Sounds like a promising development Dubi.
The below 2 quotes from your post sum up the potential if the combined business are well managed... Aiming4.
"Following the completion of the transaction, we hope to provide wider range of products, which should increase production output and faster ROI for the benefit of our customers."
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Commenting on the transaction, Mr. Reuven Avital, Chairman of Panoptes said: "Through this transaction with EVS, Panoptes' products will benefit from increased distribution channels via the global marketing networks of EVS. This advantageous combination of the two experienced R&D teams will expand the market share for our state-of-the-art technology. I believe that the combination of technology, sales, marketing and customer support will enable us to become a leading provider of Automated Optical Inspection solutions."