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The West Covina Service Group (WCSG) provides Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records
Management Software (RMS), and Mobile Digital Computer (MDC) solutions. Software
is written and maintained in house by WCSG Software Developers. The majority of
clients are "hosted", meaning all necessary hardware and software is housed and
maintained by WCSG staff at the West Covina Police Department. The Application Service
Provider (ASP) business model used by WCSG provides a very cost effective and simplified
approach to providing software solutions. Non-hosted systems are also available.
The West Covina Police Department started developing Records Management, Computer-Aided
Dispatch, and networking systems over 20 years ago. As time progressed, so did our
software. The West Covina Service Group developed after the West Covina Police Department
and several of our customer locations broke away from the all too often unstable
software companies offering Police, Fire, and/or Computer-Aided Dispatch Systems.
The unreliability in the industry prompted the City of West Covina to establish
the West Covina Service Group as a dependable, cost effective alternative for public
safety. The West Covina Service Group is a division of the West Covina Police Department.
The City of West Covina established the WCSG as an Enterprise Fund in 1995. WCSG
client revenue is paid directly into the Enterprise Fund. WCSG operates on its own
separate budget with all operating costs paid out of the Enterprise Fund. There
is no impact on the City’s General Fund.
The West Covina Service Group is a revenue generating enterprise of the West Covina
Police Department with the full support of the City of West Covina and West Covina
City Council.
Our strength is our commitment to support. We offer computer services to various
sized agencies with their different sized budgets. Our prices are very competitive
by way of offering complete "turn-key" computer systems.
It’s as simple as it sounds. The West Covina Service Group exists to help its member
agencies. New software designs are integrated into each agencies systems with the
assistance of our highly skilled technical staff. Most are done without your staff
having to do much more than learn the new features. System software designs are
done through a committee process, allowing all agencies to have input, regardless
of their size. Custom designed software and third-party integration is also available.
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