Telvent

Telvent GIT S.A.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryInformation Technology and Industrial Automation
FoundedSeville, Spain (1941)
HeadquartersMadrid, Houston, Beijing, Calgary, Baltimore, Mexico City and others
Number of employees
5,753 (2010)
ParentGetronics
Websitewww.telvent.com

Telvent (a portmanteau of "Telecom Ventures") was an information technology and industrial automation company specializing in SCADA, GIS and related IT systems for pipeline, energy utility, traffic, agriculture and environmental monitoring industries.[1] Their customer base is worldwide, but concentrated in Spain and North America. In 2011, Telvent was acquired by the Schneider Electric group.[2] In 2014 it was integrated into Getronics.[3]

  1. ^ As Hacking Against U.S. Rises, Experts Try to Pin Down Motive - New York Times March 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Abengoa vende el 40% que mantenía en Telvent a la francesa Schneider Electric - elEconomista.es".
  3. ^ "Aurelius acquires IT consulting activities of Telvent Global Services in Spain and South America". Aurelius.