Digital Ally Receives Body Camera Order from California Police
Department that includes VuVault.NET Cloud Storage Solution
VuVault.NET Featured at
International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Orlando
LENEXA, Kansas (October 27, 2014) – Digital Ally, Inc. (Nasdaq: DGLY), 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 municipal police department in the San Francisco Bay
Area for 110 FirstVU HD body-worn camera systems. The order includes the
Company’s patented VuLink Connectivity Devices and 9 FirstVU HD docking stations,
each of which will facilitate the simultaneous transmission of video from up to 12
FirstVU HD systems to Digital Ally’s new VuVault.NET cloud storage solution. The 9
docking stations will allow up to 108 FirstVU HDs to upload audio and video
simultaneously to the cloud while the batteries are being charged. The total value of the
order exceeds $300,000, and the hardware is expected to be delivered in the current
quarter.
“This order is particularly notable because it represents our first significant sale involving
the VuVault.NET cloud solution for evidence management and video storage,”
commented Stanton E. Ross, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Ally, Inc. “The order
includes a five-year license for VuVault.NET that will generate recurring revenue for
Digital Ally.”
VuVault.NET is powered by Microsoft Azure, which provides redundant and securityenhanced storage of all uploaded videos. The VuVault.NET solution has been in
development for approximately one year and has recently been released for delivery to
customers. Designed to compete directly with EVIDENCE.com™, VuVault.NET targets
law enforcement agencies that wish to store the video generated from their body-worn
and in-car video systems in the cloud rather than on local servers.
“VuVault.NET provides our customers with the option of using cloud storage or local
server storage, depending on the configuration of their IT infrastructure,” continued
Ross. “We will continue to provide local storage with our basic VuVault searchable and
archiving back-office software. The ability to meet our customers’ video storage and
management needs, whether in the cloud or on local servers, is very important given
budgetary constraints facing many agencies and the growing demand for video
evidence whenever law enforcement officers interface with the public.”
“Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri have heightened our customers’ concerns that
the interests of officers and the public be protected by using body-worn and in-car digital
video solutions to provide evidence of what actually happened during events involving
law enforcement officers and the public. We have seen a dramatic increase in the
number of law enforcement agencies that are testing and evaluating our equipment
since the Ferguson incident. At the current time, approximately 1,025 FirstVU HD
systems are being tested and evaluated by over 635 law enforcement agencies.”
Digital Ally understands the increasing demands by its customers for modular video
systems that allow agencies to select from various alternatives compatible with their
specific needs. The Company has developed customizable options for customers
utilizing its video solutions, including interchangeable camera heads that provide for
point-of-view “bullet” mounting (on glasses, hats, lapels, etc.), helmet mounting (for
SWAT teams, riot and motorcycle police), and its basic mounting system that attaches
to an officer’s shirt or front pocket. VuVault and the new VuVault.NET both offer a
complete evidence management solution that allows customers to decide whether to
store their video in the cloud or on local servers, and to switch back and forth should
they so choose. Digital Ally’s patented VuLink connectivity device allows customers the
ability to integrate and synchronize FirstVU HD and in-car video systems by turning on
both systems upon the occurrence of certain “triggering events” (e.g., the activation of
emergency lights on a police cruiser), thereby eliminating the need for officers to
manually start the recording devices.
“As law enforcement agencies become more familiar with the benefits of body-worn
cameras and demand more versatile features and system flexibility, Digital Ally will
respond by developing additional features and options that increase the appeal of its
digital video solutions,” concluded Ross.
A full-scale market launch of VuVault.NET is highlighted at the 2014 IACP Conference,
which is currently underway in Orlando, Florida.
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 forwardlooking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: whether the Company will be
able to improve its revenues and operating results in 2014 given the current economic and
competitive environment; the Company’s ability to deliver its new product offerings, including
the FirstVU HD, DVM-800, VuLink and VuVault.NET as scheduled, obtain the required
components and products on a timely basis, and have them perform as planned; its ability to
obtain additional orders from the California Police Department and other law enforcement
agencies; whether the interest shown in the Company’s newer products, including the FirstVU
HD, will translate into sales of such products; whether the FirstVU HD, VuLink and DVM-800 will
continue to generate an increasing portion of its total sales; 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
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quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Stanton E. Ross, CEO at (913) 814-7774
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