You Signed Up to Protect People. Not to Fight Your Own Systems.

Every investigator knows the frustration: the evidence is there, the instinct is right, but the tools won't connect the dots. Argus was built by people who understand that the problem isn't you, it's the fragmented technology that was never designed for the job you actually do.

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We Know What You're Up Against

You ran the same search in four different systems this week. You found what looked like a pattern, but proving it meant hours of manual cross-referencing that you don't have. You explained to a supervisor, again, why the "integrated" platform they bought three years ago still can't talk to the evidence system.

You've watched cases go cold not because you missed something, but because the information was buried in a database you didn't know to check. You've seen prosecutors scramble for disclosure documents that should have been automatically compiled. You've worked weekends because the system crashed and the backlog doesn't stop growing.

And through all of it, you've done the job anyway.

You've found workarounds. You've built relationships with colleagues in other jurisdictions who pick up the phone when the official channels fail. You've developed instincts that compensate for tools that can't keep up.

The technology you rely on should work as hard as you do.

The Problem Isn't Training. It's Architecture.

Here's what nobody says out loud in procurement meetings: most law enforcement technology wasn't designed for investigation. It was designed for records management, for compliance checkboxes, for vendor revenue models that profit from your data staying locked in their systems.

The evidence platform

charges more for storage than the cameras cost, and holds your data hostage if you try to leave

The intelligence system

requires months of training and still can't cross-reference with your case management

The records system

loses work, crashes during critical moments, and hasn't had a meaningful update in a decade

The "integrated suite"

is actually five acquisitions duct-taped together, each with different logins and different ideas about what a "case number" means

When 88% of officers say switching between applications affects their efficiency, that's not a user problem. That's an architecture problem.

You deserve better tools. Not as a luxury. As a baseline.

Every Investigator Carries These Stories

These aren't hypotheticals. They're documented incidents. The details are real. The human cost is immeasurable. And in every case, the failure wasn't the investigators, it was the infrastructure.

The Pattern That Was Already There

She was the third victim before anyone realized it was the same offender.

Three jurisdictions. Similar descriptions. Overlapping geography. Each department worked their case. Each had pieces. But "red Honda" in one database and "maroon Civic" in another never connected. By the time the pattern surfaced through a traffic stop, there were 23 victims. Fourteen attacked after the first department had enough to see it, if the systems had let them.

Why the System Failed

The investigators did their jobs. They entered the data. They followed leads. They weren't careless, they were constrained by tools that made cross-jurisdictional pattern recognition essentially impossible.

What Modern Technology Enables

The second victim report triggers an automated alert. Similar MO. Overlapping geography. Vehicle match despite description variants. The pattern surfaces in hours, not years. That's what a unified graph architecture actually does.

The Warning Signs in Plain Sight

Thirty-nine days. That's how long the detailed tip sat.

The tip described everything: weapon acquisition, violent posts, stated intent. It came through proper channels. It was documented. But it was in one system, and the local field office was in another. The protocol required forwarding. The protocol wasn't followed, not through malice, through friction. The settlement cost $127.5 million. The investigators who processed that tip carry a different weight.

Why the System Failed

Too many steps. Too many systems. Too many tips competing for attention in a process designed for paperwork, not prevention.

What Modern Technology Enables

A unified entity profile that aggregates every flag into a single view with escalating risk scores. Automated routing that doesn't depend on manual forwarding. A system designed for threat synthesis.

The Evidence That Waited

Twenty-nine years. That's how long the manipulation went undetected.

By the time the scandal broke: 809 cases with anomalies. Convictions overturned. But the true cost was measured in what happened while innocent people sat in prison. The actual perpetrators committed 154 additional violent crimes. Eighty-three sexual assaults. Thirty-six murders.

Why the System Failed

Chain of custody was just signatures on paper. Trust, not verification. A system designed to document claims, not prove facts.

What Modern Technology Enables

Every interaction hash-verified and immutable. Timestamps server-generated. Access patterns monitored. Documentation that can't lie because it was never based on human attestation.

The Two Hours That Mattered

For two hours after the bomb, the fire service didn't deploy.

Not because they weren't ready. Because they couldn't confirm scene safety through official channels. Different radio systems. Overwhelmed commanders. Information that existed but couldn't flow. The inquiry was devastating: victims "might have survived with better medical response."

Why the System Failed

Communication that required relays. Information trapped in silos. The £11 billion spent trying to build unified communications, with nothing substantial after a decade.

What Modern Technology Enables

A shared operational picture that doesn't depend on radio frequencies. Every responder sees the same map, same status, same deployment. The paralysis becomes impossible.

