Complex sentence: Vivitar Corporation, a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of photographic and optical equipment based in Oxnard, California, was purchased by public company Syntax-Brillian Corporation, maker of high-definition TVs (HDTV), for $26 million in stock in November 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: Vivitar Corporation, a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of photographic and optical equipment based in Oxnard, California. It was purchased by public company Syntax-Brillian Corporation, maker of high-definition TVs (HDTV), for US $26 million in stock in November 2006.