Benzinga | Mar 17, 2021 09:31AM EDT

Vuzix Says Receives Initial Smart Glasses Deployment Order From Major U.S. Insurance Services Company

Vuzix(r) Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that the Company has received an initial deployment order totalling approximately $400,000 for Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses from a Fortune 100 US-based insurance and financial services company. This initial deployment order, received after more than 18 months of piloting, is for immediate delivery with the potential for subsequent deployment orders in the future as this customer expands its use of smart glasses.

The insurance industry has been an active embracer of new technologies over the past several years to streamline operations and enhance profitability. Vuzix Smart Glasses will be used by this company's fleet of insurance agents to help them in the field when they are capturing and reviewing claim-related information. The M400's HD phase detect auto focus camera with zoom control is ideally suited to capture and store sharp photos and 4K video for claims processing.

"We continue to see an increasing number of companies across an expanding number of verticals selecting our industry leading M400 Smart Glasses for deployment within their organization to either solve operational challenges encountered in the field at customer sites or simply help maximize human capital," said Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix.