Panduit Acquires Atlona

Panduit Corp. has acquired global AV manufacturer Atlona.

Atlona designs and develops innovative, award-winning products for a diverse range of commercial and residential AV and IT markets worldwide, including education, business, government, entertainment, and healthcare. Atlona’s product categories include networked AV, signal distribution, wireless collaboration, and AV system automation. These solutions enable system designers, integrators, consultants, and installers to simplify installation, minimize maintenance, and maximize the versatility of premier automated control solutions.

"Atlona has been at the forefront in developing cutting-edge AV technology that embraces the full potential of the convergence of AV and network infrastructure," explained Dennis Renaud, president and CEO of Panduit. "Their industry-leading solutions complement Panduit’s extensive physical infrastructure portfolio, which will allow us to offer customers a quality end-to-end solution as they move to increasingly complex network infrastructure systems." These innovative AV solutions are backed by an Atlona 10-year award-winning warranty.

Ilya Khayn, Atlona CEO added: "There are strong synergies between our companies including a culture of providing innovative, high-quality, customer-driven products, along with outstanding customer support capabilities. This partnership will ultimately provide our market channels with a single-source solution and expand our footprint globally."

As part of the acquisition, the Atlona team will join Panduit's Enterprise business group. Atlona will continue to serve its customers from its global headquarters in San Jose, Calif. for all sales, customer support, and training related inquiries.

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