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• Installation of a digital certificate program using the
Microsoft digital certificate system to validate a user is
on a court-managed computer.
• Completion of the OCN pilot phase and
implementation of the OCN system in July 2008.
• Negotiation of a contract with OCN partner vendors,
Unisys Corp and Metatomix, to continue the rollout of
OCN statewide.
• Training of about 600 users on OCN throughout the
year.
• Installation of a trouble-ticketing system for the OCN
help desk, which allows the help desk staff to better
track calls and other requests.
With the end of the OCN pilot phase in 2008, the Court’s
Information Technology staff began connecting OCN to court
case-management systems across the state. As of January 2009,
about 10 courts were in full production, and another 35 to 40
courts were scheduled for connectivity in early 2009. The OCN
staff intends to have 80 percent of the state’s court cases loaded
into OCN by the end of 2009.
More than 220 courts signed memoranda of understanding
with the Supreme Court in 2008 and more than 1,500 users
were granted access to OCN.
Aside from OCN development, Information Technology staff
dedicated numerous resources to serving Supreme Court staff
on other projects. Highlights include:
• Establishment of virtual server environments in the
OCN and Supreme Court networks to maximize the
use of the Court’s servers and to increase data capacity.
• Completion of the online version of the biennial
technology survey of Ohio courts.
• Development of a new bar admissions system to
manage the bar admissions application and tracking
process.
• Development of a judges tracking system to automate
tracking of the judgeships and judges of the state.
• Addition of two appellate courts to the Appeals Court
Case Management system.
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2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio