The New Orleans City Council votes to reinstate the use of facial recognition; Convergint acquires Ojo Technology; American Alarm spends $3 million to renovate its security operations branch south of Boston; an update on i-PRO Americas’ strategic growth path.
As part of the annual Global Convergint Social Responsibility Day, the integrator’s offices close to allow employees to focus on charitable initiatives and prioritize school safety projects.
Convergint, a service-based systems integrator, announced it has acquired Dramis Communications Solutions Ltd., a Canadian telecommunications and networking reseller offering security, VOIP, and unified communications as a service (UCaaS) solutions.
Ares Management Corporation and Convergint Technologies announced that Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and funds managed by Harvest Partners, LP have purchased equity in Convergint from a fund managed by Ares’ Private Equity Group and other existing shareholders.
This acquisition follows several growth initiatives for Convergint across the European market, bolstering its global footprint, deepening vertical market expertise, and enabling the company to meet increased demand across several markets.
The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that systems integrator Convergint Technologies of Renton, Wash., became the 50th FirstNet-certified company.