SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a leading provider of technology solutions and the market leader in electronic control devices (ECDs), today announced that it received an order for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to issue TASER(r) X26(tm) ECDs and related accessories to its base security and law enforcement.
"It is an honor to have our TASER X26 selected for deployment at West Point as an alternative response to resistance option," said George Fenton, Vice President of Government and Military Sales for TASER International. "The United States Military Academy joins ranks with more than 14,000 federal, state, local and military agencies already using the proven TASER technology to protect officers and soldiers as they serve and protect their communities. This order is expected to ship in third quarter of 2009."
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(r) AXON(tm), 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 enable tactical and strategic decision making by law enforcement, as well as for legal evidentiary use.
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