Company News
* NEW - download Spring 2007 newsletter
press releases - wpc in the press
25/04/2008 WPC SOFTWARE AWARDED CATS SUPPORT UNTIL 2011 WPC Software is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a contract for the support and maintenance of the Case Administration and Tracking System (CATS) for the next three years. WPC began supporting CATS in April 2007, and has been selected to continue the support until 2011. WPC is looking forward to continuing its work with the strategy group to help all forces manage this key area of policing. |  |
21/04/2008 WPC ATTENDING IAATI 2008 VEHICLE CRIME CONFERENCE WPC Software is continuing its association with the UK branch of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) by exhibiting at the upcoming conference at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire. In the exhibition area, there will be the opportunity to see WPC Software's established suite of ELVIS systems, developed to record and manage a range of vehicle-related information. |  |
03/03/2008 WPC SUPPORTS HOSDB EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION WPC Software is pleased to announce its attendance at the Home Office Scientific Development Branch Equipment Exhibition 2008, which is being held at RAF Halton, near Aylesbury. The two-day exhibition, on the 12th- 13th March, is organised by the HOSDB in partnership with the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS). WPC will be using the exhibition to showcase all of its latest software developments including SMART, the search management system. |  |
05/11/2007 WPC TO EXHIBIT AT ROADS POLICING CONFERENCE WPC Software is pleased to announce its attendance at the ACPO/PFEW National Roads Policing Conference 2007, which is being held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. The Conference provides an ideal opportunity for new and existing customers to come and see WPC's exciting ELVIS suite of vehicle-related systems, designed to efficiently manage vehicle information, whether crime-related or providing assistance in the vehicle recovery process.
|  |
22/10/2007 WPC set to launch new Web-based document managment system Building on the success of Ferret and the knowledge gained by supplying a document management system to over 25 police customers, WPC decided to extend its document management capabilities, and has now developed Core-DMS. Core-DMS is an entirely Web-based document management system, built using the latest Microsoft .Net technology, and provides an exciting range of enhanced features and benefits. Being completely browser -based, Core-DMS allows documents to be scanned, viewed or edited from any workstation on the force network.
|  |
14/09/2007 VETTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM READY TO GO Development work on WPC Software's latest application, Core-Vet, has now been comlpeted. The system offers a fully auditable and secure method of managing the entire vetting process, from receipt of an application through to aftercare requirements. Core-Vet is a web-based application, exploiting the latest technologies and designed to be used by a force vetting team to manage applications for all police staff and officers, as well as non-police personnel, such as contractors. The system helps ensure that procedures are carried out consistently and in line with the ACPO National Policy for Vetting in the Police Community.
|  |
10/09/2007 WPC SUPPORTS MISSING PEOPLE CONFERENCE WPC Software is pleased to announce that it will be attending the 2007 Missing People conference, entitled Missing People Beyond the National Protocol Agreement. The event is organised by the charity Missing People (formerly known as National Missing Persons Helpline), and takes place on 20th -21st September at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool. It will be an ideal opportunity to come and see COMPACT Misper, WPC's Missing Persons software.
|  |
07/06/2007 WPC TO EXHIBIT AT ACPO 2007 WPC Software is pleased to announce that it will be attending the 2007 ACPO Exhibition to be held at G-MEX Centre, Manchester. Come and see us at stand A18 where there will be the opportunity to see all of our current products including COMPACT, ELVIS and Inn Keeper as well as our latest developments such as Core-Vet, and our continued mobile data projects. |  |
02/05/2007 ELVIS PF HO/RT2 success shown at IAATI 2007 WPC Software recently made its regular appearance at the annual IAATI UK Conference, this year held at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire. Of particular interest to delegates at this year’s event was the latest development within ELVIS - PF, an elecronic HO/RT2 form. In Merseyside, the introduction of this new module has led to the seizure of 48 non-current licences and 1 fraudulent licence in March '07 alone.
