this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message lorex by flir type subsidiary of flir systems founded founded 1993 strategic vista 1996 purchased lorex brand digimerge launched in 2003 december 2012 lorex technology inc. acquired by flir systems inc 59 million headquarters markham ontario canada key people john distelzweig vice president & general manager eric miller vice president & operations steve gold vice president & sales sufi khan sulaiman vice president & ecommerce & digital reid sullivan vice president & product development products security cameras & security camera systems website https www.lorextechnology.com lorex by flir formally lorex technology inc. distributes video security systems . 1 through brick and mortar retail as well as online channels . 2 3 lorex manufactures product for small business and consumer markets primarily in north america and europe . contents 1 acquisition by flir 2 history 3 products 4 media coverage 4.1 santa clara jail 5 patents 5.1 security alarm system 5.2 method and apparatus for two way communications amongst a plurality of communications devices 6 references 7 external links acquisition by flir edit the company is headquartered in markham ontario canada and in december 2012 was acquired by and now operates as a subsidiary of flir systems inc for cad 59 million . 4 history edit lorex technology inc. was founded by bernard klein in 1991 and purchased by strategic vista international in 1996 . a subsidiary of lorex digimerge launched in 2003 to gain access to the commercial professional security marketplace . 3 on december 20 2012 flir systems inc. a provider of thermal imaging cameras and systems successfully completed the acquisition of lorex technology inc. 5 reuben klein retired in 2013 with john distelzweig succeeding him as the new vice president and general manager . products edit lorex provides video surveillance systems and equipment including connected visible light video cameras illuminated infrared cameras dvrs nvrs video monitors and baby monitors . 1 5 media coverage edit santa clara jail edit the company received notable media coverage when their security cameras captured an inmate brawl at a jail in california . after county officials told santa clara county sheriff laurie smith that installing additional security cameras would take over two years and 20 million she went out of pocket and purchased a lorex security camera system and was able to have it installed the night prior to the disturbance at the jail . 6 7 8 9 patents edit security alarm system edit publication number ca2274572 c 10 publication type grant publication date oct 3 2006 filing date jun 7 1999 inventors joel kligman bernie klein oded zur applicant strategic vista international inc. joel kligman bernie klein oded zur lorex technology inc. method and apparatus for two way communications amongst a plurality of communications devices edit publication number ca2349656 c 11 publication type grant publication date sep 6 2005 filing date jun 4 2001 references edit a b flir acquires retail camera provider ; announces 3rd quarter results www.securitysales.com retrieved 2012 10 24 flir acquires lorex for 59m posts q3 sales drop www.bizjournals.com retrieved 2012 10 25 a b lorex technology inc. agrees to be acquired by flir systems inc. for cdn 1.30 per share in cash www.marketwired.com retrieved 2012 10 25 flir buys lorex ; trims full year outlook optics.org retrieved 2012 10 25 a b flir systems acquires lorex technology and digimerge technologies sourcesecurity.com retrieved 2013 02 05 fed up with wait santa clara sheriff buys jail cameras herself www.mercurynews.com retrieved 2016 02 03 new cameras capture huge inmate brawl at california jail www.cbsnews.com retrieved 2016 03 04 santa clara county sheriff uses her own money to buy jail cameras cbslocal.com retrieved 2016 03 02 fed up sheriff puts 12 jail cameras on her american express www.santacruzsentinel.com retrieved 2016 03 02 security alarm system patents www.google.com patents retrieved 2006 10 03 method and apparatus for two way communications amongst a plurality of communications devices patents www.google.com patents retrieved 2005 09 06 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lorex by flir & oldid 732515689 categories security consulting firmshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2016articles with a promotional tone from june 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 august 2016 at 13 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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