VR Education Holdings plc (AIM: VRE; Euronext Growth: 6VR), a leading virtual reality ('VR') technology company in the education, communication and virtual events space, is pleased to announce the release of the iOS version of the Group's ENGAGE platform, which is now available to download on iPhones, iPads and all Apple products via the Apple App store.

ENGAGE is a next generation communications platform, which provides meetings, events, training and remote learning solutions within virtual reality. The Group's enterprise clients use different aspect of ENGAGE to provide remote services to staff and clients and include organisations such as Facebook, XPrize Organization, HTC, Fidelity, European Commission, SNCF, Yahoo and HTC.

Following the launch of ENGAGE Mobile in July 2020, which made the platform available to download on Android based phones and tablets, the iOS release represents a major milestone for the Group in that ENGAGE can now be used on most of the major computing devices found in homes, schools and businesses around the world.

David Whelan, CEO of VR Education, said: “I am pleased to announce the release of the iOS version of ENGAGE today as we look towards an exciting 2021. This year has seen many milestones for the Group, which today delivered on the promise of ENGAGE running on Apple products. This means we have now built and deployed versions of the platform for use on most mobile phones and tablets.

“Further ENGAGE progress this year saw the Group deliver a key commercial partnership with HTC, which also became a significant shareholder. Through this partnership, ENGAGE has been tailored and deployed on the Chinese mainland with HTC leading sales and development in that region. We have had strong demand in the US and Asia with more than 50 deals signed this year, and today's announcement removes the last technical barriers to our business developers when talking to clients 9who might not have access to VR equipment.

“While 2020 has been about developing the ENGAGE platform and proving our business model, the focus for 2021 is on scaling our business and we look forward to working hand in hand with our key partners to achieve our goals.”

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

VR Education Holdings plc David Whelan, CEO Sandra Whelan, COO	Tel: +353 87 665 6708 contact@vreducationholdings.com
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) James Caithie / Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880
Shard Capital Partners LLP (Joint Broker) Damon Heath / Erik Woolgar	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7186 9952
Davy (Joint Broker & Euronext Growth Advisor) Fergal Meegan / Ronan Veale / Barry Murphy	Tel: +353 1 679 6363
Buchanan (Financial PR) Henry Harrison-Topham / Chris Lane / Tilly Abraham	Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 VRE@buchanan.uk.com

 

The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.

Notes to Editors

VR Education is (AIM: VRE; Euronext Growth: 6VR) is a leading virtual reality ('VR') technology company focused on becoming the world's largest crossed reality ('XR') communications, training and virtual events platform provider. The Irish based Group's core focus is the commercialisation of its online virtual communications platform called ENGAGE, which provides a platform for creating, sharing and delivering proprietary and third-party XR content in education, training and online events.

On 12 March 2018, VR Education listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Enterprise Securities Market, a market regulated by Euronext Dublin.  For further information, please visit www.vreducationholdings.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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