|  |
05/04/2007 WPC WINS CHILD PROTECTION/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTRACT WPC Software is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for the support and maintenance of the Case Administration and Tracking System (CATS). The contract was awarded by Nottinghamshire Police on behalf of the national CATS user group.
|  |
30/03/2007 WPC SET TO LAUNCH NEW VETTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WPC Software has recently begun development work on its latest application, Core-Vet. The new Vetting Management System will offer a fully auditable and secure method of managing the entire vetting process. It is a web-based application, exploiting the latest technologies and designed to be used by a force vetting team.
|  |
28/02/2007 UK'S LARGEST POLICE FORCE ENLISTS ELVIS-VR The Metropolitan Police Service has installed WPC's powerful ELVIS-VR computer system to help tackle an increase in the number of vehicles seized in the nation's capital. The Met is using our vehicle information software to support it in dealing more quickly with unlicensed and untaxed vehicles, and those used in crime or involved in collisions.
| |
28/11/2006 WPC launches SMART at Counter Terror World WPC Software is pleased to announce that it will be attending the Counter Terror World exhibition to be held at Olympia, London. You will be able to meet us at stand J26 where there will be the opportunity to see our latest development - SMART (Search Management And Resource Tracking).
|  |
19/10/2006 WPC announces attendance at FIRE 2006 WPC Software is pleased to announce that it will be attending the Fire 2006 Conference & Exhibition to be held at The International Centre, Telford. You will be able to meet us at stand F23 where there will be the opportunity to see all of our current products including Lynx Fire, ELVIS - VR and Tocsin Fire.
|  |
28/09/2006 Northamptonshire launch Lynx Fire Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service recently held a launch of WPC Software's powerful system Lynx Fire, designed to help fire services tackle the growing problem of arson. The new system provides a central database for all information relating to fire investigations and enables organisations to quickly identify links between people, addresses, incidents and other record types.
|  |
14/08/2006 Tocsin Fire helps Warwickshire tackle false alarms Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is using WPC Software's dynamic Tocsin Fire system to help implement the CFOA (Chief Fire Officers Association) policy on Remotely Monitored Fire Alarm Systems (RMFAS), and reduce the time it spends responding to false alarms. The new system provides WFRS with a central resource for all information related to automatic fire alarm systems, offering instant access to data at the click of a button.
|  |
01/07/2006 mobileInnKeeper helps police on the move tackle alcohol crime Police officers on patrol in Essex are using state-of-the-art wireless technology to tackle the problem of alcohol-related crime following the introduction of new licensing laws. The new mobileInnKeeper system gives police officers using hand-held devices instant access to intelligence data about licensed premises and incidents of alcohol-fuelled violence and disorder.
|  |
29/06/2006 WPC Software now a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner WPC Software is pleased to announce that it is now a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, just six months after becoming a Certified Partner. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are required to meet even more rigorous requirements for certification and expertise. WPC Software has reached the status of Gold Certified Partner by demonstrating increased levels of developer certification, and by providing completed customer reference projects that were independently verified by Microsoft.
|  |
03/05/2006 WPC to support IAATI 2006 Vehicle Crime Conference WPC Software is continuing it's support of the UK branch of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) with a display at the upcoming conference at Ford's Technical Engineering Centre in Dunton, Essex. Take the opportunity to see the latest additions to our ELVIS software to reduce bureaucracy surrounding, and increase intelligence gained from, HORT2 driver document productions. This new module has recently been added to the list of functionality already provided by ELVIS to help improve availablility of Police vehicle related information helping forces to reach their aquisitive crime reduction targets.
|  |
18/04/2006 WPC announces attendance at ACPO 2006 WPC Software is pleased to announce that it will be attending the 2006 ACPO Exhibition to be held at ExCeL, London. You will be able to meet us at stand H26 where there will be the opportunity to see all of our current products including COMPACT, ELVIS and Inn Keeper as well as our latest developments such as Lynx, and our mobile data applications.
