Axon will always defend its intellectual property.Choose the cloud-connected camera with easy installation and continuous upgrades.Prisons, Probation and Parole, and juvenile justice.A single-shot TASER CEW Smart Weapon.• As of Q1 2020, Vievu software licenses represented only 4% of Axon’s annual recurring revenue of $174 million.Municipal, county, and state law enforcement agencies.First Responders, Fire and emergency medical professionals.• On May 3, 2018, Axon acquired the Vievu camera subsidiary from The Safariland Group in a $7 million upfront cash and stock transaction.The purchase price of Vievu consisted of $4.6 million in cash and $2.4 million in common stock issued to Safariland at closing. We have invested more than $200 million in research and development in our Software and Sensors segment over 10 years, much of which was an investment in cloud software capabilities to make body camera programs accessible and feasible for large American cities.Switch to one dynamic, integrated report that allows officers to focus on what matters.Take command of real-time ops with live maps, instant alerts and integrated video streaming.• The public safety video and digital evidence management space remains crowded and highly competitive. So, we understand the critical importance of the right to a fair and impartial trial before an unbiased court. Before the acquisition, the two companies competed to provide body-worn camera systems to large, metropolitan police departments across the United States. The complaint alleges that on December 23, 2019, the FTC issued an extraordinary ultimatum, demanding Axon to not only divest the assets acquired in … Our action today seeks to ensure that will happen. Vievu was unable to meet its financial obligations in the near term, and was effectively insolvent.• Vievu was also struggling to compete because its technology suffered from security flaws and had not kept pace with cutting edge features its customers wanted and competitors offered.• Axon is seeking relief and a fair hearing through the US court system, which Axon's executive management and Board of Directors believe is the most prudent action to take on behalf of shareholders. . . If the FTC believes it has a strong case against us, it should prove it in federal court before a neutral judge. "If the FTC believes it has a strong case against us, it should prove it in federal court before a neutral judge. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today filed a lawsuit in Phoenix in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).