Arcules Favorability Statistics 2021

Published Feb 19, 2021 12:47 PM

VSaaS is a fast-growing market but the Canon / Milestone backed spinout Arcules has had challenges over the past 2 years. How well do integrators rate them?

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Inside this note, we review the patterns and color commentary from ~200 integrators.

Executive *******

*********** ** ******** ** ******* **** Canon********* ** *********'* ****** **** (*** our **** *******), ******* ******* ******* *******.

**** **% ** *********** *** ** opinion ***** *** ******* *** ***** that *** **** ****** ****** ***** between ******** *** ********.

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**** ********** ** ******** ** *********, with * ****** ******** ** ******** than ******** ********** ***** ******'***** *******.

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***** *** *** * *********** ************ difference ****** ** ******* *** **:

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Most *********** ****’* **** ** *** ** *******

  • “***** **** **** **** ***** *****”
  • “* ***'* **** **** ***** ******* other **** **'* * ***** ***** video ********.”
  • “****** ******* ****'** * ********** ** milestone * ***'* **** **** **** its ***** **** ** ** ***** list”
  • “** *** **** ****** ***** **** to **** ** ******** *********”
  • “*** ******** ****** **** ****.”
  • “*** ****, *** ****** ********.”
  • “** **** *** **** ******* **”
  • “**** ** ********** **** ** ** be **** ** *******”
  • “** ****”
  • ***** ***** ** ****”
  • “*** ********”
  • ** *** **** ****** ***** ****”
  • “*.*.”
  • “**** ***** ***** **** ****.”
  • ** ********”
  • “***** ****”
  • “* **** ***** **** ***** ********.”

Disliked *** ********* ****-*** *******

*** ******** ***** *** *********** *** disliked **** ******* *** ******** **** Milestone, *** ********* ******* *******, *** where ******* *** ** **** *********:

  • ***** **** * ********* ***** *** so *** **** ** **** **** two *********. ** ** ************* ** correct **** ** * **** *****.”
  • ** *** * ********* ******** ******* and ** *** ***** ******** *****/*** arcules ** ******** ** *** **.”
  • ** * ********* *******, ** ***** odd ** ** **** **** ** a ********** ******** *******…”
  • *** **** *** ********* **** *** route ** ****** ******* ** *** cloud *** *** ***** *** ******.”
  • ********* ** * *** ********* ** which *** ** **. ********, *******, AWS... * ***'* ******* ***** ** any **** ****** ******* ********* *** Arcules.”
  • “** **** **** **** ****** *******. Milestone/Canon ****** ** ******* *** *******. Makes ** **** **** ** ***** it”
  • “***** ***** ** ** **** **** areas ** ** ***** **** ** available, **** *** ********* *********** **, how ****** ******* ******* ***** **** the ***** ********* ** *** **** line ** ********.”

*********

******* ******** ***** *** *** ****, especially ******** ** ********-***** *********.

  • *** ********* ** ******* **** ******* solutions. *** *** ******* *** ** easy *** ** ******* *** ******** existing ********* *********.”
  • “**** ** * *** ****** ** ran *** ****** ** ****** *-** cameras *** *** **** *** **** than **** * *** *** ** using *** ******* *******.”
  • “***** *******, *** ** ********* * cheaper ******** ** ***** **** ** have ******** ******* **.”
  • “**** ********* *** ** **** *********”

*********

******* ******** ******** ******** ****** ***** cloud ************, **** *************, *** ********* with ********* *** *****.

  • ******* ** ** ***** ********* ** the *****. **** ******* ** *********** with * **** ***** ** *******.”
  • “* **** ***** ***** ******** ** it **** *********** *** ** *********** to ** **** ** ***** *** own ***** ********* *** ** ******* onprem ******* **** * ****** ********.”
  • “***** * **** ** ******* * cloud ******** ** *** ****** *** seems **** *** ***** ******* *** ideal. ** **** **** ***** * lot ** ***** **** ****** ****** via ***** *******.”
  • “***** ******** *************, ****** ********, ****** Cloud *****, ******** ****** ********, *** analytics”
  • “* ***** *** **** ****** ******* is * **** *** *** ******** it ** ********* **** ********* ** a **** *******. *** ******* ********* for ** ** **** ** **-**** appliance ** ***** ****** ** ***** the ******* ** ****** ** ** seen ****.”
  • “**** * ******* ****** ***** **** a ***** ******* **** ***** ***** some ****** ******* ** **** ** be ********** **** *** ********. **** dependent, **'* ********* * ***** **** to *********. “
  • “* **** ***** ***** ******** ** it **** *********** *** ** *********** to ** **** ** ***** *** own ***** ********* *** ** ******* onprem ******* **** * ****** ********.”
  • “* **** **** ****: *. **** deep ******* & *** ***** ** Cannon *. **** * ****** ******** with ********* * ***'* ****: *. The **** *** * ***** ********** 2. ********* ************”

