Brandon-COpsync is Officially CJIS Certified!

Brandon-COPsync’s Chief Technology Officer Merek Weisensee

Brandon-COPsync, LLC providing the largest law enforcement real-time, in-car information sharing, communications and data interoperability network in the US has completed and received official certification on the Massachusetts Criminal Records Platform – CJIS. This allows the COPsync Network to be fully deployed throughout the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Community. Massachusetts Police Officers will be able to run criminal queries directly from their patrol computers.

Merek Weisensee – Brandon-COPsync’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who worked directly with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) explained, “Today is an exciting day for Brandon-COPsync and the COPsync nationwide real-time information-sharing platform! We will continue to expand throughout the US to provide a comprehensive officer and public safety system for police agencies and schools.”

CJIS offers law-enforcement and criminal justice agencies within the state and across the nation secure access 24 hours per day, 7 days a week to state and interstate criminal history record information, protective orders, missing and wanted person files, driver’s license and motor vehicle information, firearm licensing and gun transaction and other criminal justice information via the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunication Systems (NLETS).

The Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) is the State’s CJIS systems Agency (CSA) and by FBI/National Crime Information Center (NCIC) policy is the responsible state authority for quality control of all data entered into NCIC Systems, managing policy compliance for all CJIS/NCIC users and providing training and testing in the use of NCIC systems.

About Brandon-COPsync

The Brandon-COPsync partnership seeks to overcome the current lack of technology within our law enforcement communities by providing officers with access to the largest real-time, information sharing, communication and data interoperability network in the United States.

With COPsync technology (the only software solution of its kind), agencies will have the ability to share information as never before – nationally, regionally, by territory, locally, between departments and between officers – regardless of jurisdictional boundaries. Through the use of Mobile Data Interface (MDI) software which resides on officers’ mobile computer, data can be easily customized to meet any department’s specific requirements allowing for instant access to reports, alerts and suspect history. This translates into dramatically improved officer safety, rapid and accurate case resolution, and ultimately the most cost-effective and efficient law enforcement structure possible.

Brandon-COPsync’s mission is to empower those who provide technology solutions to our public safety professionals with the latest technologies, which enable the capture and instantaneous sharing of vital field information.

The COPsync technology is a Windows-based software providing standardization, collection, reporting and sharing of data for law enforcement agencies worldwide. It is the only solution on the market offering a fully integrated product suite that provides real-time information sharing amongst all law enforcement agencies. Brandon-COPsync is the exclusive nationwide distributor of the COPsync software suite.

Laddie McCabe at the Nevada FBINAA and the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association’s Annual Training Conference in Las Vegas

Brandon-COPsync’s West-Coast Sales Representative, Laddie McCabe and Brandon-COPsync’s Chief Technology Officer, Merek Weisensee attended the Nevada FBI National Academy Associates and the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association’s Annual Training Conference in Las Vegas. Brandon-COPsync’s products included COPsync 911 Real-Time Threat Alert System and VIDTAC In-Car Camera System.

COPsync 911 takes school security to a new level. Created to protect students and schools, COPsync 911immediately connects the staff of a building under potential threat with the five officers closest to the building’s location. Watch the Demo at:  http://www.bacopsync.com/COPsync911Demo.html

VIDTAC is the Nation’s ONLY 1080p In-Car Camera Video system. It capabilities include but are not limited to; Zoom during playback (even if officers did not zoom while recording the incident), 5 megapixel Front and Rear Cameras, GPS, Crash Sensor and more. Find out more at www.bacopsync.com/vidtac.html

Brandon-COPsync’s Representatives not only travel to shows, but they will gladly travel to your Local Police Department and/or School to demonstrate and discuss their products.

For more information or to request a live demo, please call 888 702 6776

or visit us on the web at www.bacopsync.com/contact.html

Brandon-COPsync Attending the COPSWEST Tradeshow Next Week

Brandon-COPsync is heading to COPSWEST to showcase COPsync911 – our real-time threat alert system for schools, as well as VidTac – our state-of-the-art 1080p In-Car Camera Video System.
Stay tuned to see pictures of us at the show.
Heading to the show? Find us at booth #1504!

For More Information About Brandon-COPsync, Please call (888) 702-6776
or visit bacopsync.com

The Brandon-COPsync Exhibit at the IACP Show in Philadelphia, PA

The Brandon-COPsync exhibit had unprecedented visits according to VP of Global Sales Bob Schafer. “Between COPsync 911 and VIDTAC I think we not only stole the show; we are quickly becoming a force multiplier as a real-time software solutions integrator,” stated Schafer.

 

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Brandon-COPsync Features COPsync 911 at the IACP in Philadelphia

WE HAVE NO GREATER RESPONSIBILITY THAN THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND THERE IS NO HOTTER TOPIC THAN INCREASING SCHOOL DEFENSE AGAINST ARMED INTRUDERS AND OTHER VIOLENT THREATS.

As you know, there are several competing ideas for dealing with the all-to-frequent attacks on our schools, up to and including arming teachers and staff or employing armed officers to patrol them. Each of these present questions that need to be answered: Who is going to pay for those officers/guards? Can a single armed officer effectively stop the assailant(s) rather than becoming the first target of the attack? And what about the school’s liability if/when a panicked teacher shoots someone accidentally?

We at Brandon-COPsync are excited to announce COPsync911, the intelligent alternative to arming our schools. COPsync911 is a much more efficient, far less expensive and certainly less controversial method of keeping students safe in our schools and protecting them in the event of a violent attack.

COPsync911 is a revolutionary software-based school/campus safety tool that is loaded onto computers throughout then school or campus. COPsync911 is not intended as a substitute for existing emergency dispatch/response processes but rather to enhance those capabilities. COPsync911 creates a “Call for Help” icon that can be easily and silently triggered in the event of a threat in a classroom, administration building or residence hall. The purpose of COPsync911 is to shave critical minutes off of response times as well as to allow law enforcement and school personnel to share valuable, real-time information that can assist in their rescue efforts. In the event of a threat (armed intruder, bomb threat, etc.), any school personnel can simply click the 911 icon which puts the following processes immediately into motion:

COPsync 911 Real-Time Threat Alert Chat Window

1. Local central dispatch is immediately alerted to the threat
2. The five closest law enforcement vehicles (by GPS proximity to the building), regardless of jurisdiction (campus safety, local police, sheriff, state patrol) are automatically notified of the threat and are dispatched to the scene.
3. Alerts are instantly sent to all school computers and to cell phones of school and law enforcement personnel notifying them of the threat.
4. A map of the location and a diagram of the building under threat is uploaded to responders’ mobile computers giving them critical information regarding access/evacuation points, etc.
5. A silent communications portal (“Chat Room”) is opened allowing responders and school personnel still in the building to silently share detailed, real-time information (perpetrator location, evacuation strategies, etc.)

With COPsync911, not only will law enforcement arrive at the scene of a threat sooner but they will be able to have and share the vital, real-time information they need to most efficiently develop and execute a successful rescue strategy. At a cost of less than a penny per day per student, no school can afford to be without COPsync911.

For more information, Please call 888 702-6776, or contact us via email
To Learn More about COPsync 911, click HERE

Brandon-COPsync Features VIDTAC at the IACP in Philadelphia

At IACP – 1080p Hi-Def In-Car Video System at HALF THE PRICE!

Brandon COPsync invites you to join us at this year’s IACP Conference as we exhibit the most innovative In-Car Video solution in the market today! Vidtac will be on display in Booths #1861 & #908 with live demonstrations from our technology experts.

