IFS Acquisition by GE Industrial Systems Finalized

PLAINVILLE, Conn.
Published: May 1, 2003

GE Industrial Systems has completed the acquisition of International Fiber Systems Inc. (IFS). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The privately held IFS will now become a subsidiary of GE Interlogix Inc., part of the $6 billion GE Industrial Systems unit based in Plainville, Conn.

The Newtown, Conn.-based company provides digital fiber-optic transmission products and systems for electronic security and intelligent transportation systems. Its portfolio includes analog and digital fiber-optic transmission equipment for video, audio and data signals used in access control, fire, alarm, and video surveillance and detection systems.

“With IFS, we can now provide the world a richer array of secure, digital fiber-optic GE solutions to help protect the public,” says Kenneth Boyda, president and CEO of GE Interlogix.

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