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May 2008 - Ontario Police
Department has issued PUMA II Digital Recorders to replace
Department issued tape recorders.
Patrol Officer at the department grew
tired of the restrictive micro-cassette recorders issued which had
severe limitations. The micro-cassette recording capacity of only 30
minutes on each side is limited and has no warning when the recorder
reaches the end of the tape. Due to the limited capacity of these
micro-cassettes, there have been instances when valuable information
went unrecorded. In addition the recorders are replaced frequently
due to breakage. To correct these deficiencies, the Department has
moved in favorable of the more reliable digital technology afforded
by PUMA Digital Recorders.
While researching the various systems
available, it became apparent to the department that the following
features would be needed in a product.
1. A device that can record up to 20 hours and does not allow
editing. This is to ensure that the recordings cannot be appended
should they be needed as evidence in future court proceedings.
2. A centralized software system to manage and catalog the
recordings that would be downloaded to a storage area network. The
downloaded files would need to be marked automatically with the
recorder’s date and time, and each digital recording electronically
assigned to each officer via an electronic serial number embedded
within the recorded file.
3. A holder to allow officers to carry the recorder on their duty
belt and store completed recordings in a rugged case to eliminate
accidental erasures when dropped or impacted.
Police staff reviewed digital recording systems of numerous vendors
and suppliers and found that the only product that met all desired
specifications is the PUMA Digital Recorder and Software Management
System which was specifically designed for law enforcement use.
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