Vidtac is the first TRUE Hi-Definition system available for law enforcement. At up to six times the resolution of the competition and at HALF THE PRICE, this revolutionary product sets the new benchmark for meeting the needs of departments in today’s budget-crunched world. Just a few of the standard features of Vidtac include:

• TRUE HD (1080p) video quality (six times better than the competition)
• NO equipment taking up valuable space in your trunks or radio consoles
• Scalable in-the-car video storage (up to HUNDREDS of hours)
• Zoom during playback (even if officers did not zoom while recording the incident)
• High-speed wireless, Cellular (4G) and manual video offload
• Comes standard with Front and Rear Cameras, GPS, Crash Sensor and more
• HALF THE PRICE of all competitors in the Marketplace
• Price includes backend video management software with lifetime updates and support

For more information, Please call 888 702-6776, or contact us via email
To Learn More about VidTac, clickHERE

Brandon-COPsync Welcomes Michelle McNamara as General Counsel

Ms. McNamara was recently named as a 2013 Massachusetts “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and Boston Magazine. She is experienced in all aspects of business litigation and intellectual property protection and counseling. She has represented major technology and biopharmaceutical companies in complex and high-stakes matters.

Prior to joining Brandon COPsync as General Counsel, Ms. McNamara was a senior associate at the boutique law firm O’Connor, Carnathan and Mack (OCM), where she focused on matters involving business contracts, intellectual property, employment law, and general commercial litigation. Before joining OCM, she was an attorney in the intellectual property department of Goodwin Procter, LLP in Boston for over five years. Prior to practicing at Goodwin Procter LLP, Ms. McNamara served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Susan J. Calkins of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Ms. McNamara is the author of the article “CED Report Recommends ‘Openness’ to Promote Innovation,” in World Copyright Law Report (2006), and is a contributing author of “International Intellectual Property,” a chapter of International Corporate Practice: A Practitioner’s Guide to Global Success,published by the Practising Law Institute.

Ms. McNamara received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2004, and her B.A. from Syracuse University in 2000. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and is admitted pro hac vice in various District and Circuit Courts. Ms. McNamara is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Boston Bar Association.

For more information about Brandon-COPsync’s real-time interoperability software, please visist www.bacopsync.com

Sheriff’s Office Equipped with COPsync

Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant Joseph Manguso explains the features of COPsync. The system is able to assist in driver license search and streamline reports as well as having an activity log.

The Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office has taken a major step into the modern computerized world of high tech law enforcement. Sheriff David Soward announced late last week that all vehicles in the department have now been equipped with COPsync. The sheriff explained that COPsync is a statewide computer based network that provides an endless amount of tools and technology to his deputies. Each vehicle now has a laptop computer which enables his officers to communicate with officers and agencies across the state who are also on COPsync. Officers can share information and intelligence such as wanted persons, stolen vehicles, crime bulletins, narcotic couriers from patrol car to patrol car.
The sheriff went on to explain the system allows officers to directly run inquiries on drivers licenses and license plates from the patrol car which frees up some time for busy dispatchers. The system also has a driver’s license reader where deputies can swipe the license through the reader like a credit card. The system is capable of quickly printing a citation or a written warning on a small printer in the patrol car. The system will virtually eliminate a sheriffs office employee from manually tracking data for filing the annual state mandated racialprofiling report required by all Texas law enforcement agencies. “We will be able to produce the report in a matter of minutes,” the sheriff said. In addition deputies can complete an activity report on each call they respond to, right from their car. Sheriff Soward said another one of the system’s assets is the GPS based map on the system.

Sheriff’s dispatcher Dzenisej Georgiev points to the large 42” screen in the ACSO Communications center that displays the COPsync real-time GPS map. Dispatchers can now see the location of all units equipped with COPsync. Sheriff David Soward said the system will help with deputy response time among other things.

Officers, along with the dispatcher and supervisors on their desk top computers, will be able to track in real time the location of every officer logged into the system. “We can literally watch each patrol car on the map as it moves down streets, county roads and highways enabling dispatchers and supervisors to keep track of the units locations. We will have the ability to zoom-in on the map and then direct multiple units to set up a parameter around a crime scene by being able to see exactly where each unit is located, right down to exact spot it’s at,” Sheriff Soward explained. The sheriff then explained that the system greatly enhances officer’s safety as it allows other officers to know exactly where each other is located. The sheriff stated that they can use the touchscreen to scroll the map across the state and see the locations of all officers currently logged-in anywhere in Texas. “If we are pursuing a suspect into another jurisdiction we can see the location of their units too, allowing us to direct the other agencies to the suspects location,” the sheriff stated. The sheriff said those are just some of the things COPsync does. It will do much more, he stated.

