Avigilon's Analytics and Data Science Center
of Excellence to Focus on Recruiting Top Research and Development
Talent
VANCOUVER, CANADA, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Avigilon
Corporation (TSX:AVO), trusted provider of business
intelligence and security solutions, today announced the opening of
its new office in Assembly Row, located outside of Boston in Somerville, Massachusetts. Somerville Mayor, The Honorable Joseph Curtatone
will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new
office at noon EST on February 12.
Located in Boston's thriving
technology community, Avigilon's Analytics and Data Science Center
of Excellence aims to further the company's research and
development efforts. In this new location, Avigilon will have
access to top talent to further accelerate its innovation and
growth plans.
"I am honored that Avigilon has chosen Somerville for its new
office, which will provide the kinds of new business and job
opportunities we are seeking as a community," said Mayor Curtatone.
"Somerville is a city of innovation and innovators, and our
commitment to technology innovation is evident in the numbers of
businesses and organizations, like Avigilon, continuing to choose
Somerville as their home. I am excited to welcome Avigilon to the
thriving community of creative and rapid-growth organizations at
Assembly Row."
"Avigilon continues to expand the boundaries of innovation in
intelligence and security solutions. Our new office location is in
close proximity to some of the world's leading universities in
analytics and data science, and is poised to attract the area's
best tech talent to support research and development," said Dr.
Mahesh Saptharishi, Avigilon's Chief
Technology Officer.
Avigilon will occupy nearly 33,000 square feet of the building
for employees in Product Development and Product Management.
"We're very excited to welcome Avigilon to our ever-growing
neighborhood," said Matt Ehrie, VP
and General Manager of Assembly Row. "Avigilon now has an amenity
rich, easily accessible location that is close to public transit,
to draw the top talent they seek. They are a great addition to our
growing mix of innovative companies that choose to office at
Assembly Row."
About Avigilon
Avigilon Corporation, trusted provider of business intelligence
and security solutions, develops, manufactures, and sells video
analytics, network video management software and hardware,
surveillance cameras, and access control solutions.
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respecting the opening of Avigilon's new office in Somerville, Massachusetts, Avigilon's ability
to attract top research and development talent to work there,
Avigilon's ability to develop new or improved security solutions,
and the future growth of Avigilon's business.
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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 new office will open as scheduled, the new office will
help facilitate Avigilon's efforts to attract and retain top talent
to further Avigilon's research and development efforts, and an
enhanced ability to attract and retain top talent will help further
Avigilon's innovation and growth.
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 March 3, 2015, which is
available under Avigilon's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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statements set out herein include, but are not limited to,
unforeseen events, developments or factors causing any of the
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being inaccurate or irrelevant. Although Avigilon has attempted to
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to differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking
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or results not to be as anticipated, predicted, estimated or
intended. Also, many of the factors are beyond the control of
Avigilon.
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SOURCE Avigilon Corporation