Technology Magazine May 2021 | Page 210

NCAOC

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Whitmore : Customizing products to meet North Carolina ’ s AOC requirements

“ We ’ ve seen over 1,000 % increase in video . We ’ re probably not going to revert some of our processes back to in-court , because of the efficiencies and effectiveness of video conferencing .”

ANTHONY WHITMORE CTO , NCAOC enabled creation of more immersive courtroom proceedings , encompassing cameras , large monitors , with integrated speakers and microphones , to allow the judge , prosecution and defense to talk to remote witnesses and defendants .
“ We have the courtroom AV infrastructure in place but don ’ t plan to implement it until the latter part of this year , and intend to expand wireless ,” he said . “ Currently we offer it in the courtroom only and will expand it across NCAOC offices to provide a more mobile experience . In the future , wireless will allow us to incur cost savings by reducing switchport counts .”
As a CISCO partner , NCAOC also has Webex in place , which offers another
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