From Sept 08 Police Chief Magazine.

<Worthwhile information sharing depends on more than just interagency cooperation; a shared technological standard enhances the ability of different computer systems to “talk” to each other. The IACP actively supports initiatives such as the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), which promotes a unified standard for information technology systems. In that regard, agencies at the NYSIC currently have access to a collective intelligence system. Cases, leads, and tips about criminal or terrorist activity are stored in that information storage system, which complies with U.S. government standards (28 CFR Part 23). Searching of multiple data systems is a capability that the NYSIC has examined at length; a decision was made to purchase a data storage, retrieval, and intelligence system compliant with NIEM standards. This intelligence system is accessible not only to all agencies at the NYSIC but also to law enforcement agencies across the state>

NY State. Hmmmmm. I wonder. Opty