Logitech International, a hardware and software manufacturer for IT industry, has acquired the assets of Paradial, a provider of firewall and network address translation (NAT) traversal offerings for video communication. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The acquisition allows Logitech to closely integrate firewall and NAT traversal across its video communication product portfolio, enabling reliable, high-quality end-to-end HD video calling over highly protected networks.
Gerald Quindlen, president and chief executive officer, Logitech: "With the acquisition of Paradial, Logitech is taking another step toward delivering on our vision to bring seamless HD video communication to anyone, anywhere.
"By integrating Paradial’s technology into our future product portfolio, Logitech is uniquely positioned to deliver a complete and intuitive HD video conferencing experience for companies of any size."
Logitech is already offering Paradial technology to LifeSize customers through an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement, while Paradial’s technology addresses barriers that hampers the widespread adoption of Internet-based video communication, across protected networks.
Paradial technology enables seamless video calling between people inside the walls of an enterprise and those inside other enterprises, in remote offices or telecommuting, with high level of security.
Logitech said that most of Paradial’s employees, including founders, will be part of its LifeSize division.
