services, maintenance and support.
February 3, 2011 – Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) has signed a contract valued at approximately $10 million to provide its Odyssey® integrated justice suite to Fulton County, Georgia. Fulton County, which has a population of more than one million and is home to Atlanta, has invested in a broad range of Tyler’s Odyssey applications including Case Manager, Prosecutor, Supervision, Law Enforcement, Jail Manager, Financial Manager and Public Access.
Orange County, California Expands E-Filing with OneLegal
Novato, CA, February 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Recently, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange posted an advisory on their website: “eFILING AVAILABLE FOR ALL CIVIL CASES.” The advisory speaks to the court’s desire to run more efficiently while faced with looming state budget cuts.
In a recent report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), several Superior Courts in California were identified as overfunded, though long lines at many courts’ filing windows and reduced hours seem to tell an entirely different story. The LAO’s claim has already received a strong, public rebuttal from the San Francisco Superior Court.
While the LAO and courts continue their debate, Orange County Superior Court is taking action. In early 2010, the Court contracted with Novato based One Legal LLC to build and manage an electronic portal to the Court that allows legal professionals to electronically file and serve legal documents for Civil cases in a secure environment. The Court’s website states, “Because the Court expects there to be less money to operate the courts in the future, we must find less costly ways to process the existing volume of filings with fewer staff. The new eFiling system will reduce the cost to the Court by delivering both the document and information about the document directly into the Court’s data systems.”
A fifty percent increase in expected filings within the first six months is proof the new system is working. “This is another step in the Orange County Superior Court’s transition to an all electronic record that provides better, faster access to court records for everyone at a lower cost to the taxpayer,” said Orange County Court Executive Officer Alan Carlson in an eFiling case study done by One Legal.
CourtCall Saves Time and Money and CO2
In a press release date December 9, 2010, CourtCall noted:
"In 2010, alone, Judges helped lawyers to skip over 1,000,000 trips to and from courts in State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts in both the largest and smallest Courts one can imagine and they are to be applauded,” said Bob Alvarado, CourtCall’s CEO. 'That conservatively converts to over $150,000,000.00 in attorney time savings and the elimination of tons of CO2,' observed Mark S. Wapnick, CourtCall’s President, who conceived of the turn-key telephonic appearance program."
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Paper on Demand Series
Monday, February 7, 2011
PDF/A, more than just archiving
The following article by Thomas Zellerman is reprinted with permission from the PDF/A Competence Center(1) January, 2011 Newsletter lists other aims for the PDF/A standards work that could potentially benefit the courts and legal process.
"The obvious reason anybody looks at adopting PDF/A is because they have a need to keep good archives for a certain time. Good may mean they want to be able to have exact visual reproduction of the documents in the archive, or it may go further and they might want to also guarantee semantic correctness of the documents. Likewise the range of meanings for a “certain time” may span from 7 to 10 years for tax papers, or to forever for libraries or national archives. But in most projects, people remain very focused on the archival side of the problem and the risk is that other opportunities are missed as a result.
That is a shame: taking a step back and looking at PDF/A as an ISO standard amongst many other similar PDF-based ISO standards can show additional opportunities and reasons to standardize on PDF/A.
So lets take a step back: PDF/A is an ISO standard based on another ISO standard, PDF (ISO 32000). This means that PDF/A documents are PDF files on which additional restrictions and demands are
placed. And following that same method, the ISO has developed and is still developing a number of
other standards that can be very interesting for companies looking at PDF/A. Some examples:
- PDF/X was the first PDF-based standard adopted and further developed by the ISO. As far back as 2001, ISO PDF/X was created to allow the use of PDF files in the print and publishing market.
- PDF/E is an ISO standard for use in engineering workflows, allowing for 3D drawings in PDF files.
- PDF/UA is becoming an ISO standard to create standardized accessible documents; allowing for example visually impaired people to use screen-reader applications with PDF files in a reliable way.
Does that mean that companies looking at PDF/A today should instead adopt all of these standards? Not necessarily, but it would be a good thing to at least look at those other standards and understand how they could play a role.
It is also important when evaluating tools for use in PDF/A workflows. While some tools focus exclusively on PDF/A, there are certainly also tools on the market that add value towards some or all of these additional standards. And if such standards now or in the future hold value for a company, the selection of which tools are used should follow that realization.
And lastly, knowing those other standards is important when building the business case around adoption of PDF/A in a company. Additional demands such as the necessity to print or publish archived documents or convert them into accessible documents may very well change the scope of the project and lend additional credibility to standardizing on PDF/A as a way to prepare for things to come."
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(1) As stated on their website: "The aim of the PDF/A Competence Center is to promote the exchange of information and experience in the area of long-term archiving in accordance with ISO 19005: PDF/A."
Friday, February 4, 2011
2011 National Forum on Criminal Justice & Public Safety July 31-August 2
Friday, January 28, 2011
Recently introduced e-filing bills
Much has been made, particularly in the recent spate of State of the Judiciary Speeches, about the boon and promise of e-filing in state courts. In just the last week legislators in five states introduced or advanced bills related to the subject.
Arizona SB 1185 Would change the state's existing laws that allow the Supreme Court and Superior Courts (pursuant to rules adopted by the Supreme Court) to have e-filing to require they do ("may" to "shall") Moreover, the bill would require the electronic access to court records and add bulk data to required material the courts shall provide. It is currently in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.
Oregon HB 2690 (link to legislature's website, no direct link to bill status page) takes a different tack. It allows the state;s Chief Justice to establish reasonable subscription fees, and other user and transaction fees, for remote access to case information and other Judicial Department forms, reports and services that are available in electronic form. Moreover, it modifies laws on filing of trial court transcripts on appeal to allow for the electronic filing of the transcript. It is in the House Judiciary Committee.
South Dakota HB 1038 requires the clerk of that state's Supreme Court collect certain fees for the electronic transmission of court records. That bill was approved by the House Committee on Judiciary on January 21 and by the full House on January 25.
Virginia SB 1369 would allow Circuit Court Clerks to charge a fee of $25 for civil or criminal proceedings filed electronically and an additional $10 fee for subsequent filings in such proceedings. The funds would be directed to the clerk's local fund to cover operational expenses of the electronic filing system. That bill is currently in the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.
Finally, Wyoming HB 190 offers what amounts to an e-filing discount of sorts. The bill provides for the electronic submittal of fees, fines, bonds and penalties to circuit courts and authorizes the Supreme Court to reduce the aforementioned fines, bonds and penalties if submitted electronically. That bill is currently in the House Judiciary Committee.
Cross-posted at the Gavel to Gavel blog
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Administrative Office of the US Courts issues RFP
Click here for the full solicitation.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Catching Up
In the time period between the old version of the CTB and this new one there was of course a lot of activity in the court technology world. A few items of note:
The NCSC held two E-Courts Conferences in Tampa, Florida in September, 2010 and in Las Vegas in December, 2010. More than 500 persons attended the two conferences. Details about the conferences can be found at the conference website with the presentation slides.
In September, 2010 via a grant from the State Justice Institute, the NCSC released the results on the use of video conferencing in state courts across the country. The report contains the results on various topics, including: Sources of funding for video conferencing systems; extent of video for various types of proceedings; and statutes governing the use of video conferencing. More than 700 statues and rules were found and compiled.
And in December, 2010, Derek Coursen and I published an article titled "A Framework for Logical Data Models in the Courts" at The Data Administration Newsletter website. This technical paper identifies "certain patterns regarding representation of data on actors in the judicial process, cases, component matters (charges and civil claims), and events and tasks are generically applicable to any court situation."
This is not all that happened...more to come.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Iowa Chief Justice: Full, statewide e-filing & e-document management in 5-6 years
EDMS and Civil Justice Reform
We are testing a system for electronic filing and retrieval of documents. This system, which we call EDMS, expands access to justice beyond the courthouse walls. It enables litigants, lawyers, and others to file and access court records online, at anytime, night and day. It saves Iowans the cost and inconvenience of traveling to the courthouse to conduct their business. It gives judges access to records as soon as they are filed. If everything goes as planned and we have sufficient resources to move ahead, we should have EDMS fully implemented in five or six years.
