SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon, a business unit of TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) and the global leader in digital evidence management solutions with the leading body-worn camera, today announced the purchase of 1,050 Axon Body 2 cameras by the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD). CPD secured TASER's first seven-year subscription to the Axon cloud solution, Evidence.com, to help store, manage and share data from the body cameras and other digital evidence sources. The order was received in the third quarter of 2016 and is expected to ship in phases through May 2017. The department plans to have 700 cameras deployed by the end of 2016.

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To date, more than 95,000 licenses have been booked on the Axon network worldwide. The Axon network seamlessly integrates devices and apps to enable powerful capabilities for building safer communities. The Axon network includes:


    --  Smart Devices - Body cameras and in-car video that leverage technology
        such as Bluetooth® wireless technology and Wi-Fi® to better track and
        manage data
    --  Mobile Apps - Evidence management for iOS and Android devices with Axon
        View and Axon Capture
    --  Unified and Integrated Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) - One
        platform that removes siloed DEMS through cloud computing, integrations
        across media points, and open file standards that do not require
        proprietary file formats or media players
    --  Connected Ecosystem - From capture to courtroom, securely share and
        track digital evidence across public safety stakeholders
    --  Digital Verification and Audit Logs - Record every interaction with any
        piece of digital evidence including capture, ingest, retrieve, manage,
        and share
    --  Advanced Security - Industry-leading people, practices, and products
        that comply with CJIS at both the infrastructure and application layers
        and ISO/IEC 27001

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About TASER International, Inc.

TASER International makes communities safer with innovative public safety technologies. Founded in 1993, TASER first transformed law enforcement with its electrical weapons. TASER continues to define smarter policing with its Axon brand which includes a growing suite of connected products and services from body cameras and digital evidence management tools to mobile apps. More than 171,000 lives have been saved from death or serious injury with TASER's products and services. Learn more at www.TASER.com and www.axon.io or by calling (800) 978-2737.

TASER, Axon, and Evidence.com are trademarks of TASER International, Inc., some of which are registered in the US and in other countries. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Wi-Fi is registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.

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