Axon Enterprise

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Axon Enterprise, Inc. (formerly TASER International) is an American company based in Scottsdale, Arizona that develops technology and weapons products for military, law enforcement, and civilians. Its initial product and former namesake is the Taser, a line of electroshock weapons. The company has since diversified into technology products for police and military, including body-worn cameras, dashcams, computer-aided dispatch software, and Evidence.com, a cloud-based digital evidence platform. In May 2001, it filed for an initial public offering and began trading on NASDAQ under the stock symbol TASR. In April 2013, the company announced the formation of a new Seattle-based division known as Axon Flex, which would encompass the company's digital evidence businesses. In June 2015, it opened an office in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and opened a foreign office in Seattle in May 2013, and a European office in May 2014, in addition to its U.S. offices in New York, London, and Paris. In October 2010, at least 45,000 TASer Cams had been sold.