|  |
14/04/2006 THREE NEW FORCES ORDER COMPACT WPC is pleased to announce that the number of COMPACT - Misper users is growing. Humberside, Bedfordshire and Merseyside have all recently selected COMPACT to assist them in the management of their missing persons cases. This now brings the number of forces using COMPACT to 13, a quarter of the UK's police forces, and cements WPC's position as being the leading supplier of missing persons case management software.
|  |
24/03/2006 Hi-tech boost in dumped car fight Northamptonshire's arson task force will now use a state-of-the-art computer database to help organise and speed up the removal of abandoned vehicles from Northamptonshire's roads. The task force - a partnership between Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and the police which aims to combat a rise in arson in the county - is using ELVIS-VR (Easy Link Vehicle Information System for Vehicle Recovery) to provide a central database for information about abandoned vehicles, which are often a target for arsonists.
|  |
10/03/2006 Great results for WPC in customer satisfaction survey In January 2006 an independent customer satisfaction survey was run by TNS Prognostics, and WPC fared exceptionally well. The survey was carried out as part of WPC becoming a Microsoft Certified Partner, and the results of it put WPC well into the top 5% of Microsoft Partners.
|  |
25/02/2006 New features for Lynx Lynx, WPC's new telecommunications data analysis software has been updated to include new time-saving features, thanks to operational input from several police forces. Its main feature is the ability to import and analyse telephone billings from a variety of sources. Users can now display most frequently called numbers at the touch of a button, saving hours or even days of effort.
| |
10/02/2006 ELVIS helps catch illegal drivers WPC Software has updated its powerful ELVIS-PF vehicle information system to provide Merseyside Police with force-wide access to statements that are recorded when drivers have to produce their documents at a station. ELVIS-PF now includes a facility that offers police forces instant computer access to all HO/RT 2 statements and automatic links to the PNC to speed up data entry.
| |
01/02/2006 Shogun users to become CRISP compliant WPC has been awarded a contract by Hertfordshire Constabulary to develop a link between our Shogun firearms licensing system and the Cross Regional Information Sharing Project (CRISP), an initial step in the Home Office / PITO IMPACT programme.
|  |
22/11/2005 WPC Software now a Microsoft Certified Partner WPC Software is pleased to announce that it is now a Microsoft Certified Partner. Microsoft Certified Partners are required to meet rigorous requirements for certification and expertise. WPC Software has reached the status of Certified Partner by demonstrating increased levels of developer certification, and by providing completed customer reference projects that were independently verified by Microsoft.
|  |
20/11/2005 WPC achieves Investors in People recognition. WPC Software Ltd has officially been recognised as meeting the latest (2004) Investors in People standard. Investors in People is a proven framework for delivering business improvement through an organisation’s people. It sets a standard for good practice in matching what people can do, and are motivated to do, with what the organisation needs them to do to meet business and customer needs.
|  |
03/10/2005 TOCSIN - FIRE: HELPS REDUCE FALSE ALARMS Tocsin - Fire is a software application being developed to implement the CFOA's policy for monitoring and managing Remotely Monitored Fire Alarm Systems (RMFAS). It will allow Fire Services to manage alarm, alarm company, alarm receiving centre and alarm call records. WPC Software, has for some time supplied the TOCSIN system to help police manage monitored intruder alarms. With the publication of the CFOA's policy around the reduction of false alarms, we have had increasing interest in this system, from the fire service.
|
|
20/09/2005 NEW INTERFACE AIDS SEARCH FOR MISSING PEOPLE A new interface is helping police speed up the exchange of information between COMPACT - Misper and the National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH). The interface is a secure link that automatically transfers police information about missing persons cases to the NMPH in the charity's own computer format, together with the investigating officer's contact details. The new COMPACT - Misper interface is being used by both the Gloucestershire and Leicestershire constabularies to share details of low, medium and high-risk cases with the London-based charity.
