International. Boxlight Corporation announced that it has acquired Mimio, a leading interactive technology company for teaching. Boxlight's innovative classroom solutions have been installed in a large number of schools in the United States and now with the combination with Mimio will train a greater number of partners with technology for education.
"The benefits of the Mimio acquisition are of two types," said Mark Elliott, CEO of Boxlight Corporation. "It brings a full line of proven educational solutions to meet the instructional needs of schools and students. It also helps Boxlight Corporation take a step forward on its path to becoming the only provider of technology solutions for education globally."
Through the purchase of Mimio, Boxlight Corporation will be able to provide the best interactive hardware and software solutions. By combining Boxlight's patented and award-winning interactive classroom technology and Mimio's line of classroom hardware and software solutions, Boxlight will have the most comprehensive line of advanced and integrated classroom technologies available on the market today.
Both companies offer a wide range of technological solutions, but with the union will also extend the complementary hardware, software and resources with the provision of 24/7/365 service and the technical support of Boxlight.
Elliott continued, "This investment represents an important strategic opportunity to deliver the best and most attractive product portfolio in the education technology industry and to be the only source for fully integrated classroom solutions in the United States and around the world. It also incorporates a highly talented team, executives with decades of experience and unites the resources of both companies."
