eSeries® Framework
Powering Software Solutions for the Global Justice Community
At Journal Technologies, our vision extends beyond technology – we focus on fostering effective and efficient justice processes. Our eSeries Framework is a testament to this commitment, combining advanced core technology with domain-specific innovation.
eSeries Framework is the underlying code base comprised of functional modules and toolkits that provide the building blocks from which our primary product offerings are based. Customers receive hundreds of thousands of R&D and productization hours as part of licensing an eSeries Framework-based product.
Our Solutions
Each of our domain-specific product solutions leverage the eSeries Framework’s tools and modules to encapsulate functionality and business processes to support a specific type of organizational use:
eCourt
Facilitate seamless court matters from filing to adjudication with a platform that addresses your jurisdiction’s needs.
eProsecutor
Optimize prosecution workflows with an integrated solution that aligns with your processes.
eDefender
Support your defense team with a user-friendly tool that responds to your organization’s unique requirements.
eSupervision
Monitor and guide supervision activities effectively and efficiently, maximizing supervision outcomes and public safety.
The eSeries Advantage
Discover the ultimate blend of innovation and flexibility in our primary offerings – eCourt, eProsecutor, eDefender, and eSupervision. These marketed product solutions are carefully crafted configurations of our eSeries Framework intellectual property foundation, designed to support the specific business processes and functions of your sector within the justice landscape.
Core eSeries Framework
This delivers an unrivaled array of capabilities, developed in response to client requirements over decades of our work in the justice sector. From document management and database organization to workflow, forms, and integration with third-party systems, plus more domain-specialized capabilities, eSeries Framework ensures that you’re equipped with required core capabilities to meet an enormous array of requirements – and do so with profound flexibility.
Sector-Specific Capabilities
Extending the core foundation, eSeries Framework includes advanced sets of features tailored for courts, prosecution, defense, and supervision verticals. For example, prosecutors and/or defenders can leverage targeted features like conflict-of-interest checking, time & expense management, asset forfeiture, discovery, and subpoena management to maximize effectiveness within your sector. If required by another agency type and inclusion makes sense over time, the capabilities of related eSeries Framework-based solutions are readily available.
Flexibility Meets Functionality
Our Framework is the result of a strong belief: that our clients are best served by technology that is flexible enough to accommodate their unique requirements. In every project journey, we select a baseline configuration most suited to your needs, then we custom configure it to meet your specific requirements.
There are also trade-offs associated with some types of system customization; we’re now increasingly focused on working with clients to ensure that the final solutions strike an optimal balance between delivering what customers need and ensuring that we do so without creating future issues at upgrade time that can arise from over-customization.
Deployed Your Way
You can choose to deploy your solution on-premises or in the cloud. And our applications are browser-based, designed for desktop or tablet usage. All of these components are developed in Java and can run on any OS.
Revolutionizing Your Workflow
Discover an array of foundational capabilities, designed to empower our suite of solutions and enhance your end-users’ experiences.
Workflows
Enhance productivity with smart tools for document routing and task management and automatically perform actionable tasks (e.g., send text or phone reminder, email/mail notice, schedule hearing/meeting, notify user of new task, and more).
Calendering & Scheduling
Effortlessly schedule events based on tailored criteria like location, case complexity, and availability using an intuitive calendar that syncs with Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar. View schedules on configurable dashboards and portals, and benefit from customizable time slots and conflict checking.
Content Viewer
Annotate, sign, and search documents within our integrated viewer, accelerating task execution.
Configurable Forms
Capture data and outcomes effectively using our form templates, with save, review, and approval workflows to ensure accuracy.
Deadline Management
Monitor case and work deadlines efficiently with time standards and automated notices.
Data Management
Support both case-centric and person-centric activities, establishing case, person, company, and agency relationships.
Organizational Directory
Manage user profiles pertinent to the eSeries solution, each linked to their security profile, signature stamp, and workplace location.
Security
Our security follows industry-leading standards and requires roles and permissions to be established for every user.
Exhibits Management
Manage and track digital and physical exhibits associated with cases, with custody tracking and destruction workflows.
Document/Content Management System
Streamline the management, printing, annotation, signing, and more, of electronic documents for optimal security and efficiency as well as maintain video and audio materials.
Screens
Access key information dynamically based on user security levels, tailoring data visibility and validation for a seamless user experience.
Application Model
Our unique Metadata Layer allows you to adapt to evolving business needs with our flexible database schema and core system tables.
Court Proceedings
Capture court proceedings quickly and accurately, with auto-upload to our document management system.
Checklists
Manage workflows using manual or automatically generated task lists, integrated with workflows and notes.
Financials
Manage fees, fines, and trust accounts flexibly with our comprehensive accounting system.
Work/Case Assignment
Balance workloads with manual or automatic assignments, based on business rules, availability, complexity, and location.
Integrations
Our RESTful Services API allows for seamless data exchange between systems and collaborators.
File Organization
Work with multiple files in a user-friendly folder, akin to Windows Explorer.
Empowering Application Users
Leverage our enabling capabilities that provide critical, versatile functionality across our vertical product solutions.
Dashboards
Gain immediate access to work queues, calendars, statistics, reports, searches, notes, and more, customized to individual user preferences or by client administrators.
Audit Logging
Maintain comprehensive case audit logs to keep track of every change, including user data, type of change, IP address, entity changed, previous and resulting values.
Document Categorization
Enhance document organization and retrieval through keyword tagging or other topical categorizations.
Questionnaire
Leverage tailored questionnaires for a variety of uses and aggregate responses for administrative oversight.
Communications
Stay connected and updated with email, pop-up, and workflow notifications.
Search and Redact
Safeguard sensitive information by searching and redacting specific text within documents.
Online Help Documentation
Get direct access to help and training materials from within the application, customizable to an organization’s specific implementation.
File Tracking
Track the physical location of files, monitor checkouts, and returns by employees and the public to stay organized and in control.
Data Entry
Streamline data entry by associating identifiers with case and person data, including law enforcement numbers and ID details.
Notes Management
Attach private or shared notes to any case, document, or process. Use My Library for personal note management or the Organization Library for standard notes.
Statistical Reporting
Configure the module to compile case statistics to meet state or jurisdictional reporting requirements.
Special Statuses
Stay informed with alerts or special notifications on cases or person records for specific information like warrants, gang member, and custody status.
Portals
Facilitate access for the public, litigants, attorneys, justice partners, and other interested parties based on their security rights and roles.
And More...
Minor Features & Capabilities: Enriching Applications
We added dozens of repeatable features and capabilities over the years designed to solve customer problems, ranging from Postal/ZIP Code Management to supervision Barcode Management and everything in between.
Development & Configuration Tools: For Application Producers
The eSeries Framework provides you with the freedom to configure your workspace according to your unique needs, allowing application creators to develop custom solutions for customers. These include Metadata Builder, Screen Builder, Search/Report Builder, and many others, designed to customize the software and optimize user experience.
Major Ancillary Capabilities: Augmenting Capabilities
Our offerings extend beyond the eSeries Framework platform to provide key capabilities that can complement product solution implementations, including Payments (via ePay-it) and Electronic Filing (via eFile-it).
The Path Ahead
Our eSeries Framework is constantly evolving; from simplifying development, streamlining workflows, and enhancing the user experience. Our roadmap is focused on maximizing upgradeability over time, with major emphasis on streamlined configuration patterns and user-friendly interfaces.
