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Harman International Acquires Duran Dutch Advanced Audio and electro-acoustic technology

18/10/2013

Harman International Acquires Duran Dutch Advanced Audio and electro-acoustic technology La multinacional norteamericana de sistemas de audio, informaci n y entretenimiento ha anunciado la adquisici n de la empresa privada holandesa Duran Audio, cuya inversi n no se ha desvelado.

Duran Audio, fabricante holand s de sistemas electroac sticos y de las columnas Axys Intellivox, pasar a formar parte de la multinacional norteamericana de audio Harman International, tras su reciente adquisici n confirmada en un comunicado, en el que no se desvela el montante de la compra.

Seg n el comunicado de Harman, la adquisici n de esta empresa privada puede crear sinergias mediante la mezcla de las l neas de productos de este fabricante con las nuestras .

En este sentido, esta adquisici n proporciona Harman acceso a las tecnolog as de control, procesamiento y reproducci n electroac sticas basadas en software, as como a su innovadora marca de columnas de audio direccionables Axys Intellivox, como parte de la l nea de productos de audio profesional de la multinacional norteamericana.

Dinesh C. Paliwal, presidente y CEO de Harman, subraya que la adquisici n de de Duran Audio refuerza el compromiso declarado de Harman para avanzar en nuestro liderazgo tecnol gico mediante I+D y adquisiciones. Con los a os, Duran Audio ha establecido una base de clientes leales y distintos sustentada en tecnolog a innovadora. Al aprovechar las l neas de productos nicos de Dur n con la presencia global de Harman y las sinergias de productos, nuestra empresa est ptimamente posicionada para servir a nuevos clientes en todo el mundo con soluciones de audio ampliadas .

En esta l nea, el fundador de Duran Audio, Gerrit Duran, ha se alado que nuestro objetivo ha sido siempre la innovaci n. Hemos desarrollado una gama de soluciones para algunos de los problemas m s dif ciles a los que se enfrentan los dise adores de sistemas de sonido, arquitectos e ingenieros ac sticos. La adquisici n por parte de Harman presenta muchas oportunidades maravillosas para potenciar la I+D m s all y ofrecer algunas tecnolog as verdaderamente nicas para una base de clientes m s amplia .

La incorporaci n de Duran Audio a la cartera de empresas tecnol gicas de audio e iluminaci n de Harman subraya su estrategia de crecimiento a trav s de adquisiciones focalizadas en tecnolog as complementarias y reas de productos en todos los mercados geogr ficos y verticales.

Fundada en la localidad holandesa de Zaltbommel por Gerrit Duran en 1981, Duran Audio es un referente internacional por su gama Axiys de audio profesional, incluyendo altavoces, amplificadores, procesadores de se al y dispositivos de red, donde ha sido pionero por el altavoz de la direcci n y conformaci n del haz, elementos esenciales para hacer frente a entornos ac sticos exigentes. La compa a tambi n ha establecido una posici n de referencia en soluciones de audio para la normativa europea de seguridad EN-54 y de tecnolog as de software para el dise o de audio.
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