ATIPXpress Fact Sheet

The Complete ATIP Solution
ATIPXpress is today’s most complete suite of COTS software tools on the market. ATIPXpress has been designed specifically to automate ATIP case management and document processing requests for access to information in records under the control of a government institution. ATIPXpress is an extended version of FOIAXpress (www.foiaxpress.com). FOIAXpress is sold in the United States and is the most comprehensive COTS application available for processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) requests. It has the largest installed base of any COTS FOIA management system in the market.

Compliance
ATIPXpress provides compliance with ATIP regulations through a powerful application that will transform the ATIP experience from cumbersome, manual labor to an automated, electronic process.

ATIPXpress provides ATIP Officers with a state-of-the-art tool for keeping track of ATIP request processing including statistics and fees, and generating reports on the number, types, and nature of ATIP requests processed.

Open Architecture
Open architecture provides a standard web-based platform and can integrate with Documentum, Hummingbird and Open Text Live Link, with Oracle or MS SQL Server as the database.

ATIPXpress has been purposely designed to provide Canadian federal government departments with the ability to comply with the requirements of the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act (ATIP).

With the tide of legislation and the volume of requests rising, institutions need a comprehensive COTS solution right now! ATIPXpress is ready NOW.!

ATIPXpress is the most comprehensive, Web-based COTS application available for processing Access to Information and Privacy requests.

Provides ATIP Officers access to case information from their web browser
Requests and complaints can easily be entered into the system
Word, WordPerfect and RTF correspondence editor integration (provides word processing features & functions including spell check, track changes, insert comments, etc.)

Compliance and ATIP Management
ATIPXpress leverages best-of-breed information management disciplines to deliver a complete automated request management, tracking, and reporting solution. ATIPXpress is the solution for managing requests and responses.

Save Work - Time - Money and Reduce Paperwork
Increase management and control
Have a simplified process for tracking and monitoring requests
Reduce redundant entries
Improve security and control with regards to input and content
Consolidate fragmented processes
Have automatic e-mail notification when a folder is forwarded
Generate reports in seconds vs. weeks

Out-of-the-Box Features

Web-based, COTS ATIP solution
Automatically generates Annual Report to Parliament
Automatically generates s. 69 Schedules
Electronically stores, retrieves, redacts, and prints documents for delivery to ATIP requesters
Tracks complaints
Access control / privileges
Correspondence template generator
Receive and log requests; includes duplication detection, metadata tracking, on-line review and redaction, web posting, and fee management
Classify ATIP requests and complaints
Communicate with requesters
Consistency of response (Standardized letters)
Multi-layer redactions providing a history of the redaction of each record ( Rectangle and polygon redaction tools)
Self-configurable reports using virtually every data field in the system

About AINS
AINS was established in 1988, to provide information lifecycle management technology solutions to government and commercial clients. We deliver value by helping our clients maximize their technology investments and resolve their business problems. AINS core capabilities combine software development with expertise in information technology infrastructure to provide a robust selection of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions and technical support services. We build the solutions and we support what we build.

We have built a reputation for delivering innovative solutions to our clients. For example, over the past six years, AINS has been assisting government agencies in the United States to manage their FOIA correspondence. FOIAXpress has the largest installed customer base of any FOIA correspondence management system on the US market.

About CanaPriv Solutions, Inc.
AINS has established a working relationship with CanaPriv Solutions, Inc. (CPSI), CPSI’s principal consultants Rick Shields and Scott Crosby are two of Canada's leading privacy experts and have been retained to work with AINS in representing ATIPXpress to Canadian federal government departments.