Avigilon wants to grow to $500m in revenue by 2016
CEO Fernandes says higher profile aids growth initiatives11/14/2012Martha EntwistleVANCOUVER—One year after its November 2011 IPO, high-definition surveillance solution provider Avigilon is enjoying a...
View ArticleAvigilon locates ‘global sales HQ in U.S.’
On the Editor's DeskMartha Entwistle03/13/2013Vancouver-based Avigilon, manufacturer of megapixel cameras and other video surveillance products, is opening a U.S. headquarters in Dallas, the company...
View ArticleAvigilon gets into access control, buys RedCloud for $17 million
Avigilon CEO calls deal ‘very strategic’05/30/2013Martha EntwistleVANCOUVER—In a $17 million cash purchase, high-definition surveillance provider Avigilon Corp. on May 30 announced it acquired...
View ArticleWhat will Avigilon do with $69 million?
Martha Entwistle11/26/2013Avigilon now has $69 million (Canadian) at its disposal for “general purposes and strategic acquisitions.”The HD surveillance provider, which got into access control last May...
View ArticleAvigilon to buy VideoIQ for $32 million on New Year’s Eve
Fernandes: Purchase brings opportunity to increase sales of VideoIQ and Avigilon12/31/2013Martha EntwistleUpdated 1/14/13 with comment from Alexander FernandesVANCOUVER, Canada—HD surveillance provider...
View ArticleAvigilon gets patent for HDSM tech
10/10/2014VANCOUVER—Avigilon on Oct. 1 announced that its High Definition Stream Management (HDSM) technology has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.Introduced in...
View ArticleAvigilon buys ObjectVideo’s patents, licensing program for $80.3m
12/19/2014SSN StaffVANCOUVER, British Columbia—Avigilon Corp. has acquired ObjectVideo Inc.’s entire video analytics patent portfolio and patent licensing program, which includes major global clients,...
View ArticleAvigilon buys BRS patents, others for $13m
One month after spending $80 on ObjectVideo’s patents, Avigilon ‘tries to lock in IP in a whole range of analytical algorithms’01/21/2015Martha EntwistleUpdated Jan. 27 with an interview with BRS Labs...
View ArticleSaptharishi to lead Avigilon’s Center of Excellence initiative
Avigilon announces normal course issuer bid05/14/2015SSN StaffVANCOUVER—Avigilon CTO and SVP Mahesh Saptharishi will lead the video and security solution provider’s Centers of Excellence initiative,...
View ArticleAvigilon gets new headquarters
12/17/2015VANCOUVER, Canada—Avigilon has a new $42 million headquarters here, with nine stories and 135,000 square feet, the company announced.The new building “provides more than double the space we...
View ArticleAvigilon to be acquired by Motorola Solutions
Avigilon CEO to retire following the deal02/14/2018SSN StaffCHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia—In early February, Motorola Solutions announced its definitive agreement to acquire video...
View ArticleAvigilon wants to grow to $500m in revenue by 2016
CEO Fernandes says higher profile aids growth initiatives11/14/2012Martha EntwistleVANCOUVER—One year after its November 2011 IPO, high-definition surveillance solution provider Avigilon is enjoying a...
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