<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Enterprise	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
Scottsdale	O
,	O
Arizona-based	O
company	O
which	O
develops	O
technology	O
and	O
weapons	O
products	O
for	O
military	O
,	O
law	O
enforcement	O
,	O
and	O
civilians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
since	O
diversified	O
into	O
technology	O
products	O
for	O
military	O
and	O
law	O
enforcement	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
body	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
and	O
Evidence.com,	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
digital	O
evidence	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
body	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
and	O
associated	O
services	O
comprise	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
's	O
overall	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
unveiled	O
its	O
first	O
body	B-Application
camera	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
piloted	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
in	O
various	O
small	O
cities	O
and	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
after	O
prosecutor	O
Daniel	O
Shue	O
exonerated	O
Fort	O
Smith	O
police	O
officer	O
Brandon	O
Davis	O
based	O
on	O
footage	O
from	O
an	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
camera	O
,	O
both	O
Davis	O
and	O
Shue	O
began	O
to	O
provide	O
testimonials	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
in	O
its	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Especially	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
Michael	O
Brown	O
shooting	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
body	B-Application
camera	I-Application
business	O
saw	O
significant	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Rialto	O
Police	O
Department	O
released	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
a	O
12-month	O
study	O
on	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
on-officer	O
video	O
using	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Seattle-based	O
division	O
known	O
as	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
would	O
encompass	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
technology	O
businesses	O
,	O
including	O
body	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
,	O
digital	O
evidence	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Smith	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
branch	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
brand	O
to	O
branch	O
into	O
entertainment	O
businesses	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
name	O
that	O
we	O
used	O
for	O
selling	O
cameras	O
historically	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
realized	O
that	O
brand	O
had	O
the	O
room	O
to	O
grow	O
and	O
encompass	O
all	O
of	O
our	O
connected	O
technologies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
TASER	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
to	O
reflect	O
its	O
expanded	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
announced	O
an	O
intent	O
to	O
offer	O
free	O
one-year	O
trials	O
of	O
its	O
body	B-Application
camera	I-Application
products	O
and	O
Evidence.com	O
services	O
to	O
U.S.	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
they	O
comprised	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
business	O
,	O
while	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
had	O
a	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
85%	O
among	O
police	O
departments	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
major	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
acquired	O
competitor	O
VieVu	O
for	O
$4.6	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
$2.5	O
million	O
in	O
common	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taser	O
's	O
original	O
body-worn	B-Application
camera	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
components	O
,	O
a	O
head-mounted	B-Application
camera	I-Application
,	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
monitor	O
to	O
review	O
video	O
recordings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
body	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
were	O
simpler	O
in	O
form	O
and	O
function	O
than	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
bulky	O
monitor	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
pairing	O
with	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
these	O
cameras	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
pre-event	O
buffer	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
capturing	O
video	O
from	O
before	O
the	O
record	O
button	O
was	O
pressed	O
,	O
have	O
become	O
common	O
requirements	O
in	O
body-worn	B-Application
camera	I-Application
requests	O
for	O
proposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
and	O
Body	O
only	O
record	O
video	O
in	O
standard	O
definition	O
(	O
SD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
:	O
The	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
,	O
a	O
point-of-view	O
camera	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
screen	O
to	O
play	O
back	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Taser	O
offers	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
(	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
View	O
)	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
using	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
,	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
videos	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
Evidence.com,	O
Taser	O
's	O
cloud-hosted	B-Architecture
evidence	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Body	O
:	O
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Taser	O
released	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Body	O
,	O
a	O
single-unit	O
camera	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
2	O
:	O
The	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Flex	O
2	O
,	O
announced	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
point-of-view	O
camera	O
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Flex	O
2	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
camera	O
attached	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
battery	O
pack	O
/	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
body-worn	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
,	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
also	O
offers	O
interview	O
room	O
and	O
in-car	O
video	O
systems	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Interview	O
and	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
Fleet	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
systems	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
body	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
,	O
integrate	O
with	O
the	O
Evidence.com	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence.com	O
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
digital	O
evidence	O
management	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
police	O
departments	O
,	O
military	O
command	O
center	O
or	O
military	O
outpost	O
to	O
manage	O
,	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
digital	O
evidence	O
,	O
particularly	O
video	O
evidence	O
captured	O
with	O
Axon-branded	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
integrate	O
with	O
the	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
and	O
Evidence.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
View	O
can	O
be	O
paired	O
with	O
an	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
body	B-Application
camera	I-Application
to	O
review	O
,	O
tag	O
,	O
and	O
stream	O
videos	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Capture	O
is	O
an	O
app	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
capture	O
audio	O
,	O
photo	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
evidence	O
and	O
upload	O
it	O
to	O
Evidence.com	O
using	O
an	O
officer	O
's	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Signal	O
is	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
products	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
automatically	O
trigger	O
recordings	O
on	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
certain	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Signal	O
Vehicle	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
trigger	O
after	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
doors	O
or	O
activation	O
of	O
sirens	O
)	O
,	O
Signal	O
Performance	O
Power	O
Magazine	O
(	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
TASER	O
Cam	O
accessory	O
that	O
triggers	O
recordings	O
when	O
an	O
Taser	O
is	O
armed	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Signal	O
Sidearm	O
(	O
a	O
sensor	O
for	O
handgun	O
holsters	O
which	O
triggers	O
recording	O
when	O
the	O
gun	O
is	O
removed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axon	B-Algorithm
Citizen	O
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
software	O
solution	O
that	O
allows	O
non-law	O
enforcement	O
personnel	O
to	O
share	O
and	O
upload	O
information	O
,	O
including	O
photos	O
and	O
video	O
,	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
's	O
Evidence.com	O
evidence	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
several	O
TASER	O
International	O
employees	O
,	O
without	O
mentioning	O
their	O
employment	O
status	O
,	O
had	O
review	O
bombed	O
listings	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
for	O
Killing	O
Them	O
Safely	O
,	O
a	O
documentary	O
film	O
by	O
Nick	O
Berardini	O
which	O
documented	O
and	O
investigated	O
major	O
incidents	O
that	O
resulted	O
from	O
taser	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
TASER	O
International	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
Digital	O
Ally	O
for	O
infringing	O
its	O
two	O
U.S.	O
patents	O
on	O
the	O
automatic	O
activation	O
of	O
law	O
enforcement	O
body	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
after	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
proposed	O
a	O
plan	O
for	O
taser-armed	O
drones	O
to	O
stop	O
school	O
shootings	O
,	O
Axon	B-Algorithm
's	O
own	O
ethics	O
board	O
expressed	O
disagreement	O
with	O
the	O
plan	O
and	O
issued	O
a	O
unanimous	O
statement	O
of	O
concern	O
.	O
</s>
