Agilent names Keysight Technologies as Spin-Off Venture

As per a recent update, Agilent Technologies has revealed the name of the electronic measurement company it expects to spin off in early November 2014 as Keysight Technologies.
According to Agilent, Keysight will concentrate solely on the electronic measurement industry, focussing on its test and measurement customers. 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.
 
Ron Nersesian, President & CEO, Keysight, said, “Keysight reflects our rich heritage – a direct line from both Hewlett-Packard’s standards of integrity and innovation and Agilent’s premier measurement business. This name captures the spirit of our organization – innovative, insightful and forward-looking.”
 
Nersesian added, “While Keysight is built on ‘firsts’ dating back to the birth of Silicon Valley, as a new company we are committed to bringing our customers a new generation of firsts –unlocking insights for them so they can, in turn, bring a new generation of technologies into the world.”
 
Expected to become a standalone company in early November 2014, Keysight will be headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., and have approximately 9,500 employees in 30 countries.