View Tech to Merge With New Jersey Firm

View Tech in Camarillo says it will join All Communications Corp. in Hillside, N.J., in the first quarter of next year.

Officials said the proposed merger will create a large videoconferencing and network systems integration company, with a presence in all regions of the United States and a growing base of international clients.

“The combination will take advantage of some dramatic synergies,” said S. Douglas Hopkins, View Tech president and chief executive. “The operational and market strengths of our respective organizations are very complementary.”

After the merger, the combined company will be known as Wire One and will be headquartered in New Jersey with an office in Camarillo.

“Wire One will deliver a broader product offering with higher quality and more efficient service than either of the individual entities could on a stand-alone basis,” Hopkins said.

View Tech is the exclusive videoconferencing provider nationwide for Fujitsu Business Communications Solutions and has equipment distribution partnerships with Accord Telecommunications, Cisco Systems, Intel Corp. and Lucent Technologies. It also markets network services through agreements with AT&T;, Bell Atlantic, Cable & Wireless, GTE, Pacific Bell, Sprint and UUNet Technologies.

All Communications Corp. installs and services communications systems for the commercial, industrial and government marketplace. It has sales and marketing agreements with Lucent, Panasonic, Sony Electronics, Polycom, Sprint and InterVu Inc.