What Your Tools Should Actually Do

Imagine starting your shift and your systems actually work together.

The search you run queries everything, not because you remembered to check each database, but because that's how it was built. The pattern you suspected last week? The system already flagged it. The disclosure package that used to take three weeks? Compiled automatically, ready for review.

Imagine evidence management that proves chain of custody instead of just documenting claims. Hash verification at every step. Audit trails that hold up in court because they're cryptographically certain.

Imagine coordination where everyone sees the same picture. No radio relays. No jurisdictional blindspots. When something happens, everyone who needs to know, knows. This isn't a sales pitch. This is what modern technology can actually deliver when it's built for the mission instead of for vendor lock-in.

Built By People Who Understand the Mission

Argus isn't another "integrated suite" duct-taped together from acquisitions. It's a unified platform designed from the ground up for modern investigative work, by people who've lived the frustration of tools that don't.

Investigation Management

Case files that work as hard as you do

Unified workspace with real-time collaboration and automated workflows. Information entered once connects everywhere it should.

Support 20-30% more cases with proper tools and current staff

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Intelligence & OSINT

Unlimited intelligence sources. One query. Results in minutes.

Social media, dark web, court records, queried simultaneously, normalized automatically. Your starting point, not your ceiling.

Save 60-80% of manual gathering time

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Evidence Management

Integrity that actually holds up

Every upload hash-verified. Every access logged immutably. AI categorization on intake. Proof, not just paperwork.

50-70% reduction in processing burden

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Geospatial Intelligence

See the patterns. Know where to be.

Pattern-of-life analysis, heat mapping, real-time geofencing. Geographic patterns become visible.

Better geographic analysis support

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Graph Analysis

The connections you sense, proven

10,000+ entities visualized in real-time. Path-finding through intermediaries. Your instincts validated at scale.

Relationships surfaced, not searched for

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Collaboration

Coordination that doesn't depend on workarounds

Shared workspaces. Secure messaging. Time-limited evidence sharing. Multi-agency coordination made systematic.

Personal relationships enhanced, not required

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Platform Comparison

Argus vs Traditional Platforms

Designed for investigation workflows, not hardware lock-in

Capability	Traditional Platforms	Knogin Argus
Evidence Source Agnostic
Cryptographic Chain of Custody
Multi-Agency Federation
AI Entity Extraction (200+ Languages)
Court Evidence Export (Bates Numbering)

Full Support

Partial/Add-on

Not Available

Comparison based on publicly available product documentation. Capabilities may vary by deployment configuration.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Argus compare to Axon for investigations?

Axon dominates body cameras with 80%+ market share and robust Evidence.com storage. Argus is investigation-focused, integrating evidence from ANY vendor (Axon, WatchGuard, Getac, Utility) with cryptographic chain of custody, native case management, and court-ready export without hardware lock-in.

Can Argus work with our existing body cameras?

Yes. Argus natively integrates with Axon Evidence.com, WatchGuard, Getac, and other BWC vendors. Argus provides multi-vendor BWC analytics, investigation workflows, and cryptographic evidence integrity regardless of camera vendor.

How does Argus ensure chain of custody?

Argus uses cryptographic verification with Merkle trees for every piece of evidence. Every interaction is hash-verified and immutable. Timestamps are server-generated. Access patterns are monitored. This creates documentation that holds up in court because it's cryptographically certain, not just attested.

How does Argus support multi-agency investigations?

Argus provides native federation capabilities with secure, time-limited evidence sharing between agencies. Shared workspaces enable real-time collaboration while maintaining proper access controls and audit trails for each participating organization.

What happens to our data if we switch platforms?

Your data stays yours. Argus provides open APIs, standard exports, and full portability. If you leave, you take everything with you, no negotiations, no hostage fees, no data held captive.

No Lock-In. No Surprises. No Captivity.

We've seen what happens when vendors treat law enforcement data as leverage. We've watched departments held hostage. We've heard the stories. So here's what we commit to:

Your Data Stays Yours

Open APIs. Standard exports. Full portability. If you leave, you take everything, no negotiations.

Transparent Pricing

No surprise storage fees. No escalating renewals. Know what you pay before you sign.

No Lock-In Contracts

We earn renewal by delivering value, not by making it painful to leave.

Compliance By Design

CJIS-ready with MFA, AES-256, audit logging built in, not bolted on as premium.

This isn't marketing language. It's how we built the company. Because the only way to build trust with law enforcement is to be worthy of it.

You've Made Workarounds Work Long Enough

Every day, investigators compensate for inadequate tools with extraordinary effort. That effort deserves technology that properly supports it. Not next year. Not after the next budget cycle. Now.

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