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The Billerica Police Department (Massachusetts) improved transparency and accountability, sharpened evidence management, and reduced manual hours by integrating Axis body-worn cameras with its Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system.
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A new interactive online training center is now available to aid law enforcement officers investigating prescription drug abuse cases.
Read More →The Government Training Institute in Boise, Idaho, is the first nationally certified SWAT team training system in the United States. This course is now pre-approved to receive U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant funds, allowing state and local law enforcement agencies to attend the training using DHS grant monies to pay for tuition, overtime, meals, lodging, and associated backfill costs.
Read More →Rev. Dr. Miguel Angel Contreras is reaching out to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers in need of professional counseling by offering his services for free. Immediate family members of police officers also qualify for these free counseling services, which include treatment for depression due to wrongful termination, alcohol and drug substance abuse, job discrimination, and retaliation.
Read More →Spillman Technologies’ Summit 4.5 release is an enhanced software solution that brings together all of the company’s public safety applications into one easy-to-use application. This software offers dual-platform capability, supporting both Windows and Unix operating systems. Features include a new workflow system that provides real-time feedback, a fully integrated message center to perform database queries, and an attractive new interface.
Read More →Panasonic’s new 500 NIT display for its Toughbook notebook computers addresses the demand for enhanced outdoor visibility in public safety applications. While Panasonic’s Toughbooks have always offered anti-glare and anti-reflective screens, the new 500 NIT display is 250 to 300 percent brighter than commercial-grade notebooks, making it easier for officers to work in bright daylight conditions.
Read More →Matrox Graphics’ new DualHead2Go is a multi-display upgrade device. It connects to the monitor connector of a computer and adds support for an extra monitor. The computer operating system treats DualHead2Go like a monitor, supporting resolutions twice as wide as standard resolutions. The product uses Matrox’s patent-pending technology that divides monitor output from the computer into two separate displays.
Read More →Knowledge Computing’s new Intel Lead module is an enhanced analytical application that allows law enforcement to more effectively share information and tease qualified leads out of raw data at the earliest stages of criminal and intelligence investigations. This software lets officers enter information from active investigations into a segregated database that continuously searches across multiple databases in the COPLINK node to identify relationships and patterns relevant to an investigation.
Read More →Cisco’s new IP Interoperability and Collaboration Systems (IPICS) technology is a new communication system designed to easily integrate push-to-talk radio systems with other communication resources. These next-generation capabilities are designed to allow organizations to easily collaborate on daily operations, safety, security, and emergency management across different networks—both wired and wireless.
Read More →BlueTree Wireless’ Firmware Release 1.2 for its flagship 4000 IP and 5000 GPS series wireless modems adds significant features and functionality to support an increased number of new applications. New features include port forwarding capabilities and a serial-IP listening socket. The product enhances DSL replacement and network backup, as well as surveillance, control flow (AMR), and SCADA applications using Ethernet.
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Anyone who has ever watched “Star Trek: The Next Generation”—that’s the one with Picard, not Kirk—has probably noticed a special room on the Enterprise called the “Holo-Deck.” The Holo-Deck uses holograms, transporters, replicators, and other unlikely science-fiction technologies to create an immersive virtual reality that can be used by the Enterprise crew for both recreation and ultra-realistic training.
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