IMan - Image Management

IMan, Search Technologies image management application, has proven to be a sound investment for organizations that depend on fast and secure access to image and video files for record keeping, evidence and analysis. Search Technologies addresses all relevant areas ranging from OEM to Professional Services, deployments through training, internal policy and best practice. IMan serves as your data asset manager for text, audio, video and images; it is a complete image management solution that reduces the time and cost of managing large image repositories, and puts the information into the hands of those who need it.

Product features

• Short learning curve. IMan is easy to use, and is designed for the law enforcement and health care industries.
• Built from the very beginning with customer input and involvement to ensure appropriateness of solution, and ‘fit for purpose’ methodology.
• Minimal disruption. IMan is web-based and requires no lengthy product installation or implementation, translating to less disruption in your organization.
• Image integrity. Observing ‘Master/Working Copy’ approach, combined with Image Audit Trails, IMan protects image integrity and assists in regulatory compliance. 
• Full access control. IMan allows users access to images depending on pre-set security levels, controlled for both ‘Access’ and ‘Functionality.'
• Immediate availability. Images are instantly visible on any machine, and from any location within an organization, while preserving security and access policies.
• Scalability. IMan is built to accommodate both current and future needs for storage and retention of image assets.

The IMan Difference

IMan has proven to be a differentiator in many industries where information not only drives the business, but directly affects people's lives – such as law enforcement and health care services.

Images can be quite large. This is an all too familiar fact for many IT departments struggling with large bandwidth demands from numerous applications; the thought of adding thousands of high resolution images to that burden is a real concern. With Search Technologies, the IMan approach is simple. Store and secure the original, but make it visible to users in a network-efficient manner. IMan’s image processing capability and dynamic preview generation mean that while there’s a single image in the organization, there are numerous viewing and distribution options for your audience.

No one wants to duplicate information or the data input process. Search Technologies provides a platform with numerous application integration possibilities, and has many customers deploying IMan alongside a Crime Management System, Evidence Logging Application or Electronic Patient Records (EPR) system.

Law Enforcement, Emergency and Health Care Services

IMan is tailored to meet the needs of organizations that depend on fast and secure access to image assets, supporting quick and accurate decision making. In law enforcement, emergency and health care services, IMan has transformed the modern Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Department by managing photographic resources more efficiently and securely, as well as making improvements to the crime detection process.

Deployed in hospitals and health care centers, IMan is indispensable in streamlining the management of vast image repositories, and making it fast and easy for providers to locate image files. The result is reduced cost and improved health care quality. With applications in treatment, research, training and patient care, the benefits of IMan are clear.

IMan Expertise

We are the search experts for law enforcement, emergency and health care services in the UK, where our name and reputation is widespread among police departments, fire services and health care institutions. In the US, IMan is deployed at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, TN (The Med).

Image Search

A picture is worth a thousand words, if you can find it

In many organizations, images are often filed manually in hard copy print and in digital formats not readily accessible and viewable by the users who need them. For organizations with thousands and even millions of image files, the task of capturing, managing and sharing this large repository of data can be unwieldy with a high cost of ownership.

IMan from Search Technologies enables you to store, search, retrieve, distribute and perhaps most importantly, secure photographic images so they may be quickly and appropriately available. A process that traditionally takes several hours from capture to viewing, now takes minutes. IMan also automates the work flow throughout your organization, increasing productivity. Specific benefits include:

• Elimination of content duplication

• Resilience and reliability

• Single point of storage

• Information access improvements

• No need to recapture existing media

• Security

• Data protection

• Information sharing

• Low to no ‘opportunity’ cost related to changing how you operate