Azalea Networks, a wireless mesh provider specializing in video surveillance applications was acquired [link no longer available] by Aruba Networks, a broad provider of wireless/Wifi solutions for corporations. The maximum price to be paid for Az...
By John Honovich - about 10 years ago
IP Video Surveillance provider DVTel [link no longer available] has acquired video analytics specialtist ioimage [link no longer available] for an estimated $80 M USD in a stock transaction (based on future benchmarks). This is being reported by m...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago
The Orsus acquisition has delivered a great spike in discussion about PSIM - some good, some critical, especially given the price paid. (For background, see our review of the NICE-Orsus acquisition). Not surprisingly, the PSIM manufacturers see t...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago
NICE Systems has acquired Orsus for $22 Million. While this looks to be a good deal for NICE, it raises many important questions for the state of the PSIM market. Background On November 23, 2009, NICE confirmed that it is acquiring Orsus [link n...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago
UTC has agreed to buy GE Security - confirmed directly by UTC [link no longer available]. Nonetheless, GE Security suffers from significant competitive problems that are widely acknowledged and lamented by members of the security industry. Backgr...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago
Pelco is expanding its operations in Latin America and Asia with the acquisition of its manufacturer representatives for these regions, Crockett International. This is a different approach than common in the US. While Pelco sees this as an improv...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago
According to V/B Research [link no longer available], IP video software provider JDS is seeking funding or considering a sale. One of the earliest IP video software developers, JDS projects total 2009 revenue of $2.5M USD. Also, JDS may soon be s...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago
Security manufacturer MDI is being purchased/merged with a Qatar integrator (Almana Networks). MDI is a small to mid size US based company with some substantial US government/military deployments (I believe mostly access but some video as well). ...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago
This week, Thermal/IR manufacturer Axsys was acquired by General Dynamics [link no longer available] for $643 M USD. That's a high sum for a security/video surveillance company. However, look at their Q1 financial performance [link no longer avail...
By John Honovich - about 11 years ago
Tyco's acquisition of Intellivid has the potential to be a great solution for retailers. While it certainly will take time and there are definitely questions to be answered, the fundamental fit is good. Over the next 3 years, this may have a sub...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago