Non-PRC Manufacturers Block Dahua From Chile Event

Published Nov 30, 2020 15:09 PM

When Dahua registered for an industry event in Chile, several non-PRC manufacturers, led by Genetec, delivered an ultimatum to the organizer—kick out Dahua, or lose us.

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IPVM spoke with the event’s organizer as well as with event participants to learn more about what happened and why the non-PRC brands categorically refused to participate alongside Dahua.

  • Background: Integrator Wins Bid with Hikvision/Genetec Solution
  • Cybersecurity Concerns
  • SEDEFIS 2020
  • Dahua, Hikvision Try to Register
  • Non-PRC Manufacturers Pull Out After Dahua Enters
  • SEDEFIS 2020 Postponed
  • Initial Response: Successful

This post is part of IPVM’s enhanced Latin America coverage. For more Chile coverage, see the following posts:

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Comments (5)
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Dec 01, 2020

**** ** *** **** *** ** balance *** ********. ****** *** ******* with ******* ****** **** ******* ******* from ***** ********** *** ** *** follow *** **** ************* *********** *** rules ******* ** ***** ******. * hope **** ****** ** ***** ******* follow **** *******. ***** *******!

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Jeremiah Main
Dec 01, 2020
IPVMU Certified

* ***** ** ** ***** ** see ********* **** ** ******* ******** and ***** ** **. * **** that ***** ******* ******* *** **** companies **** ******* ****** - ************* and ***-***** *****.

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Robert Wren Gordon
Dec 01, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**, ********! ****** *** ********!

********: ** *** ***** *** ***-*** companies' ****** *** ****** ****** ** ethics?

** *** ***** ********* ******, ********* (and, ** *********, *****) ********* *** popular ** ***** ********* ******* ** their *********** ******* ** *** ***** market.

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Jeremiah Main
Dec 03, 2020
IPVMU Certified

***** ******* *****'* **** ******* *** isn't * ********** ** *****, **** other ********** ***** **** **** ***** than ** ******* *** ********* ** the ******** **** **** * ***** security ***** ***** ** **** ** human ******? ** ** ** * security ******** ****'* ***** ** ***** up *** *** ****** ** *** Uighur ** **** **** *** ***** security ** **** **** **** ** us *** ******** **** ***, **** who **?

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MAURO DE LUCCA, PSP
Dec 05, 2020

* ** *** **** *** *******, I ***** ****. * ****** ****** the *******, *** * **** ***** sold * ****** *******, ** * feel *********** ** ***** **** **** is *** * *** ******* ** campaign *** ******* *** **** ******* or ******** ** ***********. * ******** watching *******’* ******* ****** * ************ five ***** ***, *** ** **** he ********* ******* ******** ***** *** threats ***** **** **** ******, *********, governments, *** ************ *** ******* **.