Telex Communications, Inc., originally Telex Corporation, was a

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-based manufacturer of

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s and audio equipment. Founded in 1936 as a maker of hearing aids, it entered the computer peripherals businesses in the 1960s. Telex Communications was structured as a subsidiary of Telex Corp in the 1970s. Telex Corp was acquired by

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in 1988, which renamed itself Memorex Telex NV. The hearing aid portion of Telex Corp. was subsequently spun-out in 1989 as Telex Communications, an independent company. Memorex retained Telex Corp's peripherals businesses. In February 1998 Telex Communications merged with Electro-Voice. In August 2006, the company was acquired by Germany's Bosch Group for $420 million, becoming a business unit under the name "Bosch Communications Systems". One of its chairmen, Roger Wheeler, was murdered by the

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in 1981 at Southern Hills Country Club in

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External links

http://www.telex.com
{{Bosch Radio communications Public safety communications Manufacturing companies based in Minnesota Burnsville, Minnesota Electronics companies established in 1936 2006 mergers and acquisitions 1988 mergers and acquisitions Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Defunct computer companies of the United States Defunct computer hardware companies Defunct computer systems companies