<s>
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
mobile	O
communication	O
and	O
mass	O
notification	O
platform	O
built	O
for	O
interagency	O
communication	O
between	O
civil	O
service	O
employees	O
and	O
private	O
sector	O
security	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
was	O
created	O
by	O
Bill	O
Bratton	O
,	O
the	O
42nd	O
Commissioner	O
of	O
the	O
NYPD	O
(	O
under	O
109th	O
Mayor	O
Bill	O
de	O
Blasio	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
the	O
38th	O
Commissioner	O
of	O
NYPD	O
,	O
and	O
Chief	O
of	O
LAPD	O
with	O
co-founders	O
Jack	O
Weiss	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
Riker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
mobile	O
app	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
was	O
co-founded	O
by	O
Bill	O
Bratton	O
,	O
Jack	O
Weiss	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
Riker	O
as	O
Bratton	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bratton	O
,	O
Weiss	O
and	O
Riker	O
initially	O
founded	O
Bratton	O
Technologies	O
as	O
a	O
professional	O
networking	O
platform	O
for	O
law	O
enforcement	O
officials	O
called	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Connect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Bratton	O
Technologies	O
became	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
AlwaysOn	O
Global	O
100	O
Companies	O
to	O
Watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
provides	O
a	O
specialized	O
messenger	O
application	O
that	O
connects	O
public	O
employees	O
and	O
their	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Connect	O
service	O
was	O
exclusively	O
for	O
law	O
enforcement	O
officials	O
,	O
the	O
BlueLine	B-Protocol
Grid	I-Protocol
platform	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
by	O
anyone	O
for	O
its	O
services	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
registry	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
verified	O
public	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
