>> when los angeles based wolfcom enters the police body camera space in 2011, the little known company quickly became a industry leader. >> at the time, there were only two other competitors. we were the big three in the united states. >> reporter: founder peter onruang is the force behind the booming business that built its reputation on technological innovations. >> our phones were ringing off the hook. we did very little marketing. it's just like money am coulding in. the other two competitors. they had no gps. no night vision. we were the first to introduce a high quality video. >> hands down. >> reporter: but four years after peter launched wolfcom's first camera, his world came to a crashing halt. >> one of our competitors decided how can i destroy this company? and basically they just told me that hey you know what, we're going to bury you. i was in a meeting when one of my employees walked in and said you need to look at the news. we have no more software. our competitor just bought out the software company that we're using. >> reporter: software is critical to body cams for st