In 1997, it was purchased and reorganized by a group of former employees of

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(now owned by

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). Evertz held an

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in June 2006 and raised $67 million CAD, listing its stock on the

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. In June, 2011, Evertz announced it would buy back as many as 3.8 million of its 74.47 million outstanding shares. Evertz acquired router manufacturer Quartz Electronics in 2005 and software developer Pharos Communications in 2011. In 2018, Evertz acquired Quintech Electronics & Communication Inc., a manufacturer of

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ing products. In October 2020, Evertz acquired a Norwegian streaming and graphics software compan
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. On February 9, 2021, Evertz acquired the iconi
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audio brand from HARMAN International.

Products, services and technology

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Awards

In 2008, Evertz was awarded the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award, which is a

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award given by the

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to honor companies which have significantly affected the state of television and broadcast engineering over a long period of time. In 2016, the

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(NATAS) awarded Evertz a

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for ''Live Production Technology Beyond HD to Achieve Non-Interpolated Video for Instant Replay'' in reference to its DreamCatcher product line. Additionally, in 2019, NATAS awarded Evertz a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for ''Pioneering Public Cloud Based linear Media Supply Chains'' in reference to its Mediator-X, OvertureRT-LIVE, and Render-X products.

References

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