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Flir Systems adds security and surveillance solutions to product line

Flir Systems has added enterprise-class security and surveillance solutions to its product offering with the acquisition of DVTEL for around US$92 million in cash. DVTEL, based in New Jersey, develops and distributes integrated video management system (VMS) software, advanced video analytics software, visible and thermal security cameras, and related servers and encoders. The combination enables Flir, with its existing Flir-branded thermal and visible cameras as well as its Lorex-branded security systems
December 1, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
6778 Flir Systems has added enterprise-class security and surveillance solutions to its product offering with the acquisition of DVTEL for around US$92 million in cash.

DVTEL, based in New Jersey, develops and distributes integrated video management system (VMS) software, advanced video analytics software, visible and thermal security cameras, and related servers and encoders. The combination enables Flir, with its existing Flir-branded thermal and visible cameras as well as its Lorex-branded security systems, to be a full-spectrum end-to-end security system provider, serving the consumer, small and medium business, enterprise and infrastructure-level markets.

"Flir's strong position in thermal imaging together with DVTEL's extensive video analytics and VMS capability will position us well to offer differentiated and highly accurate perimeter security solutions for the upper corner of our Security segment's product value ladder," said Andy Teich, president and CEO of Flir. "DVTEL adds a suite of professional-grade security software and hardware that is very complementary to our current solutions and fits very well with our strategy to offer end-to-end solutions in the enterprise and infrastructure segments of the security market."

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