Tag: Avi Barir
Tyco looks to acquire Visonic
June 21, 2011Martha Entwistle
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Tyco International, parent company of ADT, is in talks to acquire security product manufacturer Visonic, which is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
“I can confirm that we're in discussion with Visonic and that may or may not lead to definitive transaction,” Tyco spokesman Paul FitzHenry told Security Systems News on June 21. He declined further comment.
News of the deal surfaced today in a report, published by Israel-based new outlet domain-b.
The report cites a Visonic...
Visonic ready to take on 'the giants'
November 18, 2010Martha Entwistle
TEL AVIV, Israel—Over the past several months, Visonic, a wireless home security component manufacturer, has made some changes in its North American operation. It has hired a new president, Mark Ingram, hired three new sales managers, and it has worked to deepen its relationships with major distributors, says Avi Barir, Visonic president and CEO.
This week, the Israel-based company announced that it's changing the wireless technology that powers all of its products to a new technology called...