SEATTLE, Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon, a
business unit of TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) and the global
leader in body-worn cameras, today announced the launch of an
on-demand transcription services platform for its
Evidence.com digital evidence management system. Its premiere
partner, SpeakWrite, will offer users the ability to order
transcriptions of any video or audio stored on Evidence.com,
including body camera video, in-car video, interview room video and
audio, mobile recordings, and more. Transcriptions are
rendered on a pay-as-you go basis by US-based typists within about
24 hours of request. Once completed, transcripts are automatically
stored in Evidence.com as accompanying metadata for easy access and
sharing without jeopardizing the chain of custody.
Since its inception, Evidence.com has continually evolved to
pave the way for smarter, more efficient police work. By offering a
platform for human transcription services to "plug-in" to the Axon
network, we're taking the next step in offering extended analytics
to help improve case management. The new partnership with
SpeakWrite aims to further that evolution by sharply reducing the
amount of administrative work officers must sift through in a given
shift and enabling them to devote more attention to crucial tasks.
The days of agencies downloading video and submitting it separately
to a third party transcription service are over. As Evidence.com
continues to evolve, Axon will seek out additional partnerships in
order to offer more sophisticated media processing tools to aid the
capture to court process for its customers.
"Our goal for the coming years is to reduce officer paperwork by
80%," said TASER CEO and co-founder Rick
Smith. "The best way to accomplish this goal is to focus on
improved efficiency in the workflow by gaining intelligent insights
into the multimedia stored within an agencies' digital
evidence. On-demand transcription helps to make report-writing
virtually automatic, while improving the quality of the data stored
in Evidence.com. We believe this will empower police officers and
prosecutors to work more efficiently and spend more time focusing
on what matters," concluded Smith.
"SpeakWrite has been providing accurate and secure transcription
services for public safety agencies for nearly a decade, and in
that time we've developed a keen eye for the unique needs of law
enforcement," said SpeakWrite CEO and founder Richard Jackson. "That's why we make our
services available 24/7/365, and that's why we're thrilled to
partner with TASER, another company with a long track record of
meeting officers' needs. Together, we can enhance users'
experiences of both of our respective services and bring about a
more intelligent way of managing evidence."
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
- Forensic Suite Tools - Forensic analysis via Axon Five
and Axon Detect and proprietary video format conversion via Axon
Convert
- 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 172,000 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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