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Body cameras to be issued to US police
The Buncombe County Sher-
iff's Office
in Asheville, North
Carolina, will be equipping all of
its patrol and Sheriff's Community
Enforcement Team deputies with
Vievu LE3 body-worn cameras
from Motorola Solutions, Inc.
This small, lightweight,
self-contained video recorder
can help reduce the incidence of
complaint-generating events and
improve relations between the
police force and the public. The
Sherriff's Office plans to begin
using Vievu cameras in January
2015 to capture video and audio
evidence directly at the point of
engagement.
The Vievu LE3 wearable
video camera is extremely rugged,
waterproof and easy to use, and
eliminates the need for separate
recorders, batteries or cables and
can easily be worn on an of-
ficer's uniform. It
contains just one
moving part, the
on/off switch that
was designed to be
easily activated in
stressful situa-
tions. The stored
and recorded
high-definition
video evidence is
managed by the Veripatrol soft-
ware and utilises Vidlock security.
The camera has no removable
media and several layers of security
prevent unauthorised access or
manipulation of video files.
Sheriff Van Duncan, Buncombe
County, North Carolina said.
"The Buncombe County Sheriff's
Office is very connected to the
community we serve and we
strive to maintain a relationship
of advocacy with our citizens. The
adoption and use of the Vievu
body-worn camera because of
the transparency and account-
ability it brings to our agency and
the public will further build that
relationship. Using drug seizure
forfeiture money to purchase our
body cameras will enhance officer
and public safety without adding
any taxpayer cost."
Jim Mears, corporate vice presi-
dent, North America Government,
Motorola Solutions confirmed.
"The Vievu LE3 body-worn video
camera that will be used by Bun-
combe County, North Carolina, is
made for police officers to capture
video at the point of engagement.
The large activation slide is easy to
engage during incidents. Built by
police officers for police officers,
it is the perfect companion for
professionals who need to record
their interactions on video."
Business PeoPle
Genetec appoints
new CCO
The respected and accomplished
Canadian businessman Georges
Karam has been appointed Chief
Commercial Officer at
Genetec.
In this newly added corporate
officer position, Mr. Karam will
work closely with Genetec Presi-
dent and CEO, Pierre Racz, and
will be responsible for setting
the company's global commer-
cial strategy and organisational
development trajectory to drive
business growth and market
share for Genetec.
Prior to joining Genetec, Ge-
orges Karam was the co-founder
and CEO of Atelka Enterprise,
a business process outsour-
cing (BPO) services company,
backed by Pierre Racz. Atelka
employs over 2500 people and
was ranked seventh fastest
growing company in Québec by
Les Affaires. Combining vision
and pragmatism, Mr. Karam has
also been investing in emerging
and established companies for
several years, including retail
franchises and major real estate
projects in Canada and abroad.
Mr. Karam holds a Bachelor
of Computer Sciences and a
Masters of Business Administra-
tion and was the 2012 recipient
of the prestigious EY Québec
Entrepreneur of the Year in the
business-to-business products
and services category.
"I have known and worked
with Georges for over a decade,
and we are delighted to have
him join us as we take Genetec
into its next phase of growth,"
said Pierre Racz, President and
CEO of Genetec. "George brings
the combined drive of a born
entrepreneur with the rigorous
business acumen of a seasoned
corporate executive. We warmly
welcome him home," added
Racz.
Georges Karam.
Vievu LE3 body-
worn camera.
Combatting aggressive maritime piracy
According to Marine Armor
System
, a specialist in automatic,
non-lethal anti-piracy protection
systems, maritime piracy is on the
increase and it is more aggressive
than ever.
Piracy attacks off the coast of
Somalia have taken the headlines
in recent years, but Silvia Valencia
of Marine Armor System told
Yachting Pages, "Pirate attacks
seem to be moving from East Af-
rica to Nigeria and other countries
in West Africa along with Indone-
sia and the Strait of Malacca. Plus
in the latter two areas, attacks are
becoming more aggressive; knives
and katanas were once a popular
choice for attackers, but today
firearms and military weapons are
being used."
Silvia continued, "Another
trend that has been observed in
recent years is the motive for the
attack; while Somali pirates once
kidnapped the crew for ransom
for long periods, Nigerian pirates
are only interested in the cargo,
especially in the oil, as they sell
it in the black market. In these
attacks, there is little concern for
human life, aiming to annihi-
late any target that opposes the
seizure of the goods." Maritime
piracy cost the global economy
$6 billion in 2012 according to
experts.
Marine Armor System special-
ises in the fabrication, sale and in-
stallation of automatic non-lethal
anti-piracy protection systems for
vessels, based on ballistic blinds.
Silvia explained, "These systems
can be activated in 10 seconds by
pressing a single button."
Year after year the company
invests in research and develop-
ment to ensure they use the latest
robust materials and processes to
improve and increase the strength
and safety of its armor systems.
Its latest innovation is an intel-
ligent system aimed at megayachts,
with access control, allowing the
captain of the ship to manage the
whole platform from one place,
including individual blinds and
shutters.
Marine Armor System is also
working on a new model of maxi-
mum security blind, which will
have the highest ballistic classifica-
tion in the market (FB7), and will
be anti-explosion and fire resistant.
This model is set to launch at the
end of 2014/early 2015.
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