Index AR Solutions Partners with Westar Energy┬« to Launch LineAssist SuperAppÔäó, Using Augmented Reality to Make Work Safer and Faster

Premiere Offering in Library of Index AR Applications Helps
Electrical Utility Linemen Visualize Complex Maintenance Tasks

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AR–Index AR Solutions, a leading provider of enterprise Augmented Reality
(AR) applications, announced today it has partnered with Westar Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: WR) to launch LineAssist,
a highly visual mobile training and field application that helps
electrical utility linemen perform complex maintenance tasks more safely
and faster. Available today, LineAssist is the first offering from Index
ARÔÇÖs emerging SuperAppÔäó library of AR applications.

The LineAssist SuperAppÔäó transforms how electrical utility linemen are
trained in the classroom and do work in the field. The app, which is
delivered from a mobile tablet, provides detailed step-by-step
instructions through AR, with imagery that is overlaid on the various
utility structures that workers encounter on a service call. Safety
warnings, 3D animations and written instructions are also built into the
app, presented in the context of key steps.

Capturing the knowledge of WestarÔÇÖs most experienced linemen, the
LineAssist SuperAppÔäó delivers a set of maintenance best practices for
three different pole-mounted voltage regulators and five different
control panels ÔÇô enabling linemen to visualize and more safely and
easily perform tasks that could be less familiar to them.

ÔÇ£Previously, Westar might have had to roll multiple trucks to
troubleshoot and service this type of device,ÔÇØ said Dave Claussen,
Executive Director of Systems Maintenance at Westar Energy. ÔÇ£With
LineAssist, we can quickly train our line crews to perform this
technical work, and they can take that training and visualization with
them into the field, which really streamlines a key maintenance process
for us.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£The Westar team is pleased to help lead the adoption of this
game-changing technology within the utility industry,ÔÇØ added Claussen.

LineAssist is the first in a series of SuperAppÔäó AR product offerings
from Index AR that are tailored to address common workforce challenges
associated with an industry.

Packing the power of Index ARÔÇÖs custom-built applications, SuperAppÔäó
product development is performed in the field using real-world scenarios
and hardware. Index AR is building a library of SuperAppÔäó products over
time, giving clients a selection of robust AR solutions that can be
rapidly procured and deployed to meet specific business needs.

ÔÇ£With the SuperAppÔäó family, Index AR is making it faster and easier for
industries to tap into the very real benefits of our field-tested
augmented reality solutions,ÔÇØ said Dan Arczynski, President and CEO at
Index AR Solutions. ÔÇ£It is an honor and a privilege to work with Westar
on the launch of LineAssist, as we look to augment people ÔÇô making them
ever safer and more efficient.ÔÇØ

Pricing and terms to purchase an Index SuperAppÔäó are currently based on
co-marketing agreements with Index AR partners.

In addition to developing the SuperAppÔäó library, Index AR offers
custom-built AR apps to help teams in industrial settings work smarter
and safer ÔÇô improving inspection, work instruction, training, workflow
management and other operations. Many organizations using an Index AR
app have seen a two to four times increase in worker productivity.

For more information and a video overview of the LineAssist SuperAppÔäó
visit indexarsolutions.com/augmented-reality-superapp-products.

About Index AR Solutions

Index AR Solutions is a leading American enterprise augmented reality
(AR) solutions provider, creating applications that make workers more
capable and productive. The privately held company offers custom and
off-the-shelf AR applications, proprietary AR software, and client
retreats. In collaboration with clients, Index is also building a
library of SuperAppÔäó AR products to address common workforce challenges
across industry. Index AR is hardware agnostic, delivering quantifiable
results across all the major mobile platforms, with clients reporting
two to four times increases in worker productivity. For more information
about Index AR Solutions, visit www.IndexARSolutions.com.

About Westar Energy®

As KansasÔÇÖ largest electric utility, Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WR)
provides customers the safe, reliable electricity needed to power their
businesses and homes. Half the electricity supplied to the companyÔÇÖs
700,000 customers comes from emissions-free sources ÔÇô nuclear, wind and
solar – with a third coming from renewables. Westar is a leader in
electric transmission in Kansas, coordinating a network of lines and
substations that support one of the largest consolidations of wind
energy in the nation. For more information about Westar Energy, visit www.WestarEnergy.com.

Contacts

Press Contact:
Consociate Media for Index AR Solutions
Brian
Harris, 804-815-8377
[email protected]