ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 11, 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 VIP
Partner Upskill has released the next generation of Skylight
Platform on the Vuzix M300 to enable faster and broader adoption of
augmented reality within enterprises.
The next generation of Skylight is the most significant product
update in Upskill's history, and applies the lessons learned over
the last 5 years of Skylight being in the market. This new release
offers an even more scalable AR platform to support mass deployment
of smart glasses across a global workforce, improves user interface
to ease adoption, and adds capabilities that allow rapid creation
of new Skylight Applications for faster return on investment and a
lower total cost of ownership for customers.
"Over the last four years, Upskill has worked closely with Vuzix
to deliver the leading industrial smart glasses solution to
enterprise customers around the world," said Jay Kim, Chief Strategy Officer at Upskill. "Our
latest Skylight release has been optimized for the M300,
drastically shortening the time and money needed to operationalize
augmented reality."
"Upskill continues to be on the leading edge of solution
providers for enterprise smart glasses," said Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix.
"The next generation of Skylight optimized for the Vuzix M300 has
the ability to have an immediate impact on the pace of adoption in
the enterprise industry."
About Upskill
Upskill is the market leader in enterprise software for
augmented reality devices in industrial settings. Trusted by the
world's greatest companies, such as GE and The Boeing Company, both
also investors, Georgia Pacific, and many others, our
technology enhances the capabilities of hands-on workers to
measurably and immediately improve business operations from the
factory to the warehouse to the jobsite. With our industrial
platform, Skylight, workers can be connected to the information
they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and fewer
errors, enabling businesses to become more agile and competitive.
To learn more, visit upskill.io.
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 virtual and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 58
patents and 37 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
Forward looking statements contained in this release relate to
the success of our relationship with Upskill and among other things
the company's leadership in the Video Eyewear and AR display
industry. 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 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,
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