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title: What Features & Benefits Will a Good DEMS Offer? | Omnigo Software
description: What exactly should you be looking for in your DEMS system? Learn more about the features and benefits your system should include.
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# [What Features & Benefits Will a Good DEMS Offer? | Omnigo Software](https://www.omnigo.com/blog/what-features-and-benefits-will-a-good-dems-offer)

 Written by [Rachel Gee](https://www.omnigo.com/blog/author/rachel-gee) | Mar 30, 2022 4:00:00 PM

There are a number of features to consider when investing in a [Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS)](https://www.omnigo.com/solutions/evidence-management). Look for software that is flexible and scalable to meet your needs now and in the future. It’s also important that the manufacturer you choose also has expertise in [law enforcement](https://www.omnigo.com/industry/public-safety). Software developed by law enforcement professionals, for law enforcement professionals, will be purpose-built to meet your unique challenges.

 

## What exactly should you be looking for in your DEMS system?

### *Integration*

Look for a DEMS that will integrate with any systems that generate digital data. When data can be rapidly or automatically submitted to your DEMS, it reduces the risk of loss or compromise.

 

### *Unification*

A DEMS will unify all of your digital data in one simple place, making it easier to visualize patterns, connections, and timelines that would be difficult to establish otherwise.

 

### *Accessibility*

Officers can access or securely share evidence from any computer, any time of the day or night.

 

### *Security & Defensibility*

Security features enable customized permissions and record who accessed what and at what time, ensuring complete chain of custody for all digital evidence.

 

### *Authentication*

Authenticate digital data to prove its original and untampered with.

 

### *Searchability*

Metadata associated with each piece of evidence in a DEMS makes it easy to find what you need quickly.

 

### *Compliance*

A DEMS can ensure you’re complying with local, state, and federal regulations and that you’re following security standards set by CJIS.

 

## **A DEMS Solves More than the Digital Evidence Challenge**

Effective digital evidence management leads to actionable insights that keep our [communities safer](https://www.omnigo.com/solutions/safer-communities), and it also provides opportunities to solve other operational and societal challenges.

 

- Increase Community Presence
- Justify Spending
- Increase Accountability
- Demonstrate Effectiveness
- Gain Public Trust
- Enable Agility

 

**Want to lean more? View the complete [whitepaper](https://www.omnigo.com/hubfs/Omnigo-2022/resources/ebook/Omnigo-Digital-Evidence-ebook.pdf?hsLang=en). **

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