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NICE to Acquire Orsus Rumors True
by John Honovich, IPVM Posted on Nov 22, 2009 About John Contact JohnNow confirmed (Nov 23, 2009), Multiple Israeli news sources are reporting that NICE is in talks to acquire Orsus. If this comes true, it would be an important event for the video surveillance and broader security market.
The Israeli papers are reporting an acquisition price of $40 Million USD or less despite overall investment in Orsus of $70 Million USD. See a Google translate version of ynet's arti...
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