- Published: 26 September 2014
- Written by Editor
Digital Ally Receives Order From US Military Police for FirstVu HD Body Cameras Linked to DVM-800 In-Car Video Systems
LENEXA, KS--(Sep 26, 2014) - Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) ("the Company"), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial applications, today announced that it has received an order from a U.S. military base involving the Company's complete video evidence gathering system. The solution includes the FirstVU HD body-worn camera, DVM-800 in-car camera and patented VuLink, which provides hands-free recording activation and integrates the video systems into a seamless data/evidence gathering solution.
The initial order is valued at approximately $200,000, with subsequent follow-on orders expected. Although not a huge order in itself, the military police in general represents a largely untapped channel through which Digital Ally can distribute its line of products, and illustrates an increasing awareness of the benefits provided by capturing comprehensive audio and video of officer-involved incidents for police forces in all areas.
"We believe that our customers, both civilian as well as military police departments, are embracing our 'complete' solution, involving in-car and body-worn cameras together with our patented VuLink system, because it ensures that video and audio evidence of critical situations involving their officers are captured by both systems, providing far superior and more complete documentation of the events," stated Stanton Ross, the Company's President and CEO.
"We are seeing more customers requiring a single vendor source for their in-car and body-worn video systems," continued Ross. "There is increasing demand that the in-car and body-worn systems 'talk to each other,' and that evidence generated from both systems can be stored in the same back-office storage systems. We believe that we are the only provider of systems that meet these requirements, given our patented VuLink product."
Digital Ally's VuLink is the only system that enables body cameras to start recording automatically and allows a department's in-car video systems to be automatically or manually activated simultaneously with the body cameras. For example, when a vehicle's emergency lights are turned on, the body camera will automatically begin recording simultaneously with the vehicle's video system, thereby removing any distraction to the officer or the chance that the officer may forget to activate a recording manually. The recordings can later be linked together to provide a seamless record of the same incident from different perspectives using the back office software, which manages and authenticates the evidence.
"Following the civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, the attention we have experienced for our body-worn cameras appears to have increased demand for our in-car products, as well," stated Stanton Ross, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Ally, Inc. "Law enforcement agencies across the country and beyond have turned those tragic events into a call for action, and we believe that our patented VuLink system is setting us apart from our competitors."
The Company will attempt to deliver this order in the third quarter of 2014. However, the Company is experiencing product shortages in the wake of an increased demand for both test and evaluation units, as well as customer sales. Accordingly, this order may not ship until the fourth quarter of 2014.
About Digital Ally, Inc.
Digital Ally, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets advanced technology products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial applications. The Company's primary focus is digital video imaging and storage. For additional information, visit www.digitalallyinc.com.
The Company is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, and its shares are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "DGLY".
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations or forecasts of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond the control of management. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. A wide variety of factors that may cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the Company's ability to deliver its new product offerings, including the VuLink and FirstVU HD, as scheduled, obtain the required components and products on a timely basis, and have them perform as planned; its ability to maintain or expand its share of the markets in which it competes; whether there will be a commercial market, domestically and internationally, for one or more of its new products, including the VuLink and FirstVU HD ; whether the interest shown in the Company's newer products, including the VuLink and FirstVU HD, will translate into sales of such products, including with the U.S. military police; whether the DVM-800 and FirstVU HD will continue to generate an increasing portion of its total sales; whether and the extent to which the new patent allowed by the US Patent Office for the VuLink will give the Company effective, enforceable protection of the intellectual property contained in the product in the marketplace; competition from larger, more established companies with far greater economic and human resources; its ability to attract and retain customers and quality employees; the effect of changing economic conditions; and changes in government regulations, tax rates and similar matters. These cautionary statements should not be construed as exhaustive or as any admission as to the adequacy of the Company's disclosures. The Company cannot predict or determine after the fact what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements or other statements. The reader should consider statements that include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "should", or other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends, to be uncertain and forward-looking. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional information respecting factors that could materially affect the Company and its operations are contained in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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