New Jersey entrepreneur Michael Coppola is the founder of CJIS Solutions, through which he developed the first ever hosting service that is Criminal Justice Information Services compliant and able to meet law enforcement needs. In a video featured on officer.com, Michael Coppola evaluated the Panasonic Toughbook and its benefits in various situations while chief of police with the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department.
A semi-rugged 2-in-1 laptop and tablet, the 14-inch Toughbook combines an innovative modular design with battery life extending to 40 hours. As Mr. Coppola described it, the Toughbook made a significant difference in a number of settings, including outside the patrol car. As a highway agency, “being out in the elements” is a major part of the job, and the rugged devices also proved themselves in use while on vessels with marine policing units.
Regardless of whether the Toughbook was “bounced around,” dropped, or got wet, it never stopped functioning. Vessel checks, vessel stops, and critical infrastructure checks could all be completed without issue. Tablet mode was particularly useful, as the data could be entered on the device while on a moving boat.
The next generation hybrid Toughbook 20 and 33 models were particularly valued, as they could seamlessly transition from laptop mode in the vessel cabin to tablet mode when responding to an incident outside on the boat.
Michael Coppola 