Motorola Solutions Strengthens Its Next-Generation 911 Software Portfolio with Acquisition of Airbus DS Communications
28 Luglio 2017 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Adds to portfolio of 911 software for public
safety customers of all sizes
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) announced today that it has
executed a definitive agreement with Airbus SE (stock exchange
symbol: AIR) under which the company will acquire Plant
Holdings, Inc., which holds the Airbus DS Communications business.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Airbus DS Communications is a leading provider in North America
of command center software for emergency call handling. Its VESTA ®
suite is a comprehensive 911 call-handling solution, operating on a
flexible, open software architecture. In addition to emergency call
handling, it delivers text-to-911, mapping, data management and
analytics, providing public safety customers with a comprehensive
transition strategy from legacy systems to a standards-based,
unified Next-Generation 911 system.
The acquisition of Airbus DS Communications will
strengthen Motorola Solutions’ software portfolio, enabling
expansion into new segments in U.S. emergency response solutions.
It will create a full suite of 911 solutions, including call
routing, call taking, records management and dispatch, for agencies
of all sizes across segments.
“Our acquisition of Airbus DS Communications will add
complementary products and services to our software portfolio,
helping us meet the needs of a broader customer base and putting us
at the forefront of Next-Generation 911 technology,”
said Bruce Brda, executive vice president, Products &
Solutions, Motorola Solutions. “We’re pleased to add these new
capabilities to our Software Enterprise, created earlier this year
to develop and deliver integrated software solutions that
provide critical intelligence and improve operational efficiency
for public safety agencies.”
Expected to be completed by the end of 2017, the
acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions,
including regulatory approvals.
About Motorola Solutions
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mission-critical communication solutions and services that help
public safety and commercial customers build safer cities and
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in this release. Such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, (1) our ability to integrate the products and
services into our software portfolio; (2) the expected timeline for
completing the transaction; and (3) the satisfaction of the
conditions to closing, including receipt of required approvals.
Motorola Solutions cautions the reader that the risk factors below,
as well as those on pages 9 through 21 in Item 1A of Motorola
Solutions 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its other SEC
filings available for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and
on Motorola Solutions’ website at
www.motorolasolutions.com/investor,could cause Motorola Solutions’
actual results or events discussed in these statements to differ
materially from those estimated or predicted in the forward-looking
statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties cannot be
controlled by Motorola Solutions and factors that may impact
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) the
future results of operations of Airbus DS Communications and our
ability to integrate Airbus DS Communications; (2) the timing to
consummate the proposed transaction; and (3) the risk that a
condition to closing of the proposed transaction may be delayed or
may not be satisfied. Motorola Solutions undertakes no
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement or risk
factor, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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