NEWS - Digital Ally Receives DVM-500 Plus Order From State of Wisconsin
Company Receives Initial Orders for LaserAlly LIDAR Speed Detection Systems
OVERLAND PARK, KS--(Marketwire - 07/01/10) - Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ:DGLY - News), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial security applications, today announced that it has received a re-order from the Wisconsin State Patrol for its DVM-500 Plus In-Car Digital Video Systems. The order, which is valued at approximately $750,000, represents the largest purchase to date from the State of Wisconsin.
"It is very gratifying to see customer relationships that were established early in our corporate history continue to expand and mature, as evidenced by this latest order from the Wisconsin State Patrol," stated Stanton E. Ross, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Ally, Inc. "In 2006, Wisconsin became one of the first customers to enter into a statewide contract with Digital Ally. The contract allows not only the Wisconsin State Patrol, but also all other municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin, to purchase the Company's DVM systems at the same negotiated prices. Statewide contracts are typically renewed annually. After several renewals of its original contract, Wisconsin awarded a new contract to Digital Ally last year and renewed the contract in 2010. The latest DVM-500 Plus order represents the third large order received from the Wisconsin State Patrol since 2006."
The Company also announced that it has received initial customer orders for its recently introduced LaserAlly LIDAR system for vehicle speed detection and has responded to numerous requests for "test and evaluation" units from law enforcement agencies. Often referred to as "laser," LIDAR is an acronym for LIght Detection And Ranging, a technology that allows police and other law enforcement officers to pinpoint the speed and direction of a vehicle in single or mutli-lane traffic. LIDAR speed detection systems differ from RADAR systems by using light waves, instead of radio waves, to measure speed. LIDAR systems also have a much narrower beam, which allows the operator to accurately identify a speeding vehicle in highly congested traffic.
"We are pleased that law enforcement agencies have responded to the introduction of our new, feature-rich LaserAlly LIDAR System with considerable enthusiasm," added Ross. "This is evident in the fact that we have begun receiving orders for the new speed detection device less than two months following its initial product launch. We have also received favorable preliminary test results from several law enforcement agencies, including a large Sheriff's Department and a State Highway Patrol agency. Last week, the LaserAlly system was involved in a third-party test against the leading LIDAR systems and LIDAR 'jammers,' and our LIDAR system was the only one that the LIDAR detectors could neither detect nor jam. We believe the ability of LaserAlly to read vehicle speeds even when cars are equipped with LIDAR 'jammers' represents a significant competitive advantage for Digital Ally in the marketplace." |
