Agilent’s electronic arm rechristened as Keysight

Agilent Technologies has decided to separate into two publicly traded companies--one in life sciences, diagnostics and applied markets, and the other in electronic measurement, Keysight Technologies.

With effect from August 1, the company is operating as Keysight while still a wholly-owned subsidiary of Agilent Technologies, and it is likely to be a fully separate public company in early November 2014, a statement said.

"We are confident you will come to recognize and associate Keysight with the same product leadership, quality, and support you have come to expect from us. The Keysight name connotes seeing what others cannot, having the critical or key insight to understand and unlock the changing technology landscape," the company statement said.

Keysight was built on ‘firsts' dating back to the birth of HP and Silicon Valley 75 years ago this year.