Kramer Electronics is an

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company that designs, manufactures and distributes network-based devices and

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s for

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. Products are commonly used for Video Conferencing, Education Technology and

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. Customers' include commercial enterprises and institutions such as

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. Kramer devices facilitate online control and enable hybrid (mixed local and remote) and BYOD (bring your own device) use cases. Kramer were wholly owned and managed by founder Joseph Kramer until 2021, when they were bought by the Israeli private equity fund

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History

Kramer Electronics was founded in 1981 by Joseph Kramer, who has a PhD in pharmaceutical biology and was working in research and development at a company that manufactured

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. His employer went out of business and Kramer foresaw the significance of video, then in its infancy, and used his previous employer's distribution channels to start selling video products of his own design.

Acquisition of Sierra Video

In 2003, Kramer Electronics bought Sierra Video, a company that manufactures Broadcast Routing equipment which expanded the Kramer product offering into large format routing products for composite video, RGBHV video and SDI and HD-SDI signals as well as audio signals.

Acquisition of UC Workspace

In February 2022, it was announced Kramer has acquired the hybrid collaboration meeting room application provider, UC Workspace.

References

{{Reflist Electronics companies of Israel Electronics companies established in 1981 manufacturing companies based in Tel Aviv