ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 26, 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 Softfoundry
International Pte Ltd (Softfoundry), a next generation green
communication solution provider, has optimized its FacePro Xpert
System for Vuzix M400 and M4000 Smart Glasses.
FacePro Xpert System is an AR-capable remote mentoring solution
fully designed and developed by Softfoundry. Optimized for both the
Vuzix M400 and M4000 Smart Glasses, the innovative application
provides efficient, real-time remote global expert support,
training and resources sharing via first-person perspective Full-HD
to 4K video communication. As such,
maintenance, inspections and repairs can be carried out without the
need for the subject matter expert to be present on site. This
creates great value for businesses, such as improving efficiency
and productivity, while reducing the cost for travelling and
deploying experts onsite. FacePro has been successfully deployed in
many Fortune 500 companies, across various market verticals
including automotive, rail transit, energy, petrochemical,
maritime, aviation, agriculture, telemedicine and
telecommunications.
One of the first customers to successfully deploy the FacePro
solution with Vuzix Smart Glasses is ABB, a Swedish-Swiss
multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, that operates mainly in robotics,
power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology. Since
early 2020 when the global COVID-19 pandemic began, ABB has
encountered challenges sending experienced technicians on-site to
support their customers. To address these challenges, ABB launched
ABB Remote Expert System by bundling Softfoundry's FacePro Xpert
System with Vuzix M400 smart glasses. With the new solution in
place, ABB can provide timely support and response by allowing
on-site technicians and experts to achieve online face-to-face
communication and remote expert guidance. This enabled ABB to
provide their customers with high-quality technical support anytime
and anywhere, ensuring their customers' systems are operating
efficiently, while reducing operational and maintenance costs for
customers, and improving safety and operational efficiency.
"We are pleased to have our FacePro Xpert System application
working seamlessly with Vuzix' smart glasses, which are amazing
hardware that complements our remote expert solution," said
Joni Kuo, Co-Founder at
Softfoundry.
"FacePro is a robust solution that can address numerous customer
verticals and one ideally suited to provide significant
productivity improvements to its users through the use of Vuzix
Smart Glasses," said Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix.
The FacePro remote support application, supporting 14 different
languages, is now available for download in Vuzix' app store at
https://www.vuzix.com/appstore/app/facepro-xpert-system.
Vuzix, Softfoundry and ABB will be hosting a webinar to discuss
ABB's Remote Expert System solution and demonstrate the FacePro
Xpert System featuring Vuzix Smart Glasses. Interested parties that
would like to learn more can register for this webinar via the link
below.
Date: March 3rd, 2021
Start Time: 9:30 AM Eastern Time
(ET)
Webinar/Registration Link:
https://vuzix.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PDBIHDGIR9iRZVhc6YQPWg
About Softfoundry International Pte Ltd.
Established in Singapore since
1999, Softfoundry International Pte Ltd. (Softfoundry) is a
high-tech enterprise committed to the development of a new
generation of green communication technology, design and developing
the world's leading high-definition collaboration and communication
solutions. We have designed many innovative applications such as
smart services for Industry 4.0 and 5G technology, such as smart
manufacturing, healthcare, learning, government, business and
public service etc. Our goal is to create value for customers, and
to develop new economic applications of mobile networks for the
future smart nation. For more information, please visit
Softfoundry website.
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 our current and future business relationships and opportunities
with Softfoundry, ABB, the capabilities and uses of the M400 and
M4000, 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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