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Digital Ally, Axon See Unusual Movement On NYPD Body Cam News
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - 5:34pm | 381The New York Police Department announced Tuesday the “next phase of the body-worn camera deployment” — a phase that doesn’t directly involve Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AAXN) or Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY), but nonetheless triggered their rises. What Happened Axon...
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Taser Says VieVu's Legal Complaint Is 'Frivolous'
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 4:29pm | 343Vievu filed a complaint against TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) in February alleging illegal conduct and tortious interference during a bid war for body camera contracts in Phoenix, Arizona. The plaintiff, who ultimately lost the contract, said Taser illegally lobbied the client and...
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Taser Stands To Benefit As Police Departments Using Competitor Report Equipment Failures
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 1:29pm | 618Police departments from across the country are having apprehensions about body camera manufacturer and TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) competitor VieVu. A report from DNA Info on Friday, both Ohio's Chillicothe Police Department and the Phoenix Police Department have decided to...
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Bargain Hunting? Taser Protests After Losing Body Cam Contract To NYPD
Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 5:25pm | 729The New York Police Department recently struck a deal to supply its officers with body cameras for $6.4 million, about 70 percent less than what TASER International Inc (NASDAQ: TASR), widely considered to have been a shoe-in to win the contract, has been awarded in similar arrangements. The...
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Taser Isn't Sweating Digital Ally's Lawsuit Ruling
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 12:25pm | 410Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) shares are up 8.8 percent and TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) shares are also up 4.8 percent following a court ruling allowing Digital Ally to begin the discovery process in a patent infringement lawsuit against Taser. Clearly, the market sees the news as...
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EXCLUSIVE: Taser Shares Drop Following Motorola Body Cam News; Chicago P.D. Situation Also On Street's Mind
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 12:37pm | 371Shares of TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) fell nearly 8 percent on Tuesday. The drop appears to be in relation to a press release from Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI), which announced its entry into the police body camera space. According to the release, Motorola is coming out with its...
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For Investors, There Are Several Ways To Play The Personal Surveillance Trend
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 6:49am | 400Last year brought about a great deal of mistrust between police and civilians after the events in Ferguson, MI. In the wake of that tragedy, President Obama pledged to invest $75 million in government funds to provide police around the country with personal body cameras. The cameras were meant...
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Are You Ready For Cops With Wearable Cameras?
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 2:37pm | 619With television shows like MSNBC’s Caught on Camera, the world is quite familiar with police cruiser dashboard cams depicting car chases, belligerent drivers and even daring rescues. Now, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling on the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy...