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Specializing in utilities, AUS offers CaseWorks, a comprehensive docket/case management system application that helps organizations to capture, organize, classify, retain, and share all of its explicit and tacit knowledge in a single, secure web-based portal technology. This application can easily expand to include both legal and legislative activities to provide utilities with the public policy management platform. Managing all regulatory procedural steps including data requests is truly automated with this system application.

CaseWorks Overview
CaseWorks is a web-based case management tool for the regulated utility industry that streamlines all of your public policy processes and information handling needs. It provides secure browser-based access to intelligently organized workspaces for managing all of your regulatory case documents including testimonies and data requests.

Handling complex cases and coordinating the activities of your witnesses and their support team is made easy with CaseWorks’ workflow component which is automated and is configurable to accommodate your unique processes across all of your jurisdictions. The module's review process is also online and features automated routing of documents. Authors’ and reviewers’ modifications are captured with a document management feature (check-in and check-out) that provides automatic version control. Reviewers’ comments accompany each file to provide authors with direct feedback on the content of each file. CaseWorks keeps everyone up to date on all documents and activities with automatic change notifications and reminders. Larger utilities can easily assemble, track, and file simultaneous multi-jurisdictional regulatory cases.

CaseWorks provides a central location for managing your filings, data requests, hearing transcripts, comments/briefs, final orders, and compliance filings. Using off-the-shelf Microsoft technology, CaseWorks features a powerful search engine that allows you to quickly locate current and past case information in a variety of ways including case number, topic, witness, data request, filing date, or key word.

CaseWorks also provides smart calendars that chronologically capture and organize all pertinent meeting notes, supporting materials, and activities associated with each of your cases and dockets.

CaseWorks - Benefits

		Reduces time spent on researching, reviewing, responding, and approving
		Reduces the risk of non-compliance
		Improves timeliness, accuracy, and consistency of information
		Improves knowledge sharing, teamwork, and communication
		Improves the ability to manage multi-jurisdictional regulatory activities simultaneously
		Automates the handling of data requests via intelligent email notification
		Provides web-based access to outside lawyers and consultants making it possible to reduce billable hours for research and review processes
		Reduces "reinventing the wheel" by providing access to all information, best practices, and history from past cases
		Reduces paper costs
		Reduces mailing costs
		Reduces time spent in meetings getting everyone synchronized and up-to-date
		Reduces the amount of travel needed to collaborate with remote locations
		Improves the ability to quickly retrieve critical information during hearings
		Improves the ability to track compliance with regulatory directives
		Decreases the time needed to train new team members
		Enables the utility to be more proactive in its dealings with regulators
		Provides the ability to coordinate regulatory activities with various internal and external groups such as legislative and legal for managing public policy
		Provides a common collaborative platform for all team members

CaseWorks - System Requirements* (Single Server Configuration)
Software

		Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter or Web Edition)
		Microsoft SQL Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
		Microsoft Office 2000 (for application users); Microsoft Office 2003 (for application administrators)Hardware

Hardware
Server

		Computer with Pentium III-compatible 700 MHz processor or higher
		512 MB of RAM minimum
		1.25 to 2 GB of available hard-disk space

Client-side (using Office 2000)

		PC with Pentium 200 MHz or higher
		64 MB of RAM minimum
		217 MB of available hard-disk space
		Microsoft Windows 95 or later operating system

Client-side (using Office 2003)

		PC with Pentium 233MHz or higher processor, Pentium III recommended
		128 MB of RAM minimum
		400 MB of available hard-disk space
		Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later or Microsoft XP or later operating system

* Actual requirements will vary depending on your system configuration and the features you choose to install.

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For more information please conatact Andre Chon at 800-925-4287.

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