APX Labs and du Partner to Bring Enterprise Smart Glass to the United Arab Emirates

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- APX Labs, the developer of the Skylight platform for enterprise solutions with smart glasses, and du, a leading telecommunications provider for businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today announced a new partnership to make enterprise smart glass technology available to du's more than 70,000 business clients. The partnership extends APX Labs' global reach to provide du's business customers access to the best smart glass technology available for enterprises. du and APX Labs are demonstrating the solution at GITEX Technology Week 2014 this week at the Dubai World Trade Center.

du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company) provides a comprehensive portfolio of managed information and communications technology services to businesses in industries such as manufacturing, oil and gas, transportation and airlines, logistics and more. Through the new partnership, du will provide APX Labs' Skylight software platform to enterprise customers using available smart glasses such as Epson Moverio, Google Glass and Vuzix M100.

Organizations with deskless workers or remote field staff can drive significant business outcomes using smart glass to increase efficiency and productivity through hands-free access to critical applications and information within workers' field of view, without disrupting the flow of work. du anticipates immediate applications within transportation and logistics, as well as emergency services in Dubai. For example, airlines can use Skylight on smart glasses to speed transfer times and streamline shipping operations by providing workers on the tarmac access to real-time tracking information on packages and luggage as they are transferred between planes. Emergency services  can increase safety and speed response times of fire and rescue teams by providing instant access to maps and blueprints that help responders find building access points, locate emergency shut-off switches and manage the location of emergency responders on-site.    

"Smart glasses are the next frontier in enterprise technology, radically changing the way many workers will conduct their jobs," said Jawad Shaikh, Executive Vice president of Digital Business, du. "With their proven success with the Skylight platform, APX Labs is the only technology partner capable of bringing this disruptive technology to the untapped markets of the Middle East and Africa. With our new Wearables as a Service offering, du's business customers can use APX Labs' leading augmented reality and heads up display technology to achieve cost savings, streamline business processes and enable remote collaboration hands-free and in real-time. This is the future of connectivity, and we're offering it to our customers today." 

"The global market for enterprise wearables is growing rapidly because we are solving problems that are not addressable with any other technology," said Brian Ballard, CEO and co-founder, APX Labs. "du and the UAE are well recognized for pushing the frontiers of technology applications in business. We could not be more excited to help drive results for du's more than 70,000 business customers throughout Dubai and the broader region. With access to our Skylight platform, these businesses gain hands-free, in-context, real time information right where work is getting done."

Attendees at GITEX Technology Week 2014 can see a live demonstration of Skylight by visiting Zabeel Hall, stand Z-F10.

To learn more about APX Labs and the Skylight platform, please visit http://www.apx-labs.com/products/skylight/

About du
du opened for business in 2006. It offers mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. du also provides carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. More than 7.5 million individual customers and over 70,000 businesses have chosen to use du's services. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name 'du.'

About APX Labs:
Since 2010, APX Labs has been the leader in developing enterprise software for smart glasses. APX Labs' Skylight software platform enables users to see an overlay of information in their field of view, enabling workers to access data and applications, broadcast their view to colleagues, or receive live assistance – all on a heads up display and within their line of sight. Skylight integrates with existing and custom enterprise systems including those from Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce.com and others. It is currently used in Fortune 500 companies from industries including: field service; healthcare; logistics; manufacturing; and oil and gas; with new use-cases continually being developed to meet workforce demands. For more additional information, visit www.apx-labs.com.

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