Police force to leverage the Canadian cloud, Evidence.com, to
store and manage digital evidence
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick and
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 24, 2017 /CNW/ -- Axon Public Safety
Canada Inc., a subsidiary of TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR)
today announced that the Fredericton Police Force (FPF) will pilot Axon
Body 2 body cameras and digital evidence management solution,
Evidence.com starting this month. The pilot is designed to improve
how the agency captures, stores and manages their digital evidence
in the field.
"The Fredericton Police Force
has always prided itself with leveraging technology to support
community safety," says Deputy Chief Martin
Gaudet. "This pilot is an exciting next step in that
process. We have been discussing the idea of body-worn cameras with
community stakeholders for some time. However, until we began
discussions with Axon, we were not convinced that our ability to
manage the large amount of video was in place. With Evidence.com
and their Canadian 'cloud,' we now feel confident that this is the
right direction for our agency," concluded Deputy Chief Gaudet.
"We are extremely excited to work with a leading Maritime police
agency like Fredericton," says
Axon's Managing Director, Canada
& Latin America, Vishal Dhir. "This pilot is a great opportunity
for Fredericton Police to do their
own research and see how the benefits of the Axon platform differ
from previous pilots conducted in Canada - especially with respect to battery
life, data transfer process and ultimately managing the data in the
Canadian cloud environment."
Fredericton Police Force will
leverage a number of Axon products and services including Axon Body
2 cameras, Axon Capture and Evidence.com with the pilot lasting for
90 days.
About the Axon network:
The Axon network includes more than 100,000 licensed users from
around the world and is changing the future of public safety.
Axon protects life by connecting devices, apps and people onto
one centralized network. Our technologies impact every aspect of an
officer's day-to-day experience:
- In the field - Our Smart Weapons offer a less-lethal
intermediate use of force option and have helped saved over 180,000
lives; our body-worn and in-car cameras collect video evidence to
capture the truth of an incident; and our mobile applications
enable simple evidence collection
- At the station - Our secure, Canadian cloud-based
digital evidence management solution allows officers and command
staff to manage, review, share and process digital evidence using
forensic, redaction, transcription and other tools
- In the courtroom - Our solutions for prosecutors make
collaborating across jurisdictions and agencies easy so that cases
can be resolved quickly
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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 180,000 lives have been saved from death or serious
injury with TASER's products and services. Learn more at
www.taser.com and www.ca.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.
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CONTACT:
Sydney Siegmeth, VP Global
Communications
Press@TASER.com
Vishal DhirManaging Director, Canada & Latin
America
Axon Public Safety Canada Inc.
(604) 805-7570
Vishal@TASER.com
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