National Antimafia Directorate

Rome 2015

Ares

DNA System Story

PERSEODos File ISAM

G.I.M. Windows 3.x , Vb3, File ISAM

SIDDA 2000Windows Server2000, Windows 3.1, Vb6, + COM+, Oracle 7

SIDDA.NET

Windows Server 2000, windows Xp , C#, IE6, Oracle 8->10

Ares

Windows Server 2003 , XP, Vista, C#, Html, IE6->7, Oracle10i

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SiDDA 20002001-2004

SIDDA.NET2005-2008

Ares2009-2012

ARES2013

ARES Windows Server

2008 , 8 C#, Html, IE7/8/9,

Oracle 11i

Ares Enterprise Platform

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Functional ComponentsBasic

Architecture Components

Ares Architecture

Server

Application Server

Metadata engine

Data sources driver

Plugin manager

Client

Client host

Form engine

Metadata engine

Plugin manager

Offline

Configuration tools

Server components Application server: it’s the frontend component that runs on the server machine and serves all requests coming from the clients, in form of web services requests. It can use several protocols to interact with clients. It has no user interface and can interact only with other applicative components;

Metadata engine: it’s the server part of the metadata engine. It executes all the operations on real data sources, using the knowledge contained in the repository. It provides a uniform view of data sources, regardless of its technology, deployment etc.;

Data source drivers: they are the specific components that allow the system to interact directly with the data sources

Plugin manager: the entire server architecture has several extension points that can be used to customize the behavior of the different components. It is possible to write ‘helpers’ to implement specific context requirements. 

DNA

LocalDB

Ares Security

SICP

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National Database

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Ministry of Justice Network

Ares Software ModulesRegister, Case, Data & Document Management

• Register the incoming and outcoming documents and indexing• Manege new Case, Data and Documents

Data Analysis Module• Module to analyse a document of interest and to store relevant

information into the database in structured way

Investigative Module• Enables investigators and analysts to quickly understand complex scenarios•System for visual investigative analysis;• Shows the connections or flow commodities between people, accounts, organizations and any other elements

Query, Reports and Statistics• System driven design simple/complex queries using visual Entities (objects) and Links (relationships)• Full customizable result grid format• Export/Save Chart and Export result in Xml/Html/Xls• Publish queries to be used by any user

Configuration Tool•To obtain a schema of any local database to use within Ares•To translate labels, captions and tool tip text if your language is not Italian•To customize some features of the system

Ares Stakeholders•Prosecutors•Prosecutor Office•Register Office

Register, Case, Data & Document Management   

•Prosecutor Office• Judicial police persons

Data Analysis  

• Judicial police persons•Prosecutor Office

Investigative Tool

•Prosecutors•Prosecutor Office• Judicial police persons

Query, Reports and Statistics

•System AdministratorConfiguration Tool

Registry

Any In/Out

Document

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Ares Portal

The portal is used to :

• Have universal access to all functionalities of the system;

• Easy and quick access to data and document;

• Organize research and the results in grid or textual format;

• Use the function asynchronously;

• Grant the correct profile to user;

• Work with a next generation interface.

Register Module

Register is the book used to :

• Record any kind of Incoming/outcoming documents;

• Record any information about the document;

• Open a specific Dossier for the incoming/outcoming documents;

• Assign the document to one or more Office;

• Monitor the status of a Document assigned.

Data Manager Module

The Data Manager allows to navigate and update (the 4 common data operations often referred as C.R.U.D. functions, i.e. create, read, update, delete) the entities represented inside the conceptual model of the data sources.In other words, the user is given a real-world-based representation of the data model, expressed in terms of familiar items like Persons, Crimes, Traffickers, Victims, Assets, etc., hiding the underlying physical architecture of the data source(s).

The user is guided in its work by a workflow engine, which enforces validation rules and integrity checks to grant the data consistency.

• Customizable workflow;• Check on all customized fields;• Easy to use.

Graphical Navigator

Aim of the module is to provide a graphical representation of data entities and the relationships between them.The friendly interface makes easy to find the relations between concepts.

The approach is to follow incremental paths that support the generation of investigative hypothesis.

• System for visual investigative analysis;• Enables investigators and analysts to quickly understand complex scenarios,• Shows the connections or flow commodities between people, accounts, organizations and any other element in your investigation;• Analyze data from a high level overview right down to the smallest detail;• Range of different chart layouts;• Enhances charts with maps, images, sound clips, photographs, videos or documents.

Data Query BuilderThis module provides a friendly graphical interface for designing complex queries (both analytic and statistic) and store them permanently in the application repository in order to be recalled and submitted many times in a easy way. The query can be submitted on the local or external database.

At design-time, the user can interactively design a query, step-by-step, and immediately test it over the underlying logical data model.

An handy web interface allows users to visually browse the saved queries and run them over the database.

• System driven design simple/complex queries using visual Entities (objects) and Links (relationships)• Full customizable result grid format• Export/Save Chart• Export result in Xml/Html/Xls • Publish queries to be saved and used again

Thematic Search

This module allows to explore data using predefined functional paths.The user can navigate self-consistent ‘sheets’ that contain information useful to perform daily tasks. A set of ‘sheets’ make a ‘theme’.The system can be configured (by a tool) as a collection of ‘themes’ prepared to satisfy each organizational role.

Each role can have several access points to start the navigation process (typically by choosing a theme, fill-in search parameters, browsing the results).

• Full customizable web pages content• Easy way to browse data• Chart representation of page history

Irf (indirect relationships finder)

The module automatically discovers indirect relations between two elements of the data source.The main capability is to take out implicit knowledge stored in the system.The system infers it as a result of deductions that could be done analyzing explicit relationships and formulating investigative hypothesis.

• Easy to use, just few click;• All processes run in background and in asynchronous mode;• Results of easy understanding.

As an example, the knowledge of two subjects can be inferred by the presence of direct elements that certify it, or deducted from multiple situations that are around it.We can say that a “subject” attends the house of his own father, this is a deductive element; if the “subject” uses the car of his own father is, at the same time, a deductive element.

Geo Explorer

The peculiarity of this complex module is to provide a unified geo-referenced view of data coming from different data sources. This makes simpler to achieve cooperation at application level.From the client perspective, it’s possible to interact with layers published from several organizations without necessarily integrate and transform the information in advance.

It’s also possible to integrate several sources even not directly associated with geospatial coordinates (e.g., address geocoding).

• Instant view of the criminal phenomena spread in a territory;• Drill down of information;• Detailed information for any highlighted point on the map.

Configuration tools

SqlServer

SICP

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Creator Schema

Access

MySql

Oracle

Ares

Xml Schema

Multi db connection

Automatic Xsd files generation

Customize your schema

Automatic schema update

Default queries generation

Reports

National Antimafia Directorate

Rome 2015

Ares