Anixter, Citing Axis, Sets Industry Back Years
Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 19, 2013Login to read this IPVM report.
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Comments (4)
Carl Lindgren
I wouldn't give much credence to anything Anixter pushes, especially in the surveillance arena. I've had to teach a few Anixter salespeople basic concepts about surveillance equipment over the years since they were generally clueless.
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John Honovich
From Anixter's Q4 2012 management call transcript, "We also achieved a significant milestone in our Security business, exceeding $1 billion in annual sales for the first time."
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Carl Lindgren
And to whom do they primarily sell? IT people.
Not to say there aren't IT people who know surveillance, just that there are a lot more who don't have in-depth knowledge in both categories.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Anixter doesn't seem have a problem when we buy analog cameras from them ;) They did recommended IP centric lines and recommend we have a third party VMS to sell but I don't hear any complains when we install Axis Camera Compaion or when we purchase analog cameras from them.
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