Its the same company but jetbeam labeled lights are not allowed to be imported to some european countries, including germany. Thats why they sell many jetbeam models under the niteye label. I think there was a patent problem with sysmax, because sysmax owned jetbeam and nitecore in the past, not anymore. Sysmax still holts the jetbeam patents for europe and thats why jetbeam cant be sold in europe, only under niteye label. Sysmax only owns nitecore now while niteye owns jetbeam. Both niteye and jetbeam lights come from the same factory, in fact they are often the same lights. The only difference is that sysmax developed and designed the old jetbeams lights in the past, now its niteye. Some say the innovation and quality went down because sysmax dont design and develop the lights anymore, the factory is still the same. Jetbeam is a relative young label (2011).