FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REVENUE DISCOVERY SYSTEMS AWARDS SMART GOVERNMENT
HONOR TO LIMESTONE COUNTY
Remote electronic preliminary hearings eliminate prisoner transport costs
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – November 3, 2009 – Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS)
announced today that its inaugural Smart Government Award recipient in the public
private partnership category is Limestone County, which was selected for its efforts to
reduce resource use. The awards were developed to recognize municipalities, counties,
and state agencies that are taking innovative steps to enhance growth, create cost savings
and provide environmental benefits.
The 39th District Court and Limestone County Jail now utilizes video and document
management technology to conduct remote electronic hearings, a practice that eliminates
the need for transport of prisoners to hearings and reduces manpower and transportation
costs to the county.
The county deployed technology by Cabinet NG and Cisco Systems which allows new
prison inmates’ preliminary trial hearings to be electronically conducted with the judge.
The system also allows for safe and secure transfer of documents by the Sherriff’s Office
and electronic signature by judges.
“This is an outstanding example of how public and private partnerships have come
together to provide a technology solution that is reducing costs for county services. It is
our pleasure to present the Smart Government award to Limestone County and its
officials,” says Kennon Walthall, president of RDS.
“With regional, county and local government budgets being cut, counties such as
Limestone are looking at ways to reduce labor costs, vehicles and the time needed for
shuttling inmates between county jail and the courthouse,” said David Freeman, director
of IT for Limestone County, Al. “Public safety is a significant return on investment.
With this current integration, we made the most of our existing technology, but also
integrated new equipment to create a more efficient way of delivering key county
services.”
As David Seibert, Limestone County Commission Chairman, noted, “It would have been
hard to put the video hearing technology into place without Cabinet NG: the company
ensured we protected plaintiff rights, upheld the spirit of the law and gained huge
efficiencies in manpower by making court documents available electronically.”
Cabinet NG played a key role in the technology solution. “Organizations are challenged
to do more with less, especially in the current economic climate. Local governments need
to remedy dwindling cash-flows as consumer spending weakens,” said Andrew Bailey,
president of Cabinet NG. “By implementing our document management solution, we
helped streamline the preliminary hearing process, enhance public safety and reduce costs

while improving ROI for Limestone County, Alabama. We are honored that Limestone
County chose Cabinet NG to play such an important role in helping serve the
community.”
About the Smart Government Awards:
The Smart Government Awards were developed by RDS to recognize innovative
governments and efficient programs in Alabama. Judges evaluated nominees based on
efforts within the past five years to enhance growth and reduce waste in spending, time
and resources, particularly in regards to the environment.
About RDS:
Based in Birmingham, Ala., RDS is a government services company providing revenue
enhancement support services to state and local government in the areas of tax
administration, revenue discovery & recovery, and compliance audit examination.
Each year RDS processes billions of dollars in business taxes, licenses and fees and has
simultaneously discovered and recovered millions in unpaid revenues. For nearly 30
years, RDS has been committed to delivering government solutions based on outstanding
value, competitive pricing, exceptional customer service and compliance with the highest
professional standards. RDS currently provides tax administration services for more than
450 state and local government clients and manages 700+ professional service contracts.
RDS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PRAA). For more information, please visit www.revds.com.
Media Contact: Sonja Lother, 205-328-9334 ext. 2, sonja@prview.com
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