Promoting Understanding about the Work of Courts
Lastly, it is my hope that we can move forward with a shared commitment for a greater understanding of our courts and their important role in maintaining our democracy. This understanding can best be achieved by making our courts even more transparent.
Up until a year ago, the [Iowa Courts] website also provided a video cast of supreme court proceedings, but this procedure was a victim of the budget cuts.
For more from the State of the Judiciary Address, click here.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
MI: Supreme Court order permits e-filing pilot testing
of electronically filing court documents in lieu of traditional paper filings...All state courts in Michigan are envisioned as eventually permitting e-filing (with appropriate modifications and
improvements)." The project began January 1 and is authorized until December 2012. (h/t Michigan Lawyer)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
CTC 2011 Call for Ideas and Participation
The Court Technology Conference (CTC) attracts a diverse domestic and international audience of Judicial Officers, Court Managers, Court Clerks, and Technologists. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is seeking ideas for presentations that stimulate the conference attendees to action in using technology to resolve problems and enhance service.
NCSC invites practitioners, scholars and the private sector to participate in the educational programs at the Court Technology Conference 2011. The focus as always is on innovative implementations of technologies to all aspects of court business. There is an emphasis on how technologies transform all levels of courts, all sizes of courts, all types of cases, and the work by members of the court and constituent communities.
Detailed information on submitting a presentation at CTC 2011 can be downloaded (PDF) by clicking HERE.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Florida moving into e-filing "slowly" starting January 1
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
E-signed and e-delivered, but not e-sealed?
Signed, sealed and delivered is more than a Stevie Wonder song, it represents the attestation of an action or record of a court dating back centuries. Technology, however, has outpaced the days of wax and impressions. For that reason, several state legislatures have have had to go back and change the laws of their states to allow their courts more latitude. legislatures in Oklahoma (HB 2253 of 2004), Iowa (HB 579 of 2009), and Michigan (SB 720 of 2010) all authorized all courts in their state to e-seal. Texas in 2007 (SB 229) gave its district court the authority to create a seal electronically, thus allowing the courts to transfer, store, and locate documents with greater efficiency.
This year, Nevada enters into the e-seal fray. SB 6 authorizes the electronic reproduction of the seal of a court (current law requires either impressing the seal on the document or impressing the seal on a substance attached to the document). The bill is currently pending in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Cross-posted at Gavel to Gavel blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010
FL: Mandatory e-filing in criminal cases
Cross-posted at Gavel to Gavel blog
Monday, November 29, 2010
Court Tech Bulletin's New Home
Monday, August 30, 2010
SEARCH Launches New JIEM Website
JIEM 4.0 – developed through funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is being released in Fall 2007. It is an evolution of the current web-based tool which has proven to be a popular and effective requirements-gathering resource. The release has been driven by consistent user feedback that has demonstrated the need for functionality that will soon be available in the new Eclipse-based JIEM tool. This functionality:
- Improves the Tools usability and efficiency
- Supports more rapid and inexpensive addition of new features in the future
- Requires no connection to the Internet, running locally on the users workstation
- Allows for easier sharing of exchange models with other users
- Provides more robust support for XML and integration with other modeling and development tools
- Allows considerable user customization of the tools look and feel
- Employs many "rich client" features that users experience in other modeling tools.
Visit the JIEM website to learn more.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Appellate Court E-Filing - 2010
We also became recently aware that the Supreme Court of Georgia is allowing members in good standing are allowed to register to E-file. In an article by the Savannah Morning News, Chief Justice Carol Hunstein
was quoted:
What we’re talking about here is a revolutionary change that is a win-win situation for the Court and for the litigants,” Hunstein.said. The parties will save time and money by no longer having to print, copy and deliver paper documents. No more fighting Atlanta traffic to get those documents into our Clerk’s office by the 4:30 filing deadline. Details about the system can be found at: http://www.gasupreme.us/efile/index.php
Paper on Demand Case Study
NCSC releases 22nd edition of Future Trends in State Courts
A limited number of free printed copies of Future Trends 2010 are available by contacting the National Center at 1-800-616-6164. In addition, the National Center is offering a CD containing electronic versions of this year edition as well as the 2000-09 editions. The publication can also be accessed online at: http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/Trends/
Monday, July 26, 2010
Indiana Looks for New Appellate CMS
The Division of State Court Administration STAD is responsible for delivering information technology solutions to the Appellate Courts of the State of Indiana defined collectively as the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court and to related judicial agencies, including the Clerk’s Office.
