October 26-30, 2001

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) held their 108th Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada this fall. IACP is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, with over 19,000 members in over 100 different countries. IACP's leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state, and local agencies of all sizes.

This year over 14,000 delegates attended the annual conference in spite of travel concerns arising from the September 11th terrorist attacks. Toronto Police Chief, Julian Fantino, expressed his support of IACP saying, "The International Association of Chiefs of Police is a very important organization in the world of police leadership. We're proud of our partnership with IACP, and we were privileged to serve as hosts for the 108th Annual Conference."

Data Nexus, Inc. (DNI) is a long time supporter of IACP. The state-of-the-art technology developed at DNI aids IACP's mission to assist government law enforcement agencies to effectively and efficiently carry out their respective missions. DNI maintains a forward-thinking approach that allows us to anticipate the future needs of policing and see that those needs are met.

While at the conference, Data Nexus, Inc. presented the Polaris System for Public Safety Software. Conference attendees were able to view the many user-friendly functions that Polaris is capable of including: data entry, reporting, analysis, and mobile computing.

Data Nexus also debuted the latest version of Polaris, Pocket Polaris. This software is capable of running on a handheld PC so that officers can remain mobile while remaining "connected". The iPAQ H3670 was used to run the Pocket Polaris software and demonstrate the superior capabilities of this mobile software package. Users can complete a citation, search the NCIC database, and maintain/search contacts all from the palm of their hands. Data Nexus is very excited about the development of this mobile technology and plans to make further advancements in this field in regards to transportation and public safety.

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