CenTrak Bolsters Security Solutions: Elpas Acquisition
CenTrak, Inc. has acquired select assets of Elpas Solutions Ltd., a Johnson Controls subsidiary with over 20 years of security technology experience and 25+ patents, to enhance its IoT Location, Security, and Sensing offerings—integrating Elpas innovations into its platform to improve healthcare security solutions like infant protection and staff duress, while continuing support for existing Elpas customers through June 2019 and expanding market opportunities.
CenTrak Acquires Elpas
CenTrak, Inc. announced the acquisition of select assets of Elpas Solutions Ltd., an indirect Safety & Security subsidiary of Johnson Controls International Plc. This transaction is set to strengthen CenTrak’s IoT Location, Security, and Sensing offerings. The Elpas team brings over twenty years of technology experience in Security Solutions, holding more than twenty-five patents. Elpas technology has been implemented in hundreds of healthcare, manufacturing, and correctional facilities across the Americas and Europe.
Current Elpas customers can continue to receive support, install new systems, and expand through the Elpas Partner Network. Johnson Controls International will provide support until June 14, 2019, as previously announced by Elpas.
In the coming months, CenTrak plans to incorporate unique patented innovations from Elpas into the next version of CenTrak’s platform. These enhancements are expected to further differentiate CenTrak’s infant protection, wireless call, staff duress, man down, and wander management capabilities. The integration of Elpas technologies is anticipated to expand the breadth of IoT use cases and open new market opportunities.
Ari Naim, CenTrak’s President and CEO, stated: “We anticipate the Elpas acquisition will raise the bar for Location, Security and Sensory services. The transaction brings together an exceptional team and technology, which we will incorporate into CenTrak’s market leading offering.”
About CenTrak
CenTrak improves healthcare operational efficiency and the quality of patient care through its robust and scalable Enterprise Location Services™ offering. Ranked #1 as the 2017 and 2018 KLAS Category Leader for Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), CenTrak’s technology supports high-velocity updates and sub-room level accuracy across healthcare enterprises. CenTrak’s mission is to transform patient care by helping healthcare facilities increase productivity, streamline workflows, enhance patient and staff satisfaction, and reduce costs.
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