Axis Acquires Intercom Manufacturer 2N

Author: IPVM Team, Published on May 30, 2016

Axis has now made its second acquisition in the past 3 months. And it is another company most industry people know little about.

In this note, we examine Axis' acquisition of Czech intercom specialist 2N, their financials and how 2N's IP intercoms compare to Axis. Updated with the purchase price, profits and revenue (July 2016).

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Financial *******

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Purchase *****

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Reflection ** ******* ****** ******

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Limited ******

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*******, ** **** *** ******** ** *** **** ***** **** niches (**** ***** *** **** ******* ********* * *** ****** ***), ** ***** ******* * ****** **** of ******* **** **** *** ******* ********* *** ** *** mainstream ***** ************ ******.

Comments (45)

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Paul Curran

05/30/16 06:50pm

***** **** ** ** ******. ** **** **** ***, ** have **** * *** ** ****** ** *********. **** *** well **** *** ****.

Eric Fleming Bonilha

05/30/16 09:04pm

** *** **** *** *********** ** *** **** **** **** for ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Eric Fleming Bonilha | 05/30/16 11:24pm

**** *** *** ******** ** **** ************. ** ***** ** included ** * ****** ********* ** ****** ********* ******.

** * ***** ** **********, *** ****'**** ***********, *******, **** **** ~** *******. ******* *** ***** ***** (~*-* million ***** ****** *******). * ***** ****** *** ********* ** be *** * ******* ********. ** **** **** ******** ** a ****** ********* ******, **'** ****** **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 05/31/16 11:03am

****' *** ******** ** ******* ** ********* ******* *** *** note ** **:

******* ** *** **** ***** ** ******** *** ******* ** our ** ****** ******* **** ** ******** ** *** ** report.

******** **** *** ** ***** **** **** **** ******* ************, they **** **** * ***** **** ****** ***, *** ******* products ** *****'* ***** ** ** ********* *** * *** other *** ********.

**** **** ******** *** ** ****** ** ****/******, ** **** update **** **** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 07/12/16 01:52pm

******: **'* **** ***** **** ******** ~$**.* ******* *** (*** 200 *******), *** * ****** *.*% ******* ****** **** ***** 2013. ******* *** ****** ***** ********** ** **** ******** ******** negative ********* ****** *** ** ***** *** ***********.

Purchase *****

**** **** ~$** ******* *** (***.* * ***) *** **, as********* ** **** ** ******, **** **. **** ** * *.** ****** ** ***** ***** ***** is ********** **** ******** ** ***** ******** ************.

Undisclosed #1

05/31/16 12:04am

***** ********** ******** *** *** *********' ******** *** *****/********* ***** will ***** ******** **** * ****** ********** *********, ***** ** will ****** ****** ** **** ******* ****.

** ** * ***, *** ** * **...

Toni Alvarez

05/31/16 07:17am

**** ** ******* ***** ** ****?

***** **'* ***** *********, * ***** ******** *** *** **...?

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Toni Alvarez | 05/31/16 11:56am

***** ***** ***** **** **** ******** ** ********** ******* *** few ***** ***, *** ***'* **** ***** *** *****. *** phone ******* ****** *** **** **** **** *** ******* ******.

Michael Miller

In reply to Toni Alvarez | 05/31/16 01:26pm

@**** ******* *** *** ** ********* **** **** ******** *** you **** ** *** *** *** ******* ** ****** *** advanced ******** ** *** ********.

** **** * ****** ** ********* **** **** *** ** intercoms ********** **** ******** **** *** **** ********* ** *** Cisco ******. *** ***** ***** *** *** *** ******* *** low **********.

** *** **** ****** **** ** ** ******** ** ******** solutions *** * **** *** *** ****** ******* ****. ****** a ***** ********** *****/******/******** ******** **** ** ****** ******.

Toni Alvarez

In reply to Michael Miller | 06/03/16 06:48am

****** *******,

** *** **** **** ********* *** ***** **** *** **** 2N ** ** **** ** ** **** ********?

** "*****" ******** **** ** **** ** *****+******** ****** ***** integrated ** ***** ****** **** *** ***** ***.

***** *** ** *** ******** ****** ****** - ******, ******* and *** - **** ******** ******** **** ***** **+***.

**** ******** ** ******* ****** ****, *** ********* ***** (*** cheap!).

Michael Votaw

In reply to Toni Alvarez | 06/03/16 03:22pm

**, *** ** **** ********** ** *** **** ******** ** a ******. ** *** **** **** ******** ** * *** enabled ******* **** * ***** ***, * ** ******* * SIP ****** ** ***** ******** ** ** *** **** *** natively. * ***'* **** ******* **** *** ******** *** *** do. *** ** **** *** ******* **** ** ***** ***********, I'd **** **** ** ******** * **** *** *** ** they ******** *********. *** *** *** *** ***** *** ***** together ** *** *** ****** *** *** ****** * ***** call ** * ******* *** **** ***** *** ****** *** door ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

05/31/16 11:52am

**'** ****** ****** ********** ****** ** *** ** ******** ***** locally. ** ***** ** **** **** ** ****** * *** at ********* ******* ******* (*** ** * ****** ****** *******). I **** **** *********** *** * ***** **** ***** ***** level ******** ***** **** **** **** *********** **** *********** ** the ****** *********. ** **** *** **** * **** ******** intercom ****** **** ** ****** ** ********* **** ******* **** may ** **** **********.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/31/16 12:00pm

* ***** ****'* **** ** *** ** * *** ** work ** **** ** * ******* ** ********* **********. *'* not ** ****** ** **, *** **** **** *'** **** it's **** ** *** ***** ** ******* ** ****** ** something **** ****. ****'* **** ** *** ** * *** to ******* **** *** ***** ******* * ***** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Luis Carmona | 05/31/16 02:05pm

** ************ *****. *******, ** **** ** ******* ** ************* due ** *** ********* **** ** **** ******* **** * commodity, **** ***** ** *** **** **** **** ***** ** able ** **** **** ****** ******. ********* ** ***** ** easier *** **** ** ***** ** **** **** ** ******** than ** *** **** ****** *******. * ***'* **** ***** Stentofon/Zenitel *** ******* ***** ********* *** ******* ***** **** *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/31/16 02:09pm

*************, ** **** ****** ******** ******* *********** **** ******* ******* ***** *** **-*** **** **** ***** Manager.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 05/31/16 03:12pm

...** **** ****** ** ****** ******* *******...

**** **-***.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 05/31/16 09:22pm

*** **** ***** ******** **** ****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Luis Carmona | 05/31/16 09:20pm

** *******, ** ******* ** ***** *** **** ******** (***** or ******) **** ******* ** *******/*********.

*'* ******* **** ******** ** *****. ******* **, * ********** that ********* ****** *** * ***** ****** *** **********, ********** in ***** ** ********** ** ***********, *** ** ***** * big *** **** ******** **?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/31/16 12:00pm

*, ***** *** *** ****** ** ********* **** ********** ****? For ***** *********** ****** ********, *** **** ** ********* ** you *** ***** ******?

* ******* *** **** *** ****** ** **** *** ****'* not **** **** *** **** ** ***. * ***** ** curious ** **** **** *** *** *** ***** ** ***** get ***** ** *** ********* *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/31/16 08:09pm

** ******** ** ************ ******* ** ** ******* ****** ****** intercom ******* ** *** ********** ******. *** ****** *** ******** (e.g. ***** ******, ***** ********) *** **** ***** **** **** offices *** ****-***** ** *** ******. ** ** *** * significant ******** ** ******* ** ********** ** *** ***** ******** products ** ******. *******, **** ******** ** *** ******* ** extremely ***** (**********, *******) ******* ** **** * **** *** the ******* *** **** *** ********* *************.

* ****** *** ** **** **** **** ** ***** *** access ******* ** ************ ******. **** *** ** **** ********* to ******* **** ******* *** ********* *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to John Honovich | 06/01/16 02:14pm

** ***'* ** ******** ** *** ************ ** *-** ***** roughly *** **** *** ******* ** ** *****. ** ***** really **** ** *** **** *** *********** ******** ** ****. This **** ** * ***** *** ** ******* *** **** no *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to John Honovich | 06/01/16 04:09pm

****,

****** *** ******* **** ************, ***** ** ********* *** ******* call ******** *** *** ******* ** ***** ************. ***** ***** typical ***** ** * ******** *** ** *******.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 05/31/16 12:11pm

** *** ***, ** *** ** **** ***. ** *** be * ******* ******** *****, ******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Luis Carmona | 05/31/16 12:13pm

******, * ******* *** ******.

Undisclosed #3

05/31/16 01:11pm

* ******* ** *** ******* ** *** **, ****** ***** the ******* **** ***** ***** ************ *** **** ******, **** only * ******* ******** ** *** ** ***** * ****** ago.

** **** **** **** ***** * ** ** ** ***** (previous ** ** *** *** ** ***** ********) ******* *******...*** *** **********-->*****-->** ** ** *****. ** ***** **** ** Regional ***** ******** *** ***** ** *** **** **** ***********. Maybe ** ****** **** *** ********* ** ****? *** *****?

***** ******* ** * ******* ******. ****** ** ******* **** Aiphone **** ** ********** *** *******. ****** ***'* ******* *******, but *** ** ****** ** ****...(*******). ***** *** ** ******** is **** *** ***** **** ** **** ****--**** ** ******** guess.

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Gert Molkens

IPVMU Certified | 05/31/16 04:24pm

**** **** ** *******, ** ** *********** ******* *** **** as **** **...

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 05/31/16 09:07pm

****'* * ***** ******* ****** *****-******* ******** ***** ****** ** ********** ********:

** *******, ** ** **** ************ ** ** ******** **** up ** ** **** ******* *** ******* *** ***** ****** readers, *** *** **** **** ** **** ****** ** * video **** **** ****** ********** *** **** **** *********** **** viewing/recording *******.

*****: ** **** ****. ** ***** *************, *** ** ** ~$600, ***** *** **** ** ~$****.

********: ** **** **** ***. ****** ****' ****** **** ******, 2N ******** *** ********* ** **** ** ** ** ****** directly. **** ***** ******* *** *** *** ************.

******: **** **** ** *** ***** *****. ** ******** * 640X480 ** ***** ****** **** * ** ****** *** *** no **. ******* ** **** *** **'* **** ** * few ******* ********* ***. ** *** ***** ****, **** ******** * *.***, ** degree *** **** ***** ** ***. **** **** ******** ***** S ** *** **** ******* ***** *** ****** ** **** mainstream ********* *********.

*****: **** *** ******* *****, *** ******* ****** ******** ** power ** *** ***.

*******: **** ***** ****. ** ****** **** ******** ** **** using * ***** **********, ***** **** ** **** ***** ** default.

***********: **** **** **** *** ******* ************ *******.**** ***** *** *** ***, *** **** **** ***** ******* widely *********, ***** ** ********* **** **'* *** ******** *** clients *** ******* **** ******* ***** * ******* ** * few ******.

Michael Miller

05/31/16 09:46pm

@***** *** **** ** ** *** ******* *** *** **** time * ****** ** *** ** ***** *** ****** ** pay *** ** "******** *******" ** *** *** ***** *** platforms ** ******* ** *** ****** ** *** ** *****. Not **** ** **** *** ******* ** **** *** **** is *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 05/31/16 09:53pm

****'* ***********. ** *** ****** **** ***** ******** ****? *'* presuming **** ** ** ******** ** ****** ******* ****.

Eric Fleming Bonilha

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 05/31/16 09:57pm

* ***** **** **** ******* ****** ** *** ***... * would *** ****** ****, ** ** ****** ** ******* ** a ******, ** ***** ** *** *** **** ** **** happens...

Michael Miller

05/31/16 10:01pm

* ***** ** *** ** **** ** ***** ******* ** any *** ***** *****. ** **** ******** **** *** ** units *** ******** *********. **** *** **** **** * **** ago ** ***** ****** * **** *******.

**** ***** ****:

Michael Miller

05/31/16 10:11pm
**** ** * **** *** *** *** ********* *******: ****://***.**.**/********/*/*/*/*/******-**-*********-**-*.**.*.***
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Shaun Castillo

IPVMU Certified | 06/01/16 02:30am

**'** **** ** ********* **** ******* (*******) **** ************. *** the ***** *****, **'* * ***** *******.

Michael Votaw

06/01/16 12:21pm

** ** * ******* ******* *** **** ***** ** ******* since ***** **** ****. ** **** **** ********** **** *** almost ***** ***** **** ** ****** *** *** ***** ***** is **** ***** *** **** **** **. ** *** ******* out * **** ***** **** **** *******. **'* * ******* market, *** ***'** **** * *** ** ****** **** ***'* understand **** ** *** **** ** **** ********** ** *** VOIP ***** ** **** ** ***** *** *******. **'** **** buying ******* *** **** *** *****. * *** ***** ***** for ** ****** *******, *** ** ***** ** **** ******** has ***** **** *********** ** * ****** ****** ** ********** not ***** ** ******* *** *******.

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Greg Hussey

06/01/16 12:45pm

** *******, ** *** * ***** ********. ***** ****** ********* such ** *******, ********* *** ******* **** ** **** **** time, **** *** ***** ****** ****/**** ******* ** ***** ****** IP ***** **** *******. *** ******* **** *******'* *** ******** we *** ** **** ** *** **** ******** ** * Commend ** ********* *** ** *** ********. **** ***** **** the **** **** ***** *** **** ** *********** **** *** server ******** ********* ********* **** ** ******* *** *****. * am *** ****** **** * "****" *** ** *** ******** is *** ************* ******** *** **** **** ******** *** ****, just **** ** **** *** **** **** ******* ****** *.*. VMS ********, **** *****. *** *** ******* *****'* **** * SIP ** ******** *** *****? **** ***'* *** *** ** their *** ***, *** **** ******* ** ******* *** ****** has **** **** ****. ** *** **** *******, **** **** clearly ***** ** **** ********* - ********/****** *** **** **** saw **, * ** **** ** **** ***** ** ******** them **** ** ******** ** ******* **********. ******* ** ***** products ** ***** ******** ************ ******* *** ********* * ***** will **** **** **** ** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Greg Hussey | 06/01/16 09:43pm

** *********... ** **** * ****** ******? **** ****** *******... how **** ***** ** ** ******* * ******** **** ****? Isn't ** **** ****** **** ***-*** ***** ** ********?

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 06/02/16 01:18pm

***** **** ** ***** ****** *********. (******) ****** ********, ****, physical ******. (*****) ********, **** *** ****** ************ *** ***-*** communication, ****** *** *******. (*****) **** ****** ** ** ** few ***** *** ****** ******* ********** **** ******* *** *********** with ***-***, ** ***** ********-**** *************. * **** **** **, I'm ********* **** ***'*, *** **** ******* ******* ***** *** slow *** ****** **** ******** *** ***** ** ********** *** progressive ************.

Michael Votaw

06/02/16 12:19pm

* ***** ** ** * ****** ******. ** *** ******* matures, ** *** ****** **** ***** **** **** ** ***** and **** ******* ** **** *** ******* ** ***** **** sip ******** *** **** *******. ******** *** ********* ** *** systems ******. * ****** **** ***-*** ***** ** *** **** an ******** *** ********* ***'* ********* ** *** ******** *** call *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Votaw | 06/02/16 12:26pm

*******, * *****.

*** ******** ***** ** ** **** ** *** **** ******? For *******, *** ****** ***** ********* * ** ******** *** every ** *******, ******* * ***** **** *******. ** *** the ******, ****'* ****** *** ******; *** *** ****** *** so ****.

** ***** ***** ** ****, ****** *** ******* ***** **** space, ** * *****, ** ***** ** ~$** ******* ******** for ****, ***** ***** ** **** *** ***** ********** ***** compared ** ***** ******* ~$*** ******* ********.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 06/02/16 01:55pm

** *****, ************************* ** *********, ****** *'** (******** ************) **** ****** ******** on **** ***** ******** ** ***** ******* (***** ****** ************** *****).

Michael Miller

06/02/16 01:19pm

* ***** **** ** ********* **** ******** *** ** ******* the ******** *****. ** ** ********** **** ********* **** ** idea **** * **** ***** **** *** ****** ** **** commercial ********* ***** **** **** ****** **** * ******** ********. I ***** ****** *** *** ******** *** ******** ******* ********* for ********** *********. *** *** ********** ********* * ***** *** a *** ** ******** ****.

Michael Votaw

06/02/16 01:30pm

* ***** ** ********* **** ********* ******* * *** *** traditional ***** **** *******, ******, ******** ***. **'* * **** and * ********* ** *** ****** ********** ** **** ******* as **** ***** ***'* ********** *** ** ***** ** ***** for **** * ****** ***** *** *** ** **** ******* part. **** *** ***** ***** *******, *** **** ***'* *********. It ** * ***** ******, *** *** ******* *** ******** wellcam-ipcamera.com. * ** ****** ******* ******** *** ****** ********** *******. The *********** ***** ** **** *** *********** **** ********* ***'* have *** *** ***** ******* *** ***** **** ******* ***'* make **** ******. ****'* **** ** *** ****** ******* * believe. ** *** ***** **** ** *********** ************ ********* *** gates *** **** ******** *****. *** **** ***** *** ** some ***** ***** **** ***** ******** *** **** *** ** route *** **** **** ****** ****/**** *******. **** *** *** also **** *** ***** ****** ** **** *** ** ****. Granted, **'* ******* *** *** **** *****, *** **'* * solid **** **** **** ******* *** **** ***** **** **** in *** ** *** **** *** ****** **** ****** **** Stentaphone ***** *** * ***** ****** ***********.

Michael Miller

06/03/16 03:25pm

@**** ******* ******** ******** ** *** ** **** *** **** it ** * ******. *** **** ******* *** *** **** of *** ******** ** **** **** ******** ** ** ****** connection ** * **** *****.

Ameen Abdul Khader

IPVMU Certified | 06/03/16 03:53pm

@ *****: ** ****** ********** *** ******* ** ** ********** until **** ****, *** *** **** **** ****** **** ** resolution, *** *** *** *****-** **. *****, ** ** **** IP ** *****.

Ameen Abdul Khader

IPVMU Certified | 06/03/16 04:03pm

*** ***** * ** ******* ***** ** ****** ***** *** I ********* ** *** ******* *****-******** *** *******. *** **** have ******* ***** ****** *****, ***** ** ***** ***** *** outdoor ***.

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Microsoft has released one of the most amazing video analytics marketing videos ever. In it, they detect oil spills, track individual people giving...

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