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ProductsFebruary 18, 2011

Perpetrator Moving Target Dummies

Officer Under Fire's Perpetrator is a remote-controlled range robot that is human-like in appearance, movement, and tactics, and shoots training projectiles at police officers in the range.

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ProductsFebruary 18, 2011

Dictation Software for BlackBerry

Royal Philips Electronics' SpeechExec 2.0 for BlackBerry includes wireless network support and photo attachment capabilities to create an ultra-mobile dictation service. New features were designed to more easily transmit data, include more data in the recording files, and make the smart phone a full-fledged dictation device.

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ProductsFebruary 18, 2011

SwitchPlusIP

C4i, Inc. recently debuted the sixth release of its award winning SwitchplusIP product, complete with newly upgraded features. The latest version of SwitchplusIP builds upon the personal phonebook and other features introduced earlier this year.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2011

Report: Federal Investment In Border Technology Falls Short

The ASU study stresses that to halt illegal crossings and contraband while expediting commerce through ports of entry, border field agents require immediate access to time-sensitive information and intelligence captured by license plate readers, unattended ground sensors and biometric identification kits.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2011

Police Light iPhone App

Police Light is an iPhone application that simulates the blue flashing light used on police vehicles. The dashboard also integrates a variety of sirens used by officers.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2011

Automated License Plate Recognition 101

YouTube user DeputyKen demonstrates the basics of how officers use ALPR technology in a segment from 2006.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2011

Plate Hunters

The current generation of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology provides officers greater detail and scanning capability to capture numbers, letters, symbols and logos on traditional, printed and affinity plates. View these photos of real-world examples of license plates captured by this technology. And read our full article, "New Developments In ALPR."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2011

Alabama County's Dispatchers Get New PlantCML Call Processing System

The center is currently equipped with 10 call taking positions to field emergency and administrative calls, as well as to dispatch calls to first responders at the Decatur Police Department, Decatur Fire and Rescue, the Morgan County Rescue Squad, Trinity Police Department, Priceville Police Department, Decatur EMS and 22 volunteer fire departments.

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Articlesby Tim DeesFebruary 15, 2011

New Developments In ALPR

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology has been the "oh, wow" gadget for the past few years, and with good reason. ALPR can identify, screen, and record the license plates of more vehicles than an entire squad of police officers could handle, and can do it with greater accuracy and no fatigue factor.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2011

Conn. State Police Outfit 400 Vehicles With In-Car Video

The contract covers installation of Panasonic's Toughbook Arbitrator 360 in-car digital video system, which can record, transfer and store 360-degree high-quality digital video. Evidence can be transferred automatically to police station servers using wireless hotspots.

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