SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in digital evidence solutions and electronic control devices (ECDs), today announced that it received an order for 150 TASER® X3™ Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) and related accessories for the Lakeland Police Department, FL. The TASER X3 is the latest, most sophisticated ECD model from TASER with a three-shot semi-automatic capability.
"The TASER X3 improves effectiveness and safety while also providing the ability to store and retrieve more information and diagnostic analysis on the use and performance of the device than any previous ECD," said Tom Smith, Chairman and founder of TASER International. "The semi-automatic, multiple-shot capability increases officer safety through the ability to recover from a missed shot or even simultaneously stop up to three separate subjects."
The TASER X3 enhances use of force accountability with the TASER X3's Trilogy™ Log, which stores the electric characteristics of every pulse emitted from the X3 and can determine if the charge was delivered to a subject, arced into the air as a warning, if probes missed the target, or even if the wires broke or some other factor interrupted charge delivery to the subject.
More information and photos of the TASER X3 are available at: http://www.taser.com/products/law/Pages/TASERX3.aspx.
The Lakeland Police Department order is anticipated to ship in the first quarter of 2010.
About TASER International, Inc.
TASER International's products Protect Life and Protect Truth. TASER provides advanced Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) and innovative secured digital evidence collection and management solutions for use in the law enforcement, medical, military, corrections, professional security, and personal safety markets. TASER ECDs use proprietary technology to incapacitate dangerous, combative, or high-risk subjects who pose a risk to law enforcement officers, innocent citizens, or themselves in a manner that is generally recognized as a safer alternative to other uses of force. The TASER® AXON™, a revolutionary on-officer tactical computer and video/audio recorder, combines with an integrated digital multi-media evidence storage and management platform -- EVIDENCE.COM™ -- to provide an end-to-end solution to capture, store securely, and analyze digital evidence and information in ways that enables tactical and strategic decision making by law enforcement, as well as for legal evidentiary use. For more information please call TASER International at (800) 978-2737 or visit our website at www.TASER.com.
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