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www.officer.com March 2015 Law Enforcement Technology 33 NEW PRODUCTS M O B I L E A P P S LPR in your palm The new Vigilant Mobile Companion app improves the return on investment that agencies are seeing from their investments in license plate recognition and facial recognition technologies by expanding the benefits out to everyone in the agency—patrol, investigative, detention, and other areas. The app also features FaceSearch facial recognition which analyzes more than 350 different vectors of the human face. Circle 51 on Reader Service Card Optimize assignments NowForce Law Enforcement provides agencies with enhanced situational awareness of their resources and devel- oping incidents, real-time incident management and resource optimiza- tion from any device and the ability to minimize response times by sending the closest available and relevant officers. With NowForce, both headquarters and personnel in the field have access to a geographical action map that has tips and information feeding into it in real-time. Circle 50 on Reader Service Card Free and private social neighborhood network More than 42,000 neighborhoods across the country use Nextdoor to connect with each other about the issues that matter most in their communities, including public safety, events, local services, and lost pets. Over the last three years Nextdoor has become the lifeline to the neighborhood, and now thousands of local agencies will have the ability to join neighbors in the con- versation. Nextdoor for Public Agencies provides an online sign-up flow with agency verification and easy setup for more than 14,000 municipal- ities in the country. Public agencies can begin connecting with verified residents on Nextdoor almost immediately. Today, the app is imme- diately available to public agencies, including police departments, sheriff 's offices, fire depart- ments/EMS and departments of emergency management. Circle 48 on Reader Service Card Access to real-time data IBM Corp.'s i2 COPLINK Everywhere is a MobileFirst application that securely delivers access to police data to officers, analysts, and commanders when they are in the field. The new offering is an expansion of IBM's i2 COPLINK portfolio, which also includes office and patrol car applications. i2 COPLINK Everywhere is designed to help law enforcement organizations solve crimes faster, keep officers safer, and dis- rupt crime via analytics of vast quantities of seemingly unrelated data utilized by law enforcement via mobile devices. i2 COPLINK Everywhere accesses the same exten- sive i2 COPLINK database as desktop clients, but minimizes keyboard and pointing device input. This capability will enhance officer safety by eliminating or minimizing the need to concentrate on device interaction in favor of focusing on the situation at hand. The convenience of mobile access to data and analytics enables officers to validate information and compare partial observations, such as vehicle license plates, distinguishing markings like tattoos, known affiliations and recent addresses, during an ongoing investigation. Photo match and mug shot identification provide crucial information during interviews with victims, witnesses and others at the scene. Circle 49 on Reader Service Card Your smartphone, a listening device Intrepid Networks' STING Echo is a mobile application that allows transmission of streaming audio to multiple users who can listen from their smartphone or tablet. Audio is recorded on the transmitting mobile phone SD card, and to a secure web server for retrieval. Ideal for negotiators, surveillance, integration with STING Ghost or undercover/ covert operations. • Listen to live audio transmitted from Echo or Ghost users in transmit mode • Listen on several devices at the same time with minimal delay of transmission • Listen on device speaker or wired/ wireless headsets • Simple interface ensures ease of use, even during times of stress • Minimal touches required to begin transmitting or listening • Easily retrieve audio file for playback or evidence submission Circle 47 on Reader Service Card