The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacturers and distributors; IACP endorsement is in no way implied.
Concealment holsters
Safariland announces the expansion of Safariland and Bianchi concealment holster lines with several new fits for the incredibly popular Smith & Wesson M&P Shield .45. Renowned for innovation, quality, and performance, Safariland holsters are the overwhelming choice of law enforcement agencies and competition shooters. The concealment holster models fitting the M&P Shield .45 encompass 10 models for belt slide, paddle, and inside-the-pants carry. The Bianchi holsters for the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield .45 demonstrate the brand’s legacy craftsmanship in leather products that balance functional design and quality. M&P Shield .45 users have several carry options with choices for two belt slide holsters and two inside-the-waist models, including Bianchi’s best-selling Model 100 Professional and three holsters from the Allusion series.
Visit the Safariland Group’s booth at IACP 2016, #1039. For more information, visit www.safariland.com/dutygear.
Online scheduling software
Aladtec Inc. offers an online employee scheduling and workforce management
system for the public safety sector and offers customers a dedicated support team to provide free training and ongoing system support. The software offers tremendous time savings, reduced overtime, reduction in errors, and improved efficiency and employee morale. The online software system is much more than just an employee scheduling tool. It provides mobility—accessible 24/7 from any computer, smartphone, or mobile device with Internet access; the ability to create, submit, review, and store forms within the system to track vehicle maintenance, inventory, and so forth; employee data management—easy to store and access contact information and certifications; an event calendar to post training sessions, meetings, and public appearances; and more.
Visit the Aladtec Inc. booth at IACP 2016, #5542. For more information, visit www.aladtec.com.
IP camera
Axis Communications, a leader in network video, introduces the AXIS Q1615/-E Mk II, an IP camera featuring i-CS lens. The new intelligent i-CS lens directly exchanges information such as its geometrical distortion and the exact position of its zoom, focus, and iris opening. Thanks to several motors inside the i-CS lens, zoom, focus, and iris opening can be remotely adjusted. Furthermore, the exchange of information between the i-CS lens and the camera enables easier setup of electronic image stabilization and barrel distortion correction, reducing the time needed for setup and enabling easy installation. AXIS Q1615/-E Mk II features scene profiles enabling the installer to select between Traffic Overview, Forensic, or Live profiles. When choosing one of the preset scene profiles, the cameras automatically adjust exposure time, white balance, aperture, sharpness, contrast, and noise in order to obtain the best video quality for the selected video surveillance needs.
Visit the Axis Communications booth at IACP 2016, #1631. For more information, visit www.axis.com/us/en.
Touchscreen display
Havis Inc. introduces a new lightweight touchscreen display that mounts directly to a vehicle’s dash panel: the TSD-101. The new space-saving display functions as an external monitor and provides the option of docking and mounting computing devices in the trunk to maximize space and create a comfortable work environment inside the cabin. The lightweight touchscreen display and mounts are designed for optimum comfort and safety to improve productivity in a mobile office. Rapid adjustments and easy back-and-forth toggle give the user a full range of motions to maintain a comfortable posture. The display features an anti-glare screen and a red monochrome night mode designed to minimize eyestrain.
Visit the Havis Inc. booth at IACP 2016, #5317. For more information, visit www.havis.com.
Upgrade to mobile data collection and retrieval platform
SceneDoc announces the availability of SceneDoc 4.0, a major upgrade aimed at both patrol officers and investigators that drives simplified data gathering, with the capability to improve and increase both incident- and non-incident-related data collection. It includes a new timeline feature, making it simple and intuitive to open the mobile application and immediately begin collecting any type of data, generate any report, and take searchable and actionable electronic notes. Police officers appreciate the flexibility it provides as a launching pad to any data collection task and supervisors find the oversight it provides, at an activity level, unprecedented in law enforcement. Field notes are now actionable and searchable by those in the agency.
Visit the SceneDoc booth at IACP 2016, #3852. For more information, visit www.scenedoc.com.
Server
Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers the ProLiant ML350 Gen9 Server. It delivers a class-leading combination of performance, expandability, manageability, reliability, and serviceability. ML350 Gen9 Server leverages the Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 and v4 processors and the latest HPE DDR4 SmartMemory. Additional support for 12 Gb/s SAS, embedded 4x1GbE NIC with a broad range of graphics and compute options is also available. Manage your HPE ProLiant Server in any IT environment by automating the most essential server lifecycle management tasks: deploy, update, monitor, and maintain. The ML350 Gen9 Server is ideal for enterprise IT infrastructure to mission critical applications. HPE Smart Array Controllers are designed to increase 12 Gb/s performance, data availability and storage capacity while providing the flexibility in choice of solutions that are simple to manage. It comes with up to 24 DIMM slots to support HPE DDR4 SmartMemory 2400MHz, helping to prevent data loss and downtime with enhanced error handling while improving workload performance and power efficiency.
Visit the Hewlett Packard Enterprise booth at IACP 2016, #4509.
For more information, visit http://marketplace.hpe.com/home.
New features for public safety platform
Rave Mobile Safety announces two innovative new features of the Rave Platform, Rave Command View and Rave 911 Analytics. Rave Command View gives 9-1-1 managers and dispatchers interactive, map-based views of critical information, such as 9-1-1 call patterns and critical facility data during active emergencies, including information collected through the Smart911 platform and gives 9-1-1 and first responders access to a 9-1-1 callers’ Smart911 Safety Profiles, Smart911 Facility Profiles, and Rave Panic Button activations. Managers and dispatchers can see and react to real-time 9-1-1 call traffic and trends. Additionally, Rave 911 Analytics provides easy web-based access to historical call reporting and analytics, giving 9-1-1 managers easy, direct access to critical 9-1-1 call history. The map-based view of data offers intuitive insight into 9-1-1 call history and works on all call-taking platforms. Simple to create, read, and interpret trend reports provide data and logic to support staffing and funding decisions. Reports show call volume and activity by workstation, shift, hour, day, and week.
Visit the Rave Mobile Safety booth at IACP 2016, #3751. For more information, visit www.ravemobilesafety.com.
Commercial vehicle enforcement wheel and axle scales
OPS Public Safety introduces it’s all new CVE Wheel/Axle Scales Unit specifically designed for commercial vehicle enforcement. Engineered for the Ford Explorer, it holds four scales, gear, and rifles. It is manufactured of heavy gauge aluminum with available features that include a 10-inch-high by 35-inch-wide by 20-inch-deep storage drawer with heavy duty 200 lbs. ball bearing slides, a 36-inch-deep driver’s side storage compartment, an anti-skid top surface with perimeter cargo rail, and durable anti-skid rubber in drawer bottom and side compartment. The detachable scale compartment has Teflon slide rails. To access the spare tire, simply unfasten and remove the scale compartment. The base and brackets utilize OEM bolt holes that eliminate drilling for installation. An optional barrier is available.
Visit the OPS Public Safety booth at IACP 2016, #5116. For more information, visit www.OPSpublicsafety.com.