|
 |
06/07/2005 LYNX HELPS FORCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS WPC Software is launching its latest software application to help UK police forces work towards effective policing. LYNX is an intelligence tool designed to help investigating teams manage small to medium sized operations. During its development we have been working very closely with a UK police force to ensure LYNX fulfils the needs of a number of departments. The program is aimed at targeted operations and allows telephone transactions (from the many communication service providers) to be imported and analysed. The import utility enables filtering of specific calling or called numbers, talk and SMS. Telephone records can be created automatically during the import procedure and as soon as all communications have been processed a graphical representation of them is available.
|
 |
01/07/2005 INN KEEPER IS NUMBER ONE CHOICE FOR LICENSING OFFICERS Nearly half the police forces in England have now bought WPC's popular Inn Keeper licensing software which has been updated to comply with new legislation. The latest forces to buy Inn Keeper are Norfolk, Humberside, Lincolnshire, West Mercia, Lancashire, Bedfordshire, and the Ealing, Sutton and Southwark areas of the Metropolitan Police. This increases the number of Inn Keeper customers to 19.
|
 |
15/06/2005 SHOGUN BANG UP TO DATE Version 8.1 of WPC's Shogun firearms licensing system has been updated to comply with changes to explosives legislation which came into effect in April 2005. Changes have been made to the explosives forms and functionality, including an increase in the field length for the description. This allows full names to be given rather than abbreviations, as required under the new legislation. This updated version is available now for all Shogun customers.
|
|
01/06/2005 WILTSHIRE PILOTS RTC SYSTEM WPC Software is helping Wiltshire Constabulary speed up the process of dealing with road traffic collisions (RTCs). The force urgently needed to replace the system used to record and store details of RTCs and turned to WPC for help. The previous, stand alone system had become outdated and a more user friendly, efficient and networked solution was required. The new RTC Indexing system provides a direct link to WPC's Ferret document management software, enabling documents relating to incidents to be stored together with details about the individuals involved.
|
 |
01/06/2005 HERTFORDSHIRE BUYS INCA Hertfordshire Constabulary has purchased WPC's INCA system to manage its new stock of incapacitant sprays. INCA was developed from our TrakCS system, already used by the Leicestershire and Staffordshire forces. This year a number of UK police forces are expected to replace their CS Sprays with a new synthetic pepper spray called PAVA.
|
 |
01/06/2005 VEHICLE RECOVERY SOFTWARE LAUNCHED AT ACPO WPC Software officially launched its new vehicle recovery computer system at the ACPO 2005 International Police Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham . The new software system, which has been purchased by West Midlands Police and Staffordshire Constabulary, is suitable for any multi-agency car clear scheme where local authorities, police, fire brigades and vehicle recovery operators combine resources.
|
 |
18/02/2005 COMPACT LAUNCHED TO COMPLY WITH NEW ACPO GUIDELINES During the last four years our COMPACT system (originally known as IMPACT) has gone from strength to strength. COMPACT is now the most widely used software solution for Missing Persons within the Police Services in the UK . The system complies with the ACPO Manual of Guidance and through the continued input of its wide user group base it remains operationally configured...
|
|
09/02/2005 FOUR NEW INN KEEPER FORCES With a new era having just started for the world of licensing, police forces in England and Wales are preparing themselves for the potential banana skins arising from the new Licensing Act. Consequently, the interest shown in WPC Software's licensing application, Inn Keeper, has grown rapidly...
|
 |
17/01/2005 ELVIS JOINS STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE Staffordshire Police is the first force to install ELVIS-VR (the Easy Link Vehicle Information System for Vehicle Recovery), a new development from WPC to help manage the recovery of abandoned, damaged and stolen vehicles. The force has purchased the software for use by the Vehicle Recovery Unit and its twelve vehicle recovery contractors. ELVIS-VR will be used for the administration of all vehicles removed from the county's roads, including stolen vehicles that have been recovered and wrecks from road traffic accidents...
