acquisitions grow in terms of technology innovation. There is a high demand for IP security products to complement the rise in smart home and building management systems”, commented Mark Tibbenham, Managing Director of GJD when the acquisition was announced. lance in the intelligent transportation systems, utility and industrial markets. “In line with our mission, the Comnet acquisition, with their extensive offerings in the communication and data transmission technologies, continues to round out the product portfolio provided by the ACRE family of companies”, stated ACRE CEO Joe Joe Grillo, ACRE, CEO. Grillo. Flir acquires Prox Dynamics Flir pays 134 million dollars for Prox Dynamics AS, a developer and manufacturer of nano-class unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for military and paramilitary intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance applications. Based in Oslo, Norway and founded in 2007, Prox Dynamics develops, manufactures, and distributes aerial sensors that are small, light, and covert surveillance systems. Prox Dynamics’ Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) features their Black Hornet aerial sensor and a hand controller, a system that is pocket sized and hand-launched by a soldier in the field, enabling a significant advantage in situational awareness and mission planning. The Black Hornet aerial sensor utilises Flir’s Lepton micro thermal camera, visible spectrum cameras, advanced low-power rotor technology, and proprietary software for flight control, stabilisation, and communications. The business will become Flir’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) line of business operating within the surveillance segment. Genua acquires Protect The Danish investment company Genua A / S has just taken over Protect A / S, the world’s largest manufacturer of fog cannons for protection of businesses and homes.. 90 percent of Protect´s production is exported to more than 50 countries. HID acquires Bluvision Bluvision is a complete IoT ecosystem provider, offering real-time location system technology, presence and proximity-based location capabilities and condition monitoring solutions as well as cloud infrastructure, gateways, beacons and software as a service (SaaS). The Bluvision team will report to Marc Bielmann, VP & MD of the Identification Technologies business within HID Global. The addition of Bluvision’s products expands HID Global’s “component continuum” from high-end, passive RFID components (LF/HF/UHF) to active BLE. Bluvision will continue to maintain its operations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ACRE acquires Comnet ACRE, LLC, is the holding company that owns Vanderbilt Industries, Mercury Security and recently acquired ACT in Ireland. Comnet offers a line of fibre optic, copper, and wireless video and data transmission equipment that is designed to meet the needs of security and surveil- Go The Distance VARIO2 Next Generation LED Illuminators Up to Double the Power Output - Greater Illumination Distances - Outstanding Surveillance Images at night Standardised Specification Data - Advanced Security Settings www.rayteccctv.com dete kto r in te r n at i on al • 9