Verint stock rises on report it may be bought by Israeli rival

Shares of Melville-based Verint Systems Inc. were up 7 percent Monday after a report that the software company is in talks to be acquired by an Israel-based civil defense firm.

Verint shares were up $2.26, to $33.86, after the Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist reported Nice Systems was considering paying $1.5 billion to acquire the Long Island company.

A spokesman for Verint did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Verint produces software used by businesses and government agencies to sift through data from telephone calls and surveillance cameras to detect potential problems.