Pelco's Sarix Competitive Price/Positioning Examined


Pelco entered the megapixel market moderately late and with a relatively limited lineup. Now, with the release of their WDR / low light optimized SureVision series, Pelco has filled an important hole at the high end of their product portfolio. Additionally, this Spring, Pelco reduced its prices on a number of existing Sarix cameras.

Given this progress, in this note, we compa...


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