ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading
supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual
Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the company's M300
will be proudly on display by LogistiVIEW, a Vuzix Industrial
Partner (VIP), at JDA Focus 2017 event taking place April 25-28, 2017 at the MGM Grand in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
At JDA Focus, LogistiVIEW will publicly debut a first of its
kind real-time AR "Pick To Sight" workflow process, a wearable
adaptation of common pick to light user experiences.
Attendees will have an opportunity to try on the M300 smart
glasses and experience enterprise AR first hand while picking
promotional merchandise items into a tote. A
demonstration of LogistiVIEW's AR "Pick to Sight" workflow can be
viewed at the following link:
https://logistiview.wistia.com/medias/z54z2qfprd.
LogistiVIEW, headquartered in North
Carolina, provides a technology platform that makes a
logistics workforce faster, smarter, and more accurate than ever
before. LogistiVIEW. has created the Effortless Human
Interface, an entirely new way for workers to interact with
existing business systems through AR smart glasses to instruct
workers, computer vision to see and scan barcodes, configurable
workflow to support diverse operations, Internet of things to
enhance workflows with environmental context, and wearable devices
to keep hands and eyes focused on getting work done.
LogistiVIEW manages and tracks the execution of repeatable tasks
with minimal loss of human efficiency.
"As a VIP partner to Vuzix, we are thrilled to see this vendor's
emphasis on real-world, practical use of wearable technology," said
Seth Patin CEO of LogistiVIEW. "With its ergonomic design,
rich feature set and robust technology stack, the Vuzix
M300 smart glasses excel in physically demanding environments
and advance our mutual commitment to providing human-centric,
operationally valuable solutions."
"The team at LogistiVIEW has an incredible foundation and
background in logistics and warehousing software," said Paul J
Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix. "LogistiVIEW understands
the importance of removing impediments within the current warehouse
and logistics environment and outfitting workers with hands-free
wearable devices to drive efficiencies and productivity
improvements."
Event: 2017 JDA Focus
Location: MGM Grand in Las
Vegas, Nevada
Date: April 25-28, 2017
About JDA Focus
JDA Focus brings together more than 2,000 retail and
manufacturing professionals to network, share best practices and
hear how industry leaders are delivering real results with the help
of JDA's innovative solutions. The JDA Focus attendees
consists of leaders in manufacturing, wholesale-distribution,
transportation and logistics, and retail and services
industries. The event features customer success stories from
over 100 companies, including more than a dozen Fortune 500
companies spanning across various industries with operations around
the globe.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses, Augmented Reality
(AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the
consumer and enterprise markets. The Company's products include
personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a
portable high quality viewing experience, provide solutions for
mobility, wearable displays and virtual and augmented reality.
Vuzix holds 51 patents and 39 additional patents pending and
numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has
won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for
the years 2005 to 2017 and several wireless technology innovation
awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company
(NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester,
NY, Oxford, UK and
Tokyo, Japan.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate
to, among other things, the success of event and future business
for the M300 with LogistiVIEW, the Company's leadership in the
Video Eyewear, VR and AR display industry. They are generally
identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects,"
"anticipates," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not
place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are
based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of
this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially
due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the
"Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be
obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and
developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change.
The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to
update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of
changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this
release, except as required by applicable law.
Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Matt Margolis, Director of
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Vuzix Corporation
matt_margolis@vuzix.com Tel: (585) 359-5952
Andrew Haag, Managing Partner,
IRTH Communications
vuzi@irthcommunications.com Tel: (866) 976-4784
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
For further sales, and product information, please
visit:
North America:
http://www.vuzix.com/contact/
Europe/UK:
https://www.vuzix.eu/contact/
Asia:
http://www.vuzix.jp/contact.html
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