Sheriff Soward said that Jourdanton, Pleasanton and Lytle police departments are already on the system as well as all four Atascosa County Constables. Other neighboring agencies on COPsync are Natalia PD, Pearsall PD, Dilley PD, McMullen County Sheriff’s Office, Bee County S.O., Three Rivers PD, Castroville PD and Poth PD. Presently there are 400 agencies in Texas that are on the COPsync network. Sheriff Soward said that COPsync was designed and created in 2007 by police officers specifically for police officers, Sheriff Soward explained.

“We feel like it’s another tool that will allow us to better serve the community and do our job more efficiently,” Soward said. The sheriff was quick to give credit to Commissioner’s Court for agreeing to fund the purchase of COPsync when the sheriff went to them earlier this year with a presentation on how the system worked and its benefits. The sheriff stated there will be additional benefits for law enforcement and the public from COPsync that will be announced in the near future.

For more information about COPsync’s real-time interoperability software, please visist www.bacopsync.com

Boston Globe Questions Federal Agencies’ Failure to Share Information Reports That Lawmakers Are Concerned Over Lack of Clarity About What Information Was Received by MA Law Enforcement Prior to Boston Marathon Bombing.

 

BOSTON, MA. – APRIL 25, 2013- The Boston Globe wrote that several Members of Congress expressed great alarm that over 12 years of improvements in our law enforcement information sharing since 9/11 failed to prevent The Boston Marathon terrorist attack.  The Boston Globe also reported that neither the FBI nor the CIA communicated with one another despite one of the suspects being on two separate watch lists since 2011.

As a result of these information sharing improvements stemming from the 9/11 attacks, 77 Fusion Centers were set up around the country with the purpose of disseminating information to state and local law enforcement.  The Boston Globe article also commented that the Senators’ dismay was exacerbated by the fact that it is unclear if the Massachusetts Fusion Center received direct information from the FBI or CIA.

Donald Flanagan, Managing Director of Brandon-COPsync, a Boston-based firm that offers the solution to real-time information sharing between law enforcement agencies says, “It has become apparent that the tools in place for information sharing today may not be entirely effective at connecting the dots. Our Solution, COPsync, a nation-wide, real-time, multi-agency, shared network platform for information sharing, collection and dissemination, is designed and proven to collect information and connect the dots.  It is enhanced by instant messaging and alerting features between all agencies on the system for faster response, cohesive investigating and the obvious proposition of greater officer and public safety.”

Letters regarding COPsync were circulated to intelligence committee members of the House and Senate, as well as, state Governors and Directors of Department of Homeland Security yesterday.

Brandon-COPsync, LLC is a Boston-based firm specializing in real-time technology solutions for law enforcement and public safety.  The COPsync technology is a Windows-based software providing standardization, collection, reporting and sharing of data for law enforcement agencies worldwide. It is the only solution on the market offering a fully integrated product suite that provides real-time information sharing amongst all law enforcement agencies. Brandon-COPsync is the exclusive nationwide distributor of the COPsync software suite.

Contact:

Media Relations

Brittany Hudson

888-702-6776

bhudson@bacopsync.com

Welcoming Robert Schafer as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing

We are pleased to announce that Robert Schafer has been hired as our Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing effective Monday, April 15 2013.

Bob has over twenty-seven years of experience in Executive Sales and Leadership; working both with direct sales and resellers for regional and national accounts. From 2001 to 2012, Bob was the regional sales manager for L3 Communications/Mobile-Vision, Inc. in Boonton, NJ where, for the years 2003 to 2012, Bob sold more in-car video systems than any other competitor.

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