AVTranz is pleased to announce our second consecutive year attending the ACA (Arizona Courts Association) conference in Prescott, Arizona, May 19th – 21st. If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hello!
http://www.arizonacourtsassociation.org
May 19, 2010
February 24, 2010
AVTranz Press Release
AVTranz – Phoenix Office Move
AVTranz moves to larger space at 845 North 3rd Avenue
February 23, 2010, Phoenix, AZ – AVTranz today announced the move of its Phoenix headquarters to larger offices effective 03/01/10. The Company, previously located at 365 E Coronado Road, will occupy more than 4,300 square feet of the historic Motherwell building on the Southeast corner of 3rd Ave. and Roosevelt.
Built in 1914 as one of the first apartment buildings in Phoenix, the building has undergone several renovations over the years, eventually serving as law offices for the Motherwell Corporation. The building is located in the heart of the prestigious Roosevelt Arts and Historic District and is surrounded by local art galleries, restaurants and coffee shops. It is also conveniently situated close to the Portland Light Rail stop and Interstate 10.
“This is a great move for us,” said Steve Townsend, AVTranz’ CEO. “We have been growing rapidly over the last two years and expect to hire another 3 employees during 2010.” AVTranz provides digital court reporting and transcription services for courts and government agencies across the country. “While we now do business with courts and agencies nationwide, our local clients including the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County Superior Court and the federal District and Bankruptcy courts remain an important part of our long-term success. Having our offices closer to all of these courts and agencies was a big part of our move decision.”
Erik Lige, AVTranz’ Vice President, Sales and Marketing, also notes that the Company is excited to become more involved in the Phoenix downtown activities. “This area has experienced tremendous redevelopment over the last ten years, and despite the economic downturn, there are still plenty of individuals and businesses committed to making this area thrive. Events such as First Friday and new businesses such as Pita Jungle and Lola Coffee committing to the Roosevelt Arts and Historic District all work to create a great environment.”
About AVTranz:
AVTranz, headquartered in Phoenix, with offices in Tucson and Denver, was established in 1991 and is the leading provider of verbatim transcription and electronic reporting services in the US. Since its inception, AVTranz has subscribed to the principle that its clients are best served through a broad base of electronic reporting and transcription knowledge. AVTranz specializes in reporting and transcription of state and federal court proceedings, complex litigation proceedings, military disciplinary proceedings, depositions, arbitration, grievance hearings and administrative proceedings including public hearings, board and committee meetings, and industrial claims proceedings.
To View this press release in PDF format — Click Here
Contact:
Erik Lige
VP, Sales & Marketing
AVTranz
www.avtranz.com
(602) 263-0885 x132
Erik.lige@avtranz.com
Comments Off
May 28, 2009
AVTranz Business Journal Article
From the Business Journal – Thursday May 14, 2009
AVTranz Looks to replicate success, taking court records online…
By: Patrick O’Grady
AVTranz is developing software to help make digital recordings of court proceedings easier to access and use as official records.
Digital recordings have been used for nearly a decade at Maricopa County Superior Court, and Phoenix-based AVTranz is hoping to expand on its 18-year business of providing printed transcripts, said Erik Lige, a company partner and vice president of sales and marketing.
The company is looking to branch into other forms of media, including new ways to compile information and offer it in audio and video formats that can be viewed online.
“The large picture is that we’ll be creating a rich media management system that will be used across numerous verticals,” Lige said.
AVTranz, previously known as A/V Tronics Inc., has brought on new investors, including Lige and CEO Steve Townsend.
The company provides written transcripts from digital audio for the courts. Last year it posted about $1 million in revenue, up about 33 percent from 2007.
At Maricopa County Superior Court, more than 171 court and hearing rooms have been equipped with digital recording devices since the e-courtroom program began in 2000, said Bert Binder, the county’s electronic courtroom administrator.
The current system records directly into the courtroom’s computer and is backed up simultaneously to the court’s network servers. It records in 5-minute blocks, so if a computer goes down, only a small portion of the proceedings is lost, Binder said.
