Microvision Inc. to demonstrate Virtual Retinal Display at Army Experiment III

Business Wire, Sept 12, 1996

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 1996--Microvision Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS) will demonstrate its Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) technology at the Army Chief of Staff's Army Experiment III (AE3), to be conducted at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) convention in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14-16.

The purpose of the 1996 AE3 is to showcase potential uses of information age technologies that allow Army commanders to gain real time access to critical information to increase battlefield situational awareness. "AE3 provides an accelerated experimental forum for the Army where promising new technologies and systems that may contribute to information advantage are demonstrated. Microvision's Virtual Retinal Display was selected for participation because it fits in with the overall objectives of the program," said Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Brown, Project Manager, Army Experiment Office.

Microvision's demonstration at AE3 is the result of the company's proposal to the Army to display working prototypes of the VRD in various military application scenarios. Microvision received a purchase order from Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Information Systems Division to provide engineering support and to present Microvision's concepts to the Army for use of the VRD in a variety of defense applications. These applications include: ground and airborne situational awareness, simulation and training, portable aids for telemedicine and telemaintenance, and tactical and operational command and control applications.

Microvision Inc. is developing and commercializing its VRD technology, which allows electronically generated images and information to be projected directly onto the retina of the viewer's eye. The VRD scans a low-power beam of light to "paint" rows of pixels directly onto the eye, creating a high-resolution, full-motion image without the use of screens or externally projected images.

The company's objective is to be a leading provider of personal display products and imaging technology in a broad range of professional and consumer applications. Incorporated in 1993, the company's corporate offices are located at 2203 Airport Way South, Suite 100, Seattle, Washington 98134.

CONTACT: Microvision Inc.

Todd R. McIntyre, 206/623-7055