SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon, a
business unit of TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) and the global
leader in digital evidence management solutions with the leading
body-worn camera, today announced the purchase of 1,015 Axon Flex
and Body 2 cameras by the Atlanta
Police Department (APD). APD secured a five-year unlimited
subscription to the Axon cloud
solution, Evidence.com, to help store, manage and share
data from the body cameras and other digital evidence sources. The
order was received in the third quarter of 2016 and the agency has
requested an eight-month staged deployment starting in 2017.
"With Atlanta on board, our Axon solution has now been selected
by more than fifty percent of major cities in the U.S. That means
that more than thirty of the country's largest agencies have seen
the potential in our solution for making police work smarter and
communities safer," said TASER CEO and Co-Founder Rick Smith. "We're deeply excited to be working
alongside Atlanta PD to ensure a successful body camera rollout and
provide them with an innovative solution for evidence
management."
To date, more than 100,000 licenses have been booked on the
Axon network worldwide. The Axon network seamlessly integrates
devices and apps to enable powerful capabilities for building safer
communities. The Axon network includes:
- Smart Devices – Body cameras and in-car video that
leverage technology such as Bluetooth® wireless technology and
Wi-Fi® to better track and manage data
- Mobile Apps - Evidence management for iOS and
Android devices with Axon View and Axon Capture
- Unified and Integrated Digital Evidence Management System
(DEMS) – One platform that removes siloed DEMS through
cloud computing, integrations across media points, and open file
standards that do not require proprietary file formats or media
players
- Connected Ecosystem – From capture to courtroom,
securely share and track digital evidence across public safety
stakeholders
- Digital Verification and Audit Logs – Record every
interaction with any piece of digital evidence including capture,
ingest, retrieve, manage, and share
- Advanced Security – Industry–leading people,
practices, and products that comply with CJIS at both the
infrastructure and application layers and ISO/IEC 27001
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About TASER International, Inc.
TASER International makes communities safer with innovative
public safety technologies. Founded in 1993, TASER first
transformed law enforcement with its electrical weapons. TASER
continues to define smarter policing with its Axon brand which
includes a growing suite of connected products and services from
body cameras and digital evidence management tools to mobile apps.
More than 171,000 lives have been saved from death or serious
injury with TASER's products and services. Learn more
at www.TASER.com and www.axon.io or by calling
(800) 978-2737.
TASER, Axon, and Evidence.com are trademarks of TASER
International, Inc., some of which are registered in the US and in
other countries. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of of
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Wi-Fi is registered trademark of Wi-Fi
Alliance.
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