The digital recording equipment also is useful for cases that might not require a written record. A public record of each proceeding can cost $20 on a compact disc, compared with potentially hundreds of dollars for a written record, Binder said.
“I really think it makes the record more affordable and more accurate,” she said.
Dan Barr, a partner at Phoenix law firm Perkins Coie Brown & Bain PA, said court recordings help make the record more reliable and provide greater public access.
Overall adoption will depend on how appellate courts want to review hearing transcripts. Currently, they review them in paper form only. Having the added ability to search audio or video files quickly would be beneficial, Barr said.
In addition to providing audio and video recordings of court proceedings, AVTranz plans to host those records on its Web servers. The company is working to make its software user-friendly. The idea, Lige said, is to allow attorneys to mark segments of the records for reference without having to listen to the entire file. It’s like being able to skip directly to a particular track on a CD, rather than having to scan a cassette tape.
Binder said offering streaming audio or video of court proceedings could be difficult because some cases are closed to the public. Lige said it may be possible to make a court record available as soon as the proceedings are finished.
Between the economy and new software developments, Lige said this could be the beginning of a fundamental change in how court records are stored and used.
The Phoenix municipal courts have used the system since 2000, and the city outsources transcription services as needed, said Loren Braud, a staff attorney and spokesman for the city court.
Digital records are much easier to store and access, but if cases are appealed there is a need for paper transcripts. Recording quality also can be a variable, Braud said.
“Sometimes people mumble, or there may be people in the background making noise,” he said.
Comments Off
April 16, 2009
2009 Arizona Court Association Conference
AVTranz is pleased to announce our attendance at the 2009 ACA (Arizona Court Association) Conference in Prescott Arizona!!!
http://www.arizonacourtsassociation.org
http://www.arizonacourtsassociation.org/2009Letter.pdf
\
Brandon and Andrea Thursday April 16th
Comments Off
February 28, 2009
A/V Tronics, Inc. is now AVTranz
Phoenix based court transcription vendor rebrands to AVTranz as the court recording and transcription industry grows.
March 1, 2009, Phoenix, AZ – A/V Tronics, Inc. has changed its name to AVTranz. According to Erik Lige, VP, Sales & Marketing of AVTranz, “The new name represents part of a new image and a renewed commitment to courts, government agencies and law firms. Court systems across the country are making fundamental changes to how they create and define the ‘court record.’” Over the past 15 years, court recording has been transformed by the surge of digital recording solutions implemented at all levels throughout the US court system. Lige states, “The court record can now be defined as a combination of digital audio, digital video and the verbatim transcript.” (more…)
February 16, 2009
Transcribing the O.J. Trial
Phoenix based transcription vendor prepares the verbatim transcript in the O.J. Simpson trial.
November 5, 2008, Phoenix, AZ – AVTranz today announced that it has been contracted by the Clark County District Court, Department 5 to prepare the transcript in the NV vs. Orenthal Simpson and Clarence Stewart trial that ended last month in the conviction of Simpson and Stewart.
AVTranz provides overflow verbatim transcription services to the court and is required to deliver the final transcript by November 12, 2008. The Clark County Court system records many of its trials with the Jefferson Audio Video Systems (JAVS) digital video recording solution. AVTranz prepared this transcript from the digital video recordings of 14 days of trial.
About AVTranz:
AVTranz, headquartered in Phoenix, with offices in Tucson and Denver, was established in 1991 and is the leading provider of verbatim transcription and electronic reporting services in the US Southwest. Since its inception, AVTranz has subscribed to the principle that its clients are best served through a broad-base of electronic reporting and transcription knowledge. Over the years, AVTranz has developed an expertise in reporting and transcription of state and federal court proceedings, complex litigation proceedings, military disciplinary proceedings, depositions, arbitration, grievance hearings, and administrative proceedings including public hearings, board and committee meetings, and industrial claims proceedings.
Contact:
Erik Lige
VP, Sales & Marketing
AVTranz
www.avtranz.com
(602) 263-0885 x132
Erik.lige@avtronics.com
Comments Off
©2008 AVtranz
