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Police Use of Force -- Too Much Too Soon or Too Little Too Late? FACTS-Use of Force Reporting(TM) Software Can Help Agencies Track and Analyze Their Use of Force Data

FELTON, Calif., July 1, 2008 -- CrossWind Technologies today announces the launch of its newest product, FACTS-Use of Force Reporting(TM) software.

FACTS(TM) will provide law enforcement agencies a tracking and feedback tool for the highest risk situation encountered by officers -- Use of Force. The effective and appropriate use of force should result in the control of the suspect as safely -- and quickly -- as possible. This often requires split-second decision-making on the part of the officer. In many cases, the longer the escalation process, the more likely injury to the suspect and/or officer will result. The ability to track and review these occurrences, allows law enforcement agencies to establish practices that support their officers both in court and in training programs.

FACTS(TM) software enables command staff to instantly review and chart all agency Use of Force incidents from many profiles: by individual officer, beat, division, weapon-type, suspect type, and many more. FACTS(TM) also supports DVR attachments to every report, providing a simple way of managing and recalling recorded evidence to any Use-of-Force incident.

FACTS(TM) provides simple data entry screens and electronic approval routing via email, officers can do their own data entry, eliminating the need to enter information more than once. Other benefits include:

-- Supports "Best Practices" for Use of Force reporting and risk management

-- Provides training feedback for monitoring and improving officer safety

-- Early identification of potential areas of concern and/or retraining to enhance officer career development

-- Supports compliance with agency standards, policies and procedures

-- Collection of officer feedback on the effectiveness of methods and weapons to allow agencies to collect and compare performance and outcome statistics for different techniques and equipment (e.g., firearms vs. TASER(R), etc.)

FACTS(TM) is designed to work in a networked, MS Windows(R) environment. Pricing is based on the number of users making it affordable for any size agency. FACTS(TM) includes a free PostgresSQL database that will support up to 500 networked users. Minimum desktop requirements are: 450 MHz CPU; 256 MB RAM; 50 MB Hard Disk Space; CD-ROM Drive or network access; Windows 2000, XP or Vista (any version).

ABOUT CROSSWIND:

CrossWind Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1989 to develop, market and support networked productivity applications. Our award-winning Synchronize(TM) and CyberScheduler(TM) line of Group Calendaring and Scheduling products enjoyed many technology firsts, including being the first client-server groupware application on the market and providing the broadest platform support of any product in its class. CrossWind offers productivity software and first-class systems support to organizations within the commercial, educational, local and federal governmental markets both nationally and internationally via direct sales, resellers and GSA.

For more information about CrossWind Technologies: http://www.crosswind.com

MEDIA CONTACT:
Chris Knudsen
CrossWind Technologies, LLC
835 Fern Ridge Road
Felton, CA 95018
(831) 335-8351
chris@crosswind.com

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