Visonic Snapshot
Visonic's vision of security stretches across the globe. The company develops and manufactures traditional and wireless security systems, including burglar alarms, control panels, controllers, detectors, and transmitters. Its products are sold to residential and commercial security providers, as well as to hospitals, prisons, and museums, through a distribution network spanning more 70 countries worldwide. Visonic's customers have included major corporations such as ADT Security Services, BT, Honeywell, and Siemens. The company was founded in 1973 by Moshe and Yaacov Kotlicki. In 2011 Tyco International acquired Visonic for approximately $100 million in cash.