Courtroom Technology Center The North Carolina Business Court is an ongoing "courtroom technology" pilot project for the implementation and use of courtroom automation. The Court began its implementation of the courtroom technology project in the spring of 1999 and officially went on line in January 2000. The rapid development of the project is attributed to the combined insight of North Carolina's superior court judges and key panels of the North Carolina Bar Association. The Bar Association's Technology Committee continues to play an active role in the advancement and implementation of this project. The technology in this court is available for use by all jurisdictions in North Carolina. Please contact the court at info@ncbusinesscourt.net for scheduling and other information. For detailed information on electronic filing system please select 'Support' above. The Automated Court System. The Business Court technology project is divided into four primary areas of focus.
Electronic Filing and Internet
Access. These servers are hosted and maintained by the NC Business Court staff with consulting and support provided by the project's ISP (Internet Service Provider), the CxCorporation [formerly TRCC, Inc.]. The DNS entries www.ncbusinesscourt.net and http://court.ncbusinesscourt.net are the property of the NC Business Court and are used solely for convenience in dealing with the continued changes in the Court's web services during product development. This is not a commercial web site. The Court uses the cx2000 Electronic Filing System developed by Steve Winsett of the CxCorporation. Cx2000 is an integrated software system that seamlessly integrates the electronic file into a host of Court resources. Use of the system provides cost savings and convenience that is shared by both the Court, counsel and the public. With electronic filing, documents may be filed from any location that has Internet access. This process is accomplished with an attorney e-filing program that uses the Internet as the information carrier. The court server handles the processing and time stamping of the filing, in addition to notifying opposing counsel and other parties in the case. The filing is then placed on the Court's web site and introduced into the Court's case management system. Case and Document Management. The case management module of the cx2000 system allows Court personnel to manage electronic filings, the court calendar and other case information. Parties are automatically notified of scheduled hearings, and the Court's web calendar is updated instantly. If you wish to determine the Court's availability, you can simply access the Court's calendar on the web site. Courtroom Presentations. A specific effort has been given to the application of technology in the courtroom. The Court's selection of technological equipment eliminates the need for litigants to bring supplemental equipment into the courtroom and provides on-line resources to all parties. The courtroom system provides a variety of state of the art technologies controlled by a simple touch-screen display. One program offers many presentation options such as video, electronic documents, electronic slide shows and the display of paper documents and 3-D objects. The system also provides electronic zoom and on-screen pen marking capabilities in addition to one touch capturing of the displayed exhibits. The courtroom podium houses all media that have been filed electronically in a case. In addition, the podium allows for the presentation of video tapes, documents on diskette or CD-ROM and, eventually, audio tapes. Trial Judge Resources. The cx2000 system provides a judge's tool that not only interfaces with the courtroom system but also integrates resources which provide instant access to a variety of specialty libraries and tools. Some of these tools include: processing jury instructions, bench book reference, legal research tools, calculators, and court communication.
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