Nixdorf Computer Ltd has won a contract to supply 80 Unix based Targon/31 Models 5, 15 and 45 supermicros and 500 terminals to the Crown Court service in England and Wales. The deal, worth UKP1.6m over the next three years, is part of the Crown Court Electronic Support project – CREST, for automating administrative procedures at its 400 locations, and a centralised database will be updated each month the regional centres. After each court hearing, the system will generate orders depending on the result, for fines, probation and imprisonment, and they will also handle management and accounting functions.
