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Business Combinations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations

(8) Business Combinations

The Company continually evaluates potential acquisitions that either strategically fit within the Company’s existing portfolio or expand the Company’s portfolio into new product lines or adjacent markets. The Company has completed a number of acquisitions that have been accounted for as business combinations and have resulted in the recognition of goodwill in the Company’s financial statements. This goodwill includes the know-how of the assembled workforce, the ability of the workforce to further improve technology and product offerings, customer relationships and the expected cash flows resulting from these efforts. Goodwill may also include expected synergies resulting from the complementary strategic fit these businesses bring to existing operations. The business acquisition discussed below is included in the Company’s results of operations from their respective dates of acquisition.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 no business combinations were consummated.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired Unified Messaging Systems ASA, Respond B.V. and PlanetRisk, Inc. and accounted for the acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations under ASC 805, Business Combinations. The acquisitions were not material individually or on a consolidated basis.

 

Unified Messaging Systems ASA

On April 3, 2018, the Company acquired Unified Messaging Systems ASA, or UMS, in exchange for cash consideration of $31.9 million, net of cash acquired. UMS is an industry leader in the area of critical communication and population alerting systems and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The Company acquired UMS for its customer base and to complement some of the existing facets of the Company’s business with existing customers.

PlanetRisk, Inc.

On May 1, 2018, the Company acquired certain assets from PlanetRisk, Inc., or PlanetRisk, in exchange for cash consideration of $2.0 million. PlanetRisk is a provider of data analytics and visualization solutions. The Company acquired these assets from PlanetRisk for its customer base and to complement some of the existing facets of the Company’s business with existing products.

Respond B.V.

On May 18, 2018, the Company acquired Respond B.V., or Respond, in exchange for current cash consideration of $2.0 million, net of cash acquired and issued a note to be paid one year after the transaction date in the amount of $0.4 million, for a total purchase price of $2.3 million. Respond is a provider of critical communication solutions and is headquartered in the Netherlands. The Company acquired Respond for its customer base and to complement some of the existing facets of the Company’s business with its existing customers.