. >> when los angeles based wolfcom entered the police body camera space in 2011, the little-known company quickly became an industry leader. >> at the time, there were only two other competitors. we were the big three in the united states. >> peter 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. the other two competitors, they had no gps, no night vision. we were the first to introduce a high-quality video. >> 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? basically, they just told me that, hey, we're going to bury you. i was in a meeting when, you know, 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 we're using. >> software is critical to body cams for storing and managing videos. with no warning, wolfcom's software partner was acquired for $13 million by the