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Motorola Solutions has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Avigilon in an all-cash transaction. The deal will bolster Motorola Solutions’ portfolio of mission-critical technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola Solutions will acquire all of Avigilon’s outstanding shares for CAD$27.00 per share. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately US$1.0 billion including Avigilon’s net debt.

Avigilon manufactures surveillance solutions including video analytics, VMS software and hardware, cameras and access control solutions. The company boasts a range of commercial and government customers including critical infrastructure, airports, government facilities, public venues, healthcare  and retail. The company holds more than 750 patents.

Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions, stated, This acquisition will bring Avigilon’s advanced video surveillance and analytics platform to the rapidly evolving public safety workflow, while also expanding our portfolio with new products and technologies for commercial customers. Video can play a powerful role in creating safer cities and thriving businesses. It can serve as highly efficient “eyes and ears” for monitoring a given location, and advanced video analytics can proactively alert officials to a perimeter breach or quickly find a person who left behind an object of interest.

The acquisition will enable Motorola Solutions to extend into new segments of its commercial markets business, providing secure technology to industries such as oil and gas, transportation, utilities, manufacturing and higher education. Customers will now be able to purchase security and surveillance solutions as part of Motorola Solutions’ portfolio.

“We’re very pleased to be joining Motorola Solutions, as its vision and strategy aligns fully with our own,” said Alexander Fernandes, Avigilon’s founder, chief executive officer and chairman of the board. This combination will bring new opportunities to Avigilon, allowing us to accelerate our innovation and provide even more value to our customers.

Motorola Solutions has sufficient capital resources, including cash on hand and available commercial credit facilities, to complete the transaction. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.

Pelco has joined forces with AMAG Technology to create an integration that provides a scalable access control and surveillance system management solution, enabling end-users across a wide spectrum of applications to make faster and more informed decisions.

The integration of Pelco’s VideoXpert VMS and AMAG’s Symmetry access control system provides security professionals with an extremely powerful and versatile system management and control solution, stated Jonathan Lewit, director of technology leadership at Pelco. ‘By engaging with industry leaders like AMAG, Pelco continues to focus its attention of providing users with meaningful innovations that deliver the best combination of performance, functionality and cost-efficiency.

The integration of Pelco’s VideoXpert VMS and AMAG’s Symmetry access control system provides a number of versatile ways to combine surveillance and access devices with software into a unified security management system. The integrated solution is standardised for any IP LAN, WAN or VPN network and is designed for minimal bandwidth use. For small systems, a single PC can host both VideoXpert and Symmetry, acting as both the client and server.

Other benefits of the VideoXpert VMS and Symmetry access control system integration include a user interface design with graphical map capability, comprehensive alarm handling features and the capability for unlimited client workstations, card readers and card holders. Additionally, video badging and visitor management software is also included.

As security professionals continue to look for ways to increase efficiencies and control costs, there’s a driving demand for system solutions that seamlessly integrate high performance surveillance and access control technologies, stated Dave Ella, vice president of products and partner programs, AMAG Technology. With the integration of our Symmetry access control system and Pelco’s VideoXpert VMS, users have access to an extremely powerful solution that we believe surpasses their expectations.

Pelco is a member of AMAG’s Symmetry preferred partner programme. The programme assists companies wishing to develop and certify an interface between their product and Symmetry and provides a clearly defined route for manufacturers to achieve a trusted solution that is tested, certified and supported by the partner.

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