ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a
leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR)
technology and products, today announced hands-free voice support
for Skype for Business, Zoom and Zoom for Healthcare, the latter a
HIPAA/PIPEDA-compliant conferencing application, for the Vuzix M400
Smart Glasses. The latest update to the Vuzix M400 OS and
updates to the Vuzix' Zoom connector application enable users to
use voice to navigate and access these applications, enter
passwords and join meetings, all while operating the M400
hands-free.
"The feedback from the healthcare community was for increased
hands-free operations and we're pleased to report that we have
added additional functionality for our Skype for Business, Zoom and
Zoom for Healthcare customers that will allow them to leverage
their voice and the voice recognition engine of the Vuzix M400
Smart Glasses to deliver hands-free operations to users in the
field," said Paul Travers, Vuzix
President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Business growth in the current quarter at Vuzix thus far
continues strong and has not slowed down, partially driven by the
need for solutions that address COVID-19 related challenges," Mr.
Travers continued. "On the healthcare front, access to facilities
such as hospitals and senior care homes that need remote eyes for
doctors, care providers, repair persons, and medical equipment
support has become very restricted. On the enterprise side,
customers are accelerating adoption and deployment of our smart
glasses in lieu of flying engineers onsite to support technician
training, manufacturing operations or resident technical
staff. Most industry experts feel this demand surge will
continue for some time, perhaps years, while the world manages
through this crisis. Smart glasses, such as the M400, especially
when they can be used hands-free, are excellent tools for this new
reality."
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 157 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 2020 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 the Vuzix Smart Glasses, our business opportunities with Zoom,
the continued quarterly growth of our business, 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, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
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