STAD is seeking proposals for the delivery of an Appellate Case Management System CMS, with public access and electronic case filing capabilities, for the State’s Appellate Courts. The PNCO website with relevant document links is located at: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/admin/pnco.html
Editor's note: even if you will never issue an appellate court request for proposal, one might want to collect these documents for future reference and ideas for your own RFP
Friday, July 16, 2010
Comments on Courtroom Technology
Friday, July 9, 2010
Mastering the Unpredictable
The book brings together for the first time in one volume ideas that address this issue. To read a summary go to the authors, Keith D. Swensons blog at: http://kswenson.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/launching-mastering-the-unpredictable/
The book's website is: http://www.masteringtheunpredictable.com/page1.php
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Why the Future Is Not Paper - Second in a Series
Say for example a person has a judgment later set aside. The original judgment document is still there as the written case record. But later when the document becomes invalid, wouldn’t it be great if the original document could display a link maybe even a flashing icon to the later and more current order? Of course
it would. The electronic document world can and should be information dynamic. The electronic legal research companies are providing tools that automatically perform cite and currency checks against statutory and case law. Why wouldn't the courts take advantage of this capability in the documents submitted for action? Hyper-links and icons can indicate whether the citation is accurate and when the statute was changed.
Future electronic documents could also provide similar checks against the appropriate databases for a persons’ status say if they were on probation or had a civil protection order in another jurisdiction. The accuracy checks could be done dynamically when the document is displayed and in turn, reduces the need to capture this information in the court’s case management system. Now we know the argument is that the original document shouldn't be changed because it represents the actual case submissions and that status must be preserved for potential appellate review. We would in turn argue that the reference links could be filtered or “turned-off” when used in an appellate or similar context. Again, it is dynamic. Can your “dead-tree” document do that?
Next – how do you verify a paper document?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
New Website for US Federal Courts
Survey Targets Courts Using Social Media
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Why the Future Is Not Paper - First in a Series
One very interesting approach was recently posted by Microsoft Research. The system is called Pivot and it uses the DeepZoom and Silverlight technology that has been shown in recent years. It is difficult to explain. For several video presentations on the new technology go to: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/pivotviewer/
Pivot uses JPEG images and so after seeing the demonstrations please note that there are several software applications that can convert PDF pages to images. One that I tested successfully is Office Converter: http://www.officeconvert.com/
Iowa EDMS Makes Progress
"The Plymouth County test took longer than the 90-day pilot period so staff members could fix glitches before expanding the system to other counties, Bosier said. 'We're trying to go about this very carefully and do it properly,' he said. "I'd rather it be a little slower getting there, instead of rushing through and getting it wrong."
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Recrafting Government as an Open Platform
"Cultural changes are necessary to create an Internet-aware government, the document says. A vision must be created by leadership, outlining guiding principles that must then be enforced."The article also goes on to state:
"Audits should focus on outcomes, while enabling departments to achieve those goals using their own means. Opening up access to social media tools may help them to meet their objectives, by helping governmental organisations to listen to feedback from traditionally under-represented groups, such as front line workers. Other tools that could help to achieve positive outcomes include real-time communication tools such as live chat."You can read the entire article at:
http://www.itjoblog.co.uk/2010/05/government-open-platform.html
The entire Centre for Technology Policy Research report: Open Government, Some Next Steps for the UK can be downloaded in PDF from:
http://ctpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CTPR-Report-Open-Government.pdf
Social Media and the Courts
http://www.ncsc.org/topics/media-relations/social-media-and-the-courts/resource-guide.aspx
Friday, May 21, 2010
Videoconference Appellate Argument Website
First, they have created a time-synchronization presentation between the written and video transcript that makes it easy to navigate through the argument.
Second, now Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, is participating via a videoconference link. The presiding judge has some kind of signal from her when she needs to interrupt to ask a question.
