Understanding Paper Archivability for Electronic Citations

Merriam-Webster defines archivability as “capable of being archived.” They further define archive as “the material being preserved.” The understanding is that anything you archive can be kept for a long period of time. The term archivability, when used in terms of eCitations, refers to the ability of the paper the citation is printed on to…

What Makes the 4910LR Driver’s License Scanner so Special?

With over 10 years of experience in providing 2D barcode scanners for use in patrol vehicles, the 4910LR is our 3rd-generation driver’s license scanner, and each model has improved on the last. So what exactly makes the 4910LR stand out from the competition? Form Factor The durable, compact driver’s license reader is designed for patrol…

Inkjet vs Thermal Printing for Full Page eCitations

Which type of printer works best for vehicle-based Law Enforcement purposes? Let me begin my answer with a story. A few years ago, on a hot and muggy summer day, a driver rear-ended my wife’s car. Luckily, no one was injured. The Deputy Sheriff gave my wife a copy of the accident report that he…

A Quick Look at the Panasonic 5-inch Handheld Toughpad

Panasonic has been in the rugged computer business for a long time. They started with the Toughbook CF-25 laptop in 1996 which has evolved into the current CF-31. During that time, they also added rugged convertible laptop/tablets (CF-19), semi-rugged laptops (CF-54) and in 2011, the Toughpad. The original Toughpad, released in the wake of Apple’s…

The Scanner Graveyard

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, we’ve been running a trade-in promotion since April for Law Enforcement Officers to trade in their old driver’s license readers for $49.10 off of the 4910LR. This trade-in event has been so popular that we’ve extended our promotion through the end of June – and the old scanners…

Zebra Sponsors a Handy Video Primer on RTLS

Although it’s now almost two years old, the webinar titled Understanding RTLS: What it is, How it’s Used & What You Need to Know Before Deploying, produced by VDC Research and sponsored by Zebra Technologies, remains a particularly effective RTLS primer. It is available in recorded audio/video via Zebra’s Webinars link and is also available…

How Can Technology Keep Me Safe?

Technology has not only made the way for communities to make improvements and bring the life back to certain areas, but it also has had a significant, positive impact in Law Enforcement.  Technology has allowed officials to not only keep our communities safer, but has also helped them to mitigate their own risk, which is…

Big Data To The Rescue!

What is Big Data and how is it used?  We get this question a lot.  We defi ne big data as huge amounts of data collected through the public sector.  It’s all the data compiled from police departments, the DMV, the DOT, our courthouses, etc.  There are others, like retailers, who also collect data that…

Do Consumer Devices Make the Grade in Law Enforcement?

In previous blogs we talked about the transition from a manual ticket-writing process to an automated (e-citation) process and the huge time and money savings that occurs when this task is automated.  We also touched briefly on the devices in the patrol car that are used to collect data.  I think it’s worth spending a…

A Stitch in Time Saves Lives

Have you ever thought about the amount of time and paper we’ve saved with the electronic age?  I remember the days of the fax machine when I had to go through so many steps to get information to someone.  Type it up, print it out, fax it over.  Then came email … attaching files to…