~Powerful new integrator cloud service
platform for security and surveillance, set to help revolutionize
the industry~
VANCOUVER, CANADA, Sept. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - Avigilon
Corporation ("Avigilon") (TSX: AVO), provider of trusted
security solutions, today announced it will preview Avigilon Blue,
its new integrator cloud service platform, at ASIS 2017.
Avigilon Blue is a powerful cloud service platform for security
and surveillance that is purpose-built for Avigilon partners and
their customers ("Subscribers"). It will offer a new
recurring monthly revenue model based on site subscriptions.
Avigilon Blue will enable Subscribers to add new services as the
platform expands, bringing additional value to their business. It
will also allow partners to remotely support and service sites with
fewer resources, enabling them to scale their business faster while
providing even greater value to their customers. For Subscribers,
Avigilon Blue will provide advanced cloud technology for easy and
secure system access, smart notifications, system upgrades, and new
services pushed directly from the cloud.
"We are introducing Avigilon Blue, our subscription-based cloud
service platform for security and surveillance, to help
revolutionize our industry and create a new recurring revenue
business model for Avigilon and our partners," said James Henderson, Avigilon's Chief Operating
Officer. "Collaborating with Microsoft allows us to use their
trusted Microsoft Azure cloud platform to build a cutting-edge
solution that provides inherent value to our
customers."
A New Level of Managed Services
With Avigilon Blue,
partners will be able to deliver a new level of managed services
with a platform that is straightforward and intuitive, whether they
are an IT novice or an expert. It will provide site analytics
and automatic system health notifications, and enable remote
monitoring as well as identification of system performance trends.
Partners will be able to adjust camera settings and perform system
upgrades from the cloud without having to deploy a technician.
Users will be automatically notified of the latest updates,
ensuring systems remain secure and current.
Advanced Video Analytics-Based Notifications
Harnessing patented Avigilon self-learning video analytics,
Avigilon Blue will utilize real-time alarm notifications to bring
attention to the events that matter most. The system integrates an
on-premise Avigilon Blue Connect device that supports local storage
as well as Avigilon and ONVIF compliant cameras, and sends critical
events to the cloud for users to view and verify from their
web-connected device.
Trusted and Secure Cloud Technology
Powered by Azure,
Avigilon Blue will leverage cloud services that are built,
deployed, and managed through a global network of trusted
datacenters, providing customers with enterprise-grade security and
global scale.
Rapid Innovation Deployed Through the Cloud
The launch of the Avigilon Blue platform will be a foundational
step that will enable partners and their Subscribers to take
advantage of Avigilon's rapid innovation through an expanding
selection of subscription service offerings, starting with video
surveillance and advanced video analytics.
Avigilon Blue is expected to be available in the first quarter
of 2018.
For further benefits and features of Avigilon Blue, please visit
http://avigilon.com/blue.
For more information on product availability, please contact
http://avigilon.com/contact-sales/, or come see the product
demonstration at ASIS 2017, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention
Center stand 4056, in Dallas,
Texas, September 26-28,
2017.
About Avigilon
Avigilon Corporation provides trusted security solutions to the
global market. Avigilon designs, develops, and manufactures video
analytics, network video management software and hardware,
surveillance cameras, and access control solutions. To learn more
about Avigilon, visit avigilon.com.
© 2017, Avigilon Corporation. All rights reserved. AVIGILON, the
AVIGILON logo, and AVIGILON BLUE are trademarks of Avigilon
Corporation. Other names or logos mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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contain and constitute forward-looking information or
forward-looking statements as defined under applicable securities
laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking
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'anticipate', 'plan', 'intend', 'continue', 'estimate', 'may',
'will', 'should', 'ongoing' and similar expressions, and within
this news release include any statements (express or implied)
respecting Avigilon's future product plans, product availability,
intended product functionality and suitability, future revenue
streams, and continued expansion of Avigilon's addressable
market.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance, actions, or developments and are based on
expectations, assumptions, and other factors that management
currently believes are relevant, reasonable, and appropriate in the
circumstances, including, without limitation, assumptions that
Avigilon's products will function as intended, will be free of
unexpected defects, will be available when planned, will be
suitable for the intended users, and that Avigilon will be able to
attend and demonstrate the products at ASIS 2017.
Although management believes that the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, actual results could be substantially
different due to the risks and uncertainties associated with and
inherent to Avigilon's business, as more particularly described in
the "Risk Factors" section of Avigilon's Annual Information Form
dated February 28, 2017, which is
available under Avigilon's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Material risks and uncertainties applicable to the forward-looking
statements set out herein include, but are not limited to,
unforeseen events, developments or factors causing any of the
aforesaid expectations, assumptions, and other factors ultimately
being inaccurate or irrelevant. Although Avigilon has attempted to
identify factors that may cause actual actions, events or results
to differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking
statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events
or results not to be as anticipated, predicted, estimated or
intended. Also, many of the factors are beyond the control of
Avigilon. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
Avigilon undertakes no obligation to reissue or update any
forward-looking statements as a result of new information or events
after the date hereof except as may be required by law. All
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are
qualified by this cautionary statement.
SOURCE Avigilon Corporation