Agilent Technologies, Electronic Measurement Spin-Off company will be known as Keysight Technologies. The name Keysight conveys the ability to see what others cannot, offering the critical or key insights to understand and unlock the changing technology landscape. The tagline for the new company will be, “unlocking measurement insights for 75 years” – This commemorates the 1939 birth of the original Hewlett-Packard Company, from which Agilent and now Keysight have originated.
Keysight will concentrate solely on the electronic measurement industry, focusing on its test and measurement customers. The business, currently a part of Agilent, is the world leader in test and measurement, holding the No. 1 position in its industry segments of wireless data ecosystem; aerospace and defense; and industrial, computers and semiconductors. The new company will include the entire portfolio of Agilent electronic measurement products and the largest sales and support team in the test and measurement industry.
The process for Keysight to become a standalone company is expected to be completed in November 2014, Keysight will be headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., and have approximately 9,500 employees in 30 countries.
The website for the company will be www.keysight.com.