** ** ******* **** **** ********* were ********* ******* ***** **** ********, a****** **** ****.

Lack ** ******/********

******* ********* *** **** ******* **** since **** ***, ***** *********, ****** ******** *********.

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** *** ******** **** *** *******, VSaaS ** ***** **********, ****** **** incumbents ******* (*.*., ********, *****, ******* Optix) *** ***** ******** (*.*., *******, Rhombus, ***, ***** ***).

*** ******** *** ******* ** **** newer ******** *** ******* ******* ** while *** ********* / ******* ************ remains * ********* ** **** ******* incumbent *** *** ********.

** ********* ******** ******* ** **** revenue, ** *** ****** ******* ****** growth. *** ******** ** *** ******* keep **** **** *** ******** *** become * ***** ******. ***** *** company's **********, **** *** *********** ********** coming ** **** **** **** *** to *******.

*** ****, ******** ***** ** *** ****** **** - ********, *******, ***** ***, *****, Genetec, *********, *******, *******, *******.

Comments (46)
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Feb 19, 2021

**** *** ******* ***** * ************* VMS **** *********** ****-******* (** *** primary ******* ******) *** ***** **********? Steaming ***** ** ***** ******* ***** the ***** **** ********** ** ******-**-***** solutions *** * ******* **** ********* don’t ****** **** ***** ***** ***** physically *******. ******** *** ******* **** offer * **** ********* ********* *** options *** ***** ******* **** ***** management, *** ***** ********* ***** ******* a ******. ** *** ******* ***** suitable ******** ******* ** *** *** SD ***** ******** ****** *** **** a ******** ** ** ******?

JH
John Honovich
Feb 19, 2021
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** *** ******* ***** ******** ******** storage ** *** *** ** ***** reliable ****** *** **** * ******** to ** ******?

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

*** ***** ********* ***** ******* * server

****'* **** ******* ***** ****** * server? *****'* * ****** ** ******** of ****** * ****** (*.*., ********** to *** ***** *******, ******* ******* centrally ****** **** ****** ******* ********* amounts ** * ****** ******)

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Feb 19, 2021

| ****'* **** ******* ***** ****** a ******?

***********, ****** ***********, **** *****, ************* challenges, ***** ***********... *** *** ******* selling ****** *** *** *********.

| *******, *******, ******.

* ****'* ***** ***** ******** ******* a ***** **** ******* ******. * don't *** *** **** ******* *** only ***** *** *********** ******** *********. Am * ******* *********?

RS
Rian Schermerhorn
Feb 19, 2021
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Undisclosed #2
Feb 19, 2021

* **** ***** ** **** ******** for ***** ********. ** * ***** enterprise, **'* *** ** *** ********.

** **** ********* *** ********* ** cameras ****** *** *****. *** ******** are ***** ***** ********* ***** ********** with ***** *******. *** ******* ************ has ************* **** *******. ******** ******* from *** ***** *** ** ****** up ** *** ********** ****** ***** Milestone ************ ********.

***** *** *****, * ******** ***** gets * **** **** *** *******'* of *** ***** *** **** ***** it's * ******** ** * ******* that, ** *******, *****'* *****. ***** single **** **'** ******* * ***** vendor ** *** ********* ** ******** makers, *** ***** *** ********* *** storage *** ******** *** ******** *** vendor ** *******.

**** ****** ** **** ***** ****** for ***** ********** *****. **'* *** going ** ******.

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JH
John Honovich
Feb 19, 2021
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**** ****** ** **** ***** ****** for ***** ********** *****. **'* *** going ** ******.

** ** *****, *** **** ******* all *** ***** ** *** *****, I ***** ****'* ********* **** (****** Milestone ** ******** ************ **** *** pipes ******* *** ********).

***, *********** *** ***** ** ***** with * ******* ***** (*.*., **** video ** **** *** ***** *******). That's *******'* ****** ****.

*** ****'* **** ******* ** ***** with ***** '**** *****' ********, *.*., keeping ***** ** ****:

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
Feb 20, 2021

** ***** * **** ********** *** mid-enterprise *** ** ******* **. ***** somewhere * ***** ******?

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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*********** "****** ****" ***** ******* ****** ********:

- ** *******

- ********** ********* **** ****** *********

- *** ** ******* *** ****** (27TB *****)

- ********* ***** @ *****

- ** **** ** *********

- ***** ********* ** ***, ** on-premise ********* ** *******

****,

*****

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

**** ** *** ******* **** *** 27 *******, ******?

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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**** **** ** ****, *** *** dealers ***** ** **** ******* *********. Also, *** ********** *****, **** ******* is *** ** ****/***** *******.

100 **** ********** ********* Not to exceed 1000 GB: $59 per camera/month

50 **** ********** ********* ** Not to exceed 500 GB: $38 per camera/month

25 **** ********** ********* Not to exceed 250 GB: $32 per camera/month(purchased in blocks of 2 cameras)

12.5 **** ********** ********* Not to exceed 125 GB: $28 per camera/month (purchased in blocks of 4 cameras)

****: ******* *** ** “****** ********* recording” **** *** * *********** ******** in ***** ********* **** ***** ****** Alto ******* ** * ***** ****** size *** ** *** ******* ** “days” **** ***** *********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

***** *** *** * **** ******

**, "25 **** ********** ********* Not to exceed 250 GB: $32 per camera/month(purchased in blocks of 2 cameras)"

** *** * $**=$*** *** *****

$***** *** ****!

***

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Feb 21, 2021

* *** ******* * ******* ***** hardware ******** **** ****** *** ****** management *** **** ****. *** * year....and ** ********* ******* ***** **** offer ** * *** ** ****** motion ***********. *** *** $*** **** after **** ** ******** ****..** *** respond-"well *********** **** *** ******** ****..." They ***'* *** **. ***'* *** me *****, *'* **** *** *** but *** ** **** ** ****...

JH
John Honovich
Feb 21, 2021
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*** *** $*** **** ***** **** my ******** ****..** *** *******-"**** *********** this *** ******** ****..." **** ***'* buy **.

**** **. **** ** ** *** heart ** *** ******. *** **** does ** ****** **** ** ******** things **-****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Feb 22, 2021

*** $*** (*** * **** **** size) **** ***** ****..******** ** **** quality, ******** ***** *** *** *********** cameras *** ***. ***/*** *********** ** almost *********. *.*. *********** ***** ****** time *********** * ******** ********* ****** of **** ****. ***** *** *********** cases **** *** ******* **** ***********, but **** ********* *** ******* ** shake *** **** ** ** *** deal **** *** ***** ** **** arise.

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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** ***** ** ****** *** ********** margin. ** ***** **** ****** *** reduce *** **** *** ** ******* in *** **** ** *********** *** the ***** **** *** ** ***********.

****,

*****

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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***** *** *************** ** ********...

Camera ****

- *******: ****** $*,***. -**- **** Camera: $***

Recording ****

- *******: ****** **** -**- ***********: 24hr/Continuous

*******

- *******: ****** *** -**- ***********: redundant ***

*******

- *******: *+ ******* -**- ***********: <1 ******

Bandwidth ************

- *******: ***/* -**- ***********: ***/*

3 ** ***** **** ** ********* (****** + ******* ***'*)

- *******: $**/***** -**- ***********: $**/*****

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Michael Miller
Feb 21, 2021

*******: ***/* -**- ***********: ***/*

**** *** *** ********* ************. ** this **** *** ****** ** ******* idle **** ** *** *******? ** is **** **** ******* ** *******?

******* ********* ******* **** ** ****** to ****** ** *** *****. ** the ***/* **** ***** *********?

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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** **** ** ******* ******* **** view/playback *** ***** ***** **********.

******* ***** ***/******* ******

"***** ***** ****** ******, *******, ********* consumption *** **** **** (** *-*****) and **** ******* ** *** *** confirmation **** ***** ** ***** ******..."

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

"Bandwidth ************ - *******: ***/* -**- ***********: ***/*"

*****,

***/* *** ** ****Continuous will consume ~300Gb(actually more)

***** **** ****** ****** **** ***** limit

*** *** ****** ** * **** 8Mp ******* * ****** *** **** up *** ***/*** *******?

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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*******, *** ******* ** *** ** 1Mb/sec. **** ***** ******* ** ****, we ******** *** ******* ***** ** a ***** ***** ** *****. ** times *** *** **** **** ****** the ***** *** *** ******* ** typically ***** *** ***/*** ****.

****, * **** **** ** *******, each **** