CNN Custom News logo Home [INLINE] World U.S. Weather Sports Your Money Business Sci-Tech Showbiz Lifestyle On Target [INLINE] Customize Profile [INLINE] Help Feedback Switch User CNN Interactive CNN Interactive Sci-Tech [INLINE] CNN SI [INLINE] CNN FN [INLINE] All Politics [INLINE] InfoSeek Link of the Day [LINK] Video Pick of the Day [LINK] [INLINE] September 16, 1997 7:50 pm EDT [INLINE] Sci-Tech Title [INLINE] Ad Space The story below was selected from CNN Custom News - a new personalized service that delivers only the news that's important to YOU. Sign up now to receive your personal news stories, weather, sports scores, and stock quotes from over 100 different sources - all for FREE. If you're already a user, please login. Custom News Criminal Intellegence Eases Policeman's Lot Reuters 16-SEP-97 CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept 16 (Reuter) - Privately held Harlequin Group Ltd said it introduced a software product which harnesses artificial intelligence to speed up criminal investigations. The product, Harlequin Intelligence, displays criminal investigation data in graphical form. Artificial intelligence is used to break down witness statements into their component form and instantly links evidence to existing databases. The graphic displays allow a quick snapshot of the progress of an investigation. In a statement released at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Harlequin said the system discovers links or identifies associations that may not be immediately apparent to an investigator or analyst. ``Harlequin Intelligence is designed for use by major law enforcement and investigation agencies to combat many different types of crime including homicide, fraud and drug related offences. It is also designed for use in commercial business information environments where these powerful technologies can be equally applied to corporate business concerns,'' the Cambridge based company said in a statement. A spokesman declined to reveal the cost of the system or the company's sales targets but said the system had already been sold to the Los Angeles Police Department, a force in Florida, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and four police forces in Britain. Search the net: InfoSeek _________________ ____[Help] [INLINE] Ad Space Top Copyright © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. A Time Warner Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms under which this information is provided to you. [INLINE]