Tyler Technologies, Inc. reported that six California Superior Courts have collaborated on an innovative approach to affordably modernize their court technology by jointly implementing Tyler's Odyssey court case management solution as a single project, rather than six individual projects. The new initiative, which includes hosted delivery of Odyssey, creates efficiencies that enable the courts to implement advanced court case management technology without straining their budgets. The initiative - officially known as the NorCal Collaboration Project - is a product of the superior courts in Alpine, Calaveras, Glenn, Lassen, Tehama and Yuba counties.

Each court signed a five-year software as a service (SaaS) agreement using a Master Services Agreement (MSA) that gives California's 58 superior courts the ability to purchase Tyler's Odyssey system at pre-negotiated terms, conditions and pricing. The six courts will have a total of approximately 200 users on the Odyssey system. In addition to the MSA's financial benefits, the courts will realize significant cost savings by consolidating six implementations into a single project.

This extremely efficient approach will reduce the project's complexity and corresponding professional services fees. The courts' decision to have Odyssey delivered via the SaaS model provides additional benefits, including avoiding upfront capital costs for hardware and software purchases and a simplified budgeting process due to fixed annual fees. Additionally, because Tyler hosts the Odyssey system, court IT personnel won't have to manage and support their court case management system infrastructure on site.