Product Launch

Oviedo – October 16, 2026 -- Oviedo Police Department has launched an automated system that sends 911 callers text or email status updates on their case after they hang up with dispatch.

Oviedo enrolls 911 callers in text and email case updates

Once someone calls 9-1-1, the department can enroll the caller to receive updates as the case progresses. Callers no longer need to phone back and ask a dispatcher or officer for a status check.

Tool targets the information gap after a 911 call

The city says the system is designed to close the information gap that often follows a 9-1-1 call, when a caller reports an incident but has no straightforward way to learn what happened next.

Sarasota – October 16, 2026 -- The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has launched automated updates that tell residents the status of their case after a call for service, so they no longer have to contact the office for information.

Sheriff's Office frames tool as part of its transparency and customer service commitment

The office describes the launch as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency and customer service. The tool gives residents direct visibility into case status.

Automated messages complement deputies and case investigators

The announcement places the tool within the office's broader community engagement strategy. Automated communication is meant to complement direct contact with deputies and case investigators, not replace it.

Oro Valley – October 16, 2026 -- The Oro Valley Police Department (OVPD) has launched Community Connect, a Versaterm-powered system that texts residents automatically as their call or case moves forward.

OVPD logs resident phone numbers at first contact to trigger automated texts

Once a resident contacts OVPD, the department records the caller's phone number. The system then sends automated texts as the case develops. Each message includes a link to official case information online, which residents can open at any time.

Delay notices go out when responding officers run behind schedule

If an officer is running late, the system sends a notice telling the resident about the delay. Residents no longer have to wonder whether help is still on the way.

Douglas – October 16, 2026 -- Douglas Police Department has launched an automated victim notification system on Versaterm CommunityConnect that requires no additional staff and no restructuring of its records workflow.

Automated alerts replace manual follow-up by officers and advocates

The system sends crime victims case information and status changes as their cases move through investigation. Staff no longer have to track down and contact each victim individually.

Department leadership describes the system as an upgrade over a manual, ad hoc process. That process depended on individual officers or victim advocates remembering to follow up, and it was prone to delays and inconsistency as caseloads grew.

Charlotte County – October 16, 2026 -- The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is using Versaterm's CommunityConnect to give crime victims real-time updates from the initial 911 call through an offender's eventual release, according to a WINK News report.

CommunityConnect covers case stages that VINE was not built to track

The tool runs alongside VINE, Florida's existing statewide victim notification network. CommunityConnect covers the earlier stages of a case, including the initial response and investigation, which VINE was not originally designed to follow.

Victims cite fewer calls to detectives and advocates

Victims interviewed for the segment said they value knowing where a case stands without repeatedly calling detectives or victim advocates. They described the weeks immediately after an incident as the period when uncertainty is highest.

Mountain View – October 16, 2026 -- Cyfendo, a Silicon Valley application-security startup, has launched an AI platform that investigates software vulnerabilities and prepares tested patches for small businesses, as the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report recorded about $20.88 billion in reported losses across 1,008,597 complaints.

Cyfendo reports four critical issues per scanned codebase

According to Cyfendo's own scan data, the company finds an average of four critical-severity issues per codebase, and roughly seven in ten findings are rated high or critical. The company states these results come from projects it scanned, not a representative survey of business applications.

Mesa, Ariz. – October 16, 2026 -- Versaterm DroneSense customers will receive FAA Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) airspace authorizations directly inside the platform at no additional cost, as part of their existing subscriptions.

DroneSense becomes an FAA-approved LAANC Secondary Data Service Provider

The integration connects Versaterm DroneSense to Versaterm Aloft. Aloft is an FAA-approved UAS Service Supplier (USS) that, per the company, processes the majority of LAANC authorizations. Through that connection, DroneSense now holds status as an FAA-approved LAANC Secondary Data Service Provider.

Public safety agencies can request and receive authorizations without manual FAA coordination or separate applications.

Larkspur, Calif. – October 16, 2026 -- Energy Substantiation has listed WTIC, a token backed 1:1 by physical WTI crude oil, on LMAX Digital, giving institutional investors spot access to physically backed crude through a regulated digital asset venue. LMAX Digital is part of LMAX Group.

LMAX Digital joins Uniswap and BingX as a WTIC trading venue

The listing adds an institutional execution venue to a WTIC ecosystem that already includes Uniswap and BingX. Energy Substantiation says it broadens access to physical crude oil through digital asset markets.

Each WTIC token represents one barrel of WTI crude and is backed 1:1 by verified physical WTI inventory. The underlying oil remains in established commercial custody, with independent verification of the physical backing.

Las Vegas – October 16, 2026 -- Thrive Aviation plans to add four to six HondaJet HA-420s and two to four Bombardier Challenger 3500s each year as it builds a new fractional ownership fleet, the company said as it released the first photos of the aircraft in its custom livery.

Thrive launches fractional program with two aircraft types

The program starts with the HondaJet HA-420 for regional trips and the Challenger 3500 for longer routes with more passengers. Thrive developed it with Arulean Air, a Honda Aircraft Company subsidiary. Both aircraft carry Thrive's livery.

Thrive disclosed a strategic partnership and minority investment from Arulean Air in September 2026. Under the structure, Thrive operates and manages the program, from client relationship management to flight operations. Arulean Air acquires the aircraft for the fractional fleet.

Miami – October 16, 2026 -- OutRival's enterprise AI show "The New Normal" has published 13 episodes, recorded 30 and set a target of 100 recorded episodes by 2027, with a weekly Thursday release schedule confirmed through next year.

OutRival, the Miami-based company building AI digital workers for voice, SMS and email, presents the show. Guests include leaders from Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Azamara Cruises, Southern New Hampshire University, Western Governors University, Miami Dade College, Dallas College and the U.S. Department of Labor. The institutions in the first 13 episodes serve more than one million students a year, plus millions of travelers.