The web page can be viewed at Arar v. Ashcroft argument web page at C-SPAN.
Lawyer Uses YouTube for Video Depositions
"John Denenea, Jr. has essentially incorporated the video deposition into his opposition to summary judgment. As most lawyers know, a video deposition can be much more effective than the transcribed version because the viewer can observe witness behavior, including those long pauses before answering questions that do not appear on the transcribed version."The article: Filing civil pleadings on YouTube contains links to the pleadings and one of the videos.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Alaska Issues RFP
The Alaska Court System is soliciting for an Appellate Court Case Management System. Sealed proposals will be accepted in accordance with terms and conditions of the RFP until 2:30 p.m. AST Monday, June 28, 2010.
Details are posted on the State of Alaska Online Public Notice website.
US Federal Courts Are Busy!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Canadian Forum on Court Technology Scheduled
Online Traffic Payments System in Cook County
"It enables individuals to rapidly and conveniently respond to their traffic violations and, if they so choose, pay associated fines and other charges safely and securely on their home computers."
Thursday, April 29, 2010
California Issues Report on Statewide CCMS Project
The link to the complete CIO report in PDF is: http://www.cio.ca.gov/pdf/CCMS_Final_Report.pdf
Monday, April 19, 2010
All-In-One PCs Cut Power Consumption
What is meant by an All-In-One computer? Simply it means that the parts of the computer; the hard disk, DVD/CD drive, processor, and memory are placed behind the display screen resulting in one compact package. In addition, many All-In-One computers have touch-screen capability that could potentially help to speed data entry with the proper programming.
But why else am I writing about this? It is because the All-In-One computer format is also a green machine in that it uses much less electrical power than the standard desktop computer. The All-In-Ones I looked at used a 65 watt or lower power supply. In contrast, a survey of currently available desktop PCs showed they used from a low of 220, to a high of 450 watts of power each. Multiply this by 25, 50, or 100 computers this turns into a significant amount of power and heat.
If you are interested in more detailed information; I found the following review article for this style of machine from last fall on the Computer Shopper website. It provides a quick overview of the All-In-One machines that were available at the time.
http://www.computershopper.com/back-to-school/2009/reviewed-nine-all-in-one-desktop-pcs-for-students
US Federal Courts Update Public Access Policies
"PACER received more than 360 million requests for electronic access to information from the over 33 million federal cases that have documents online."
Friday, April 9, 2010
More PDF Security Problems
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=6028&tag=nl.e550
Program security updates are expected to be released during the week of April 12, 2010.
e-Courts Conference Agendas Posted
Thursday, April 1, 2010
This and that on April Fools Day
Second, we participated in one of the series of Law.gov project seminars at Cornell University. The first of many project goals are to develop "detailed technical specifications for markup, authentication, bulk access, and other aspects of a distributed registry" for legal materials. The project's website is: http://resource.org/law.gov/ A list of upcoming events can be viewed at:
http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/law-gov-upcoming-events-updated/
Third, we had the honor to visit to the Fayette County, Pennsylvania courthouse. Courtroom Number 1 literally brings the phrase "Temple of Justice" to mind. Interestingly in the courthouse law library was a display for local crafts-people who had made book bags from... recycled law books. To see what we mean visit their website at: http://www.bookbags.us.com/
Friday, March 26, 2010
Some Courts Are Using E-Mail for E-Filing
http://www.ndcourts.com/court/rules/Administrative/AO14.htm
Similarly the UK Courts Service guidance for using e-mail to submit documents can be seen at:
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/email_guidance/email_guidance_general.htm
And last, in an earlier CTB article we discovered that Israel is also using e-mail as part of their system.
Justice Reference Architecture Implementation Competition Announced
The goal of this project is for award recipients hereinafter called project participants to employ JRA concepts in the definition of information exchange requirements and to demonstrate full-scale architecture design and implementation of JRA-conformant information exchanges within their environments or with external partners. Awards will be made to successful candidates as follows:
Maximum Award Amount: $100,000
Maximum Number of Awards: 2
No match is required; however, projects funded under this solicitation are expected to demonstrate long-term financial viability and may incur additional local costs.
It is the intent of this project to make one award to a State or Major Urban Area Fusion Center that is capable of implementing the JRA as described below. Priority consideration will be given to Fusion Center proposals that leverage existing Global products, standards, and initiatives.
The full announcement can be viewed at the SEARCH Group's website at:
http://www.search.org/programs/info/jra/
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Federal Courts Report on Sealed Cases and Probation E-Filing
The second article, Electronic Filing by Probation and Pretrial Services Speeds Up Court Process, Reduces Paper identifies many advantages to the use of E-Filing. Specific benefits cited were the elimination of lost paperwork, easy certification of the record, and as part of their continuity of operations planning since the records would be available from anywhere they could set up a computer system with comunications.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Online Credit Card Security Standards
Build and Maintain a Secure Network
Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data
Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters
Protect Cardholder Data
Requirement 3: Protect stored cardholder data
Requirement 4: Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks
Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
Requirement 5: Use and regularly update anti-virus software
Requirement 6: Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
Implement Strong Access Control Measures
Requirement 7: Restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know
Requirement 8: Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access
Requirement 9: Restrict physical access to cardholder data
Regularly Monitor and Test Networks
Requirement 10: Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data
Requirement 11: Regularly test security systems and processes
Maintain an Information Security Policy
Requirement 12: Maintain a policy that addresses information security
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Court Costs and Electronic Discovery
Monday, February 8, 2010
Florida State Courts Administrator Issues RFP for Governance Study
Directs the Judicial Branch Governance Study Group to undertake an in-depth study of the current governance system of the judicial branch of Florida. The study group is directed to submit a final report and recommendations to the court no later than December 31, 2010.
The order further directs that the report shall contain:
1 An examination of the structure and functions of the present governance system of the Florida judicial branch and an assessment of its efficacy and efficiency;
2 Recommendations of actions or activities that the study group concludes would advance improvement in the governance of the judicial branch; and,
3 Recommendations of any changes to the present governance system that the study group concludes would
improve the effective and efficient management of the Florida judicial branch.
A copy of the RFP in PDF form can be downloaded from:
http://www.flcourts.org/gen_public/purchasing/bin/RFP-10-001-BF.pdf
Thursday, February 4, 2010
US Federal Courts Provide Guidance on Juror Smart Phone Use
A Network World article posted on February 2, 2010 titled - Courts move to ban juror use of Blackberry, iPhone, Twitter and Facebook provides a summary of this action.
The court instructions can be downloaded in PDF at: http://www.uscourts.gov/newsroom/2010/DIR10-018.pdf
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
COSCA Whitepaper on Digital Recording
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
E-Courts 2010 Date Correction
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
New Release of CAMeditor Available
A new release of CAMeditor v1.7 is now available with NIEM 2.1 and LEXS 3.1.4 support. CAMeditor is an XML Editor/Validation/Schema Designer. Implements OASIS CAM standard & NIEM IEPDs. Outline & expand from XML Component Dictionary. Build/Load XSD schema, make XML samples, HTML docs, detect NDR bugs; generate dictionary CCTS. Eclipse Java & XSLTSaxon.
For the CAMeditor significant changes include improvements to the Eclipse user interface and template structure display along with enhancing the top down designer and generation and handling of large dictionary structures. Also included is a new LEXS 3.1.4 dictionary with sample expander blueprint templates for LEXS messages and updates of the NIEM dictionary files to the NIEM 2.1 release. Various NIEM related enhancements have been made in support of better IEPD generation http://www.niem.gov . CAMeditor is built using Eclipse, Java, and Saxon xslt.
The CAMV validation engine is now a thread-safe implementation supporting deployment in middleware containers such as jBOSS or IBM Websphere MQ™. Validation of exchange structures now allows handling of very large XML instances with checking of a discreet subset of business content requirements. Also integration support for Java call methods SDOM has been implemented CAMV is developed in Java using Saxon, Xerces and XPath v2.0 support.
The project vision is to provide the leading open source toolset for implementing standards based information exchanges with XML, including the NIEM IEPD approach. Simplifying and speeding the development process and enhancing the quality of your resulting schema for superior XML exchanges. To date we have had over 15,500 downloads from Sourceforge.net http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/camprocessor .