|
 |
15/12/2004 POLICE APPLICATIONS ON THE MOVE Police forces using WPC Software's products can now benefit further from the potential that mobile devices and modern communications offer. WPC is developing a family of secure mobile data applications so that police officers on patrol can input and extract intelligence data at source using PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) or tablet PCs...
|
 |
10/12/2004 COMPACT ADVANCES ON ALL FRONTS WPC Software has launched a new version of COMPACT, our market leading system for the management of missing persons cases. With the help of our active user group, which includes all COMPACT customers, we have made a number of significant enhancements to the software...
|
|
12/10/2004 INNKEEPER OPEN DAYS Now the first appointed day has been announced, the new version of Inn Keeper is being tested by users and it will shortly be rolled out to all existing customers. We are holding a number of open days at our offices in Bristol to demonstrate the features of the new system...
|
|
06/09/2004 FERRET TO HELP FORCES IMPLEMENT NEW ACT Essex Police and Gloucestershire Constabulary have both just ordered Ferret, WPC Software's document management system. Ferret will be installed in stations throughout the forces' licensing departments enabling them to work towards a paperless office. With the new act specifying that operating schedules and premises plans be submitted with premises licence applications, the need for document management has never been greater...
|
 |
31/08/2004 INN KEEPER MADE COMPLIANT FOR 2003 LICENSING ACT Now that the First Appointed Day has been announced as the 7 th February 2005, Inn Keeper users will be keen to have the new version of the software so that they have a system in place to cope with the anticipated numbers of applications to be processed... |
|
27/04/2004 WPC DEVELOPS WIRELESS SOFTWARE SYSTEM WPC is in the process of developing new software which will add wireless functionality to its range of core products. The new system will allow officers using palm top computers, to access services hosted on a central server while out on operations...
|
|
20/04/2004 WPC UPDATES ABANDONED VEHICLE SOFTWARE Driven by a recent requirement by Merseyside Police, WPC Software has been busy updating its ELVIS vehicle software to make it more flexible. The successful ELVIS (Easy Link Vehicle Information System) has been a vital tool for the Merseyside force in its fight against car crime...
|
|
|
WPC are currently developing an exciting new system to manage the tasking, intelligence and analysis of small- to medium-sized police operations. Called Lynx due to its flexible ability to cross-reference information, it can be applied to manage a whole host of operational environments, from stolen vehicles to drugs operations and both proactive and reactive investigations...
|
|
15/04/2004 AIRWAVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS GOING LIVE IN LEICESTERSHIRE A new system developed by WPC to help the Leicestershire Constabulary manage its Airwave radio equipment is also being adopted by the Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Equitrax is an intranet-based application built to Leicestershire's specifications and allows the force to manage all its handsets and associated equipment. The system also logs all faults and provides a full audit trail...
|
 |
30/03/2004 NORTHUMBRIA INSTALLS TOCSIN Tocsin - WPC Software's police alarm administration system - has just been purchased by Northumbria Police. The application streamlines the administration and management of all information associated with burglar alarm systems...
|
 |
26/02/2004 LICENSING ACT SEMINAR HAILED A SUCCESS Representatives from police forces across the country attended a special seminar organised by WPC Software to discuss changes to the licensing laws in England and Wales. More than 50 delegates attended the event in West Bromwich to listen to a panel of speakers discuss the licensing reforms and watch demonstrations of Inn Keeper, WPC’s liquor licensing software which is being updated to meet the requirements of the new legislation...
|
 |
27/02/2004 MISSING PERSONS SOFTWARE HAS MAJOR IMPACT With the new ACPO codes of practise for missing person investigations due out later this year, WPC Software's COMPACT system is continuing to attract a lot of interest. The Codes of Practise are again likely to emphasise the requirement for a computerised system like COMPACT for the management of missing person cases...
|
 |
|
Linda Rollinson is becoming a familiar voice to people calling the WPC Software switchboard. The mother of two has joined WPC as accounts administrator and will be the first point of contact for most people phoning the company...
|
 |