NEW YORK, May 8, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sterling Testing Systems, Inc. (http://www.sterlingtesting.com/), a leading provider of employment screening services, today announced the launch of CourtDirect(sm). This proprietary technology platform allows Sterling to electronically access federal, state and local courthouse data to conduct background checks for employers worldwide. With CourtDirect, Sterling can provide background checks on current or future employees that are 50% faster than the rest of the industry.
Today, most courthouse data for background screening is retrieved by individuals, physically going to courthouses, laboriously poring over files and inputting the results into online systems for retrieval. With its breakthrough platform, Sterling has successfully digitized and integrated primary source data from hundreds of U.S. court jurisdictions in just 18 months. By eliminating human intervention from the process, and creating direct pipelines of information from nationwide courthouses to Sterling, CourtDirect allows Sterling to offer:
-- More accurate background checks
-- Record-breaking turnaround times
-- Easily accessible data
-- The most cost-efficient searches that allow for deeper probing
and analysis
-- Ability to search more jurisdictions with less effort and time
-- Total integration of all levels of federal, state and local data
"We've taken the most important component of the background check, the criminal check, and made it faster, more accessible and more accurate than at any other time in our history," said CEO Bill Greenblatt of Sterling Testing Systems. "What has normally taken days, we're doing in just hours to ensure that our clients get the vital information they need on their candidates and make the best hiring decisions possible to create safer workplaces."
With CourtDirect, the only noticeable differences to HR managers are more cost-effective, accurate results at revolutionary speeds. Employers can effortlessly access criminal background check results with no additional software or front-end systems by using Sterling Testing System's web-based interface or through SterlingDirect(sm), which seamlessly integrates with industry's 15 most popular human resources management software programs.
Over the last two years, Sterling has worked closely with local municipalities to digitize their courthouse data, leveraging the Internet to create an unparalleled, source data retrieval process. As a result, municipalities, as well as Sterling's 6,000 clients, have greatly benefited through increased data security, accuracy and reduced strain on internal resources with CourtDirect.
Sterling Testing Systems
Sterling Testing Systems are business information providers and the foremost experts in pre-employment screening, harnessing 30 years of expertise to help companies hire right the first time and avoid costly mistakes. Sterling maintains a 99% client retention rate among its 6,000 clients from the Fortune 500 to small to mid-sized enterprises in a wide range of industries including healthcare, financial services, retail and publishing. Sterling's proprietary technology rapidly links HR professionals to the background check data they need, and its SterlingDirect testing module seamlessly integrates into more than 15 unique HR software programs. For more information, visit www.sterlingtesting.com.