Hirsch, an international producer of high-assurance electronic security solutions, has announced its merger with Prysm, the French software firm known for the AppVision command-and-control platform and expertise in intelligent video monitoring.
Starting January 1, 2027, this union will introduce the Prysm by Hirsch brand. This strategic move aims to enhance the support and offerings for system integrators, end users, OEMs, and VARs, bringing a more comprehensive array of security solutions to the market.
Electronic Security Solutions
The merger strengthens Hirsch's capabilities across the security value chain, including perimeter protection, access control, intrusion detection, and Video Management Systems (VMS), along with command-and-control solutions.
It introduces a dedicated business line focused on monitoring services, enabling long-term growth and expansion of the AppVision platform under the Prysm by Hirsch brand. This initiative builds on Hirsch's successful strategy of integrating complementary technologies, as demonstrated through the past incorporation of Sorhea, Til Technologies, and Foxstream.
Intelligent Video Monitoring
Hirsch is committed to maintaining existing relationships between Prysm and its OEM and VAR partners
Hirsch is committed to maintaining existing relationships between Prysm and its OEM and VAR partners, keeping teams, sales contacts, and current commitments intact.
The merger aims to enhance the resources and capabilities available to these partners while respecting their independent distribution models. Additionally, a specialized business unit for intelligent video monitoring has been established, leveraging the expertise of teams formerly associated with ESI to meet rising market demand for monitoring services.
Dedicated Monitoring Services
Olivier Reyre, CEO of Hirsch France, highlighted the strategic alignment of the merger with Hirsch's goal of integrating complementary expertise to build a more interconnected security offering. "By integrating Prysm’s command-and-control and intelligent video monitoring expertise, we are further strengthening our ability to support our customers and OEM and VAR partners across the entire security value chain, from perimeter protection to monitoring services, including access control, intrusion detection, video management, and command-and-control solutions," Reyre elaborated.
Jean-François Galtier, CEO of Prysm, expressed enthusiasm about the merger, stating, "Joining Hirsch enables our teams and our AppVision technology to benefit from the resources and international reach of a global brand, while preserving what has made us successful for more than 25 years: our product expertise and our close relationships with customers. It also creates new opportunities for our international network of value-added resellers to bring the full Hirsch portfolio to new markets."
Hirsch, a global manufacturer of high-assurance electronic security solutions, announces its merger with Prysm, the French software editor behind the AppVision command-and-control platform and a specialist in intelligent video monitoring. Effective 1 January 2027, the transaction will establish the new Prysm by Hirsch brand.
The objective is to better meet the needs of Hirsch and Prysm customers and partners alike, including system integrators, end users, OEMs and VARs, through an even more comprehensive security offering and enhanced support delivered closer to the field.
Electronic security solutions
The merger strengthens Hirsch's ability to support customers and partners across the entire security value chain, from perimeter protection, access control, intrusion detection and Video Management Systems (VMS) to command-and-control solutions. It also creates a new business activity dedicated to monitoring services.
This merger will ensure the long-term development and accelerate the growth and commercialisation of the AppVision command-and-control platform, which will now be marketed under the Prysm by Hirsch brand. It will also strengthen synergies between Hirsch France's security portfolio and its command-and-control offering. The move is part of a strategy that Hirsch has successfully implemented in the past, transforming the complementarity of its technologies into growth opportunities, particularly through the integration of Sorhea, Til Technologies and, more recently, Foxstream.
Intelligent video monitoring
Hirsch reaffirms its commitment to maintaining the continuity of the relationships Prysm has built with its OEM and VAR customers and partners. Teams, sales contacts and existing commitments will remain unchanged. The merger is designed to strengthen the resources and capabilities available to them while fully respecting the independence of their distribution model.
The merger also creates a new Hirsch business line dedicated to intelligent video monitoring, led by the teams historically associated with ESI. This new activity further strengthens Hirsch's portfolio and addresses the growing market demand for dedicated monitoring services.
Dedicated monitoring services
“This merger is fully aligned with Hirsch’s strategy of bringing together complementary expertise to build an increasingly integrated security offering,” said Olivier Reyre, CEO of Hirsch France. “By integrating Prysm’s command-and-control and intelligent video monitoring expertise, we are further strengthening our ability to support our customers and OEM and VAR partners across the entire security value chain, from perimeter protection to monitoring services, including access control, intrusion detection, video management and command-and-control solutions.”
“Joining Hirsch enables our teams and our AppVision technology to benefit from the resources and international reach of a global brand, while preserving what has made us successful for more than 25 years: our product expertise and our close relationships with customers,” added Jean-François Galtier, CEO of Prysm. “It also creates new opportunities for our international network of value added resellers to bring the full Hirsch portfolio to new markets.”
