By GREGORY ZELLER //
A stalwart of Long Island invention has a new corporate parent – and a fresh international perspective.
Woodbury-based Janam Technologies – a workplace-approved innovator of rugged handheld computers, advanced barcode scanners and next-generation ticketing technologies that even made a deft pandemic pivot into “temperature kiosks” – has been acquired by Swedish conglomerate Assa Abloy, a leading multinational manufacturer of locks, gates, doors and entrance-automation systems.
The circa-2006 Long Island startup officially joins HID Global, Assa Abloy’s Texas-based global tech-development division. Terms of the deal, which closed in December, were not disclosed.
Harry Lerner: Expanding horizons.
In a statement late last month, Janam said it would “operate as an independent business segment” within HID Global’s Events & Mobility Solutions Business Unit. The Woodbury-based manufacturer also noted that “joining forces with HID expands Janam’s global footprint.”
Assa Abloy has retained Janam’s 20-person team, including CEO and Co-founder Harry Lerner, and has announced plans to continue supporting Janam’s ongoing mobile-computing business, which boasts established footholds in retail, healthcare, warehousing and other key industries.
But the Swedish mothership and its Texas technology division suggested even bigger things coming in the world of large-arena ticket processing, built around the new acquisition’s advanced RFID capabilities.
“We look forward to leveraging their mobile-reader technology to improve the event experience for millions of spectators around the world,” noted Assa Abloy Executive Vice President Björn Lidefelt, head of HID Global.
Janam has carved a quick global reputation as a trusted hardware vendor for sports and entertainment venues. It has deployed its mobile readers at numerous universities, museums, theaters and high-profile international events, including the FIFA 2022 World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar, where the company’s flagship XT3 “rugged touch” computer validated on-site tickets.
Lerner said in a statement that he and his Woodbury-based team were “thrilled to build on our tradition of innovation, speed and customer advocacy as part of one of the most highly respected companies in our industry.”
“Janam’s mobile solutions are a logical extension of HID’s broad footprint in the rapidly evolving world of identifying and certifying people and assets,” Lerner added.
