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PocketCop Data Warehouse From Verizon
PocketCop is a secure mobile law enforcement data communications tool that allows police officers to use Blackberry smartphones in the field rather than two-way radios.
(Police officer uses PocketCop)
With PocketCop you get:
- 24x7 NCIC and Local Data Access
- Simultaneous Query of Multiple Databases
- Easy-to-Read Aggregated Query Results
- Secure, Silent Messaging
- CAD Integration
- Supports GPS Mapping of User Location
This device may remind sf readers of Charles Stross' 2007 novel Halting State, and its use of CopSpace and lifelogs.
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