ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a
leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR)
technology and products, today announced that the Company will
be participating as a speaker in Verizon's upcoming "5G Innovation
Sessions; Advancing the Mission of the DOD" event taking place
Wednesday February 24, 2021 at
2 PM EST. In this
hour-long session, Verizon will explain why 5G matters to the U.S.
Department of Defense, how it can help securely shape missions and
discuss defense-focused use cases.
During the session, Vuzix will provide an overview of its
current products, benefits and use cases, as well as share its
thoughts related to how 5G and mobile edge computing can deliver
new tools and real-time capabilities by processing on the edge and
rendering them to the heads-up display of smart glasses. At the end
of the session, attendees are welcome to self-explore various
defense use cases made possible with 5G technology including
augmented reality workforce solutions from Vuzix.
The event is open to the public and individuals interested in
attending can learn more about the event and register to attend by
visiting Verizon's website:
https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/events/public-sector-5g-innovation-session/.
"We're excited about this opportunity to collaborate with
Verizon and support the Department of Defense with innovative Vuzix
Smart Glasses-based AR workforce solutions that will help solve
real operational challenges," said Paul
Travers, Vuzix President and Chief Executive Officer.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses and Augmented
Reality (AR) 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 augmented reality. Vuzix holds 184 patents
and 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 2021 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. For more information,
visit
Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
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 Verizon, opportunities relating to the U.S. Department of
Defense and Verizon with 5G technologies and solutions, Vuzix Smart
Glasses and among other things the Company's leadership in the
Smart Glasses 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:
Ed McGregor, Director of Investor
Relations, Vuzix Corporation ed_mcgregor@vuzix.com Tel: (585)
359-5985
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
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