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COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE 22 Law Enforcement Technology April 2014 www.officer.com PRODUCT SHOWCASE Combo: RMS and CARFAX MetroAlert has partnered with CARFAX to provide an integrated solu- tion. Customers using its Visual Alert records management system will be able to easily submit their accident reports online, enabling police departments to streamline this process and get paid more quickly for accident report requests. Visual Alert users will also have access to CARFAX's suite of Investigative Tools, which include CARFAX VIN Alert to monitor vehicles and get email notifications where there is activity reported to CARFAX; CARFAX Vehicle History Reports to enable searching, scanning and viewing vehicle history; and CARFAX Crash Center, which allows a search of CARFAX's national database of accident reports. Circle 33 on Reader Service Card Take (or keep) e-discovery in-house Evidence Talks released SPEKTOR Drive, a powerful e-discovery, litigation support and forensic incident response tool designed for non-expert users. It was designed to reduce the need for outsourced expertise, which in turn lowers the cost of responding to liti- gation, digital incidents and forensic investigations. Evidence Talks leveraged SPEKTOR Forensic Intelligence to create SPEKTOR Drive. This new tool enables non-technical users to preserve and assess digital evidence to create an e-discovery, compliance and incident response. Circle 35 on Reader Service Card Free data extraction forensic software CyanLine's software grants law enforcement agencies the power to capture and unlock never-before-seen bonus data. MiniDAS can uncover a suspect's hard disk's age and usage and reveal how long a drive was in use. Laptops with eSATA connection can use MiniDAS to seize metadata and make a forensic image. Available for free to all law enforcement agencies. Circle 34 on Reader Service Card Securely share evidence with the DA Recognizing that law enforcement agen- cies often rely on manual practices to transfer sensitive electronic evidence— such as videos, photos and audio record- ings—to district attorneys and other out- side parties, TASER's EVIDENCE.com External Sharing was built specifically so digital evidence can be securely and instantaneously shared. Law enforcement can log into EVIDENCE.com and email secure links to access specific files to create virtual evidence rooms. The process is similar to shar- ing files through widely used consumer cloud-based storage systems like Dropbox, but with powerful security protections incorporated. Circle 32 on Reader Service Card Tablet case Some called 2013 "the Year of the Tablet." With that in mind, Pelican Products Inc. introduced the Pelican ProGear i1065 HardBack Case to offer rugged, yet versatile protection for iPads (genera- tions 2 to 4). With a design produced from a partnership with BMW DesignWorks, this streamlined, crush-resistant case features the same military- grade attributes as Pelican's classic case products (including a watertight o-ring seal with automatic pressure equalization valve). Its interior features a shock-absorbing plush foam liner with impact-protection cell cushions and an elastomeric frame that secures the device in transit. The frame also features an ear-bud/speaker port and can act as a four- position adjustable stand. Circle 31 on Reader Service Card 3/20/14 9:20 AM