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Northrop Grumman and i2 Collaborate to Connect Local Law Enforcement and U.S. Navy Law Enforcement Information Exchange

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and i2, McLean, Va., have developed an interface between the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service's (NCIS) Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) and i2's COPLINK to create vital information sharing capabilities between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
/ Source: GlobeNewswire

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and i2, McLean, Va., have developed an interface between the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service's (NCIS) Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) and i2's COPLINK to create vital information sharing capabilities between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Northrop Grumman, i2 and the NCIS are conducting a pilot program with the state of Alaska. Set to begin in early 2011, the pilot program will enable law enforcement agencies in Alaska and Washington state to share information. Once the connection is live, agencies in Alaska that use COPLINK, and agencies in Washington and Oregon that use LInX, will have access to both resources. Based on results of the pilot, the new capability will be extended to other jurisdictions throughout the country using COPLINK and/or LInX.

"Northrop Grumman's established expertise providing secure information sharing networks for civil security customers helps protect the citizens of the United States," said Ed Sturms, vice president of Civil Safety and Infrastructure for Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector. "The LInX-COPLINK connection will allow the 9,000 LInX users in Washington, Oregon and Alaska to access COPLINK data in Alaska and Washington. This connectivity will enhance situational awareness and promote cross jurisdictional investigations." 

"With so many law enforcement agencies using both systems, it was only natural for us to integrate COPLINK with LInX," said Robert Griffin, CEO for i2. "Now agencies in places like Alaska can access records from one fully integrated system based on COPLINK."

Developed by Northrop Grumman, LInX enhances information sharing between local, state and federal law enforcement in areas of strategic importance to the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense, including the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hampton Roads, Va., Florida, Georgia, the Gulf Coast region, the National Capital Region, North Carolina, New Mexico and Southern California. LInX provides more than 800 participating law enforcement partner agencies with secure access to regional crime and incident data and the tools needed to process it, enabling investigators to search across jurisdictional boundaries to help solve crimes and resolve suspicious events.

i2's COPLINK enables law enforcement agencies across the country to organize and rapidly analyze vast quantities of seemingly unrelated criminal data currently housed in incompatible databases and records management systems. More than 3,000 law enforcement agencies have access to COPLINK data and about a half billion records are shared securely in COPLINK today.

About i2

i2 is the leading provider of intelligence and investigation solutions for defense, national security, law enforcement and commercial security. Over 4,500 organizations in 150 countries rely on the i2 Intelligence-Led Operations Platform to proactively deter, prevent, predict and disrupt the world's most sophisticated criminal and terrorist threats. i2 started the intelligence revolution in 1990 and continues to lead the industry in innovation with products like Analyst's Notebook® and COPLINK®. These solutions enable public safety officers, analysts, managers, detectives and investigators to uncover hidden connections faster, deliver timely and actionable results and communicate complex situations more clearly than ever. For more information, please visit . Follow i2 on Twitter @i2group and read the i2 blog .

About Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit for more information.

CONTACT: Christy Whitman Northrop Grumman Information Systems (571) 213-5302 christine.whitman@ngc.com Mitch Derman i2 (703) 842-4771 mitch.derman@i2group.com