Califone Acquires Headphones and Headsets from Telex
Purchases four legacy brand names used in classrooms and libraries
Califone, a subsidiary of School Specialty® (NASDAQ: SCHS), announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire the Discovery™, Odyssey™, Explorer™, 610™ brand names of headphones, headsets and their replaceable cords from Telex®.
The purchase, effective immediately, transitions the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of the product lines to fall under full Califone ownership and management. Long considered by school resellers and educators alike to be premium lines in classroom and libraries due to their exceptional quality and durability, they will be available in June as complements to the existing Califone line of headphones and headsets. Financial details of the transaction were not released.
To read more about the acquisition, click to read the coverage by EdNet, eSchool News, and PR Newswire.
April 7th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
This is great. Thank you for such a strong commitment to offer many great headset alternatives.
April 11th, 2011 at 7:47 am
Thanks Matt. We feel very fortunate to be able to carry on with these legacies and what they mean to the education community.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:12 am
How much does the new headsets cost?