Axon Enterprise, headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., is best known as the maker of the Taser line of conducted-energy weapons. Formerly known as TASER International, the company has expanded into a broad range of public-safety technologies, including body-worn and in-car cameras, digital-evidence management through its Evidence.com platform and software for dispatch and real-time operations.
Axon’s planned $625 million acquisition of Carbyne strengthens its push into 911 call-handling technology and advances the company’s broader strategy to unify emergency communications...