It's official: Agilent becomes Keysight Technologies

4th August 2014

Keysight Technologies (formerly Agilent)

Mick Elliott

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And now it is official. Keysight Technologies has begun operations today after it was announced that the electronic measurement business of Agilent Technologies has begun operating under the Keysight name. It will remain a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilent Technologies until early November when the separation is expected to be completed and Keysight begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEYS.

It is another new journey for what was the Hewlet-Packard test and measurement business before that business was rebranded Agilent Technologies in 1999. Keysight will carry on the baton in industry segments of communications; aerospace and defense; and industrial, computers, and semiconductors. Keysight’s separation from Agilent was announced in September 2013.

“As we launch our new company, we are mindful of our rich heritage as part of Agilent and prior to that, Hewlett-Packard,” said Ron Nersesian (pictured), Keysight president and CEO. “We are also mindful of our responsibility and commitment to our stakeholders including customers, our shareholders and our employees. We look forward to the many opportunities ahead that will allow us to focus solely on electronic measurement and showcase the leading-edge technologies that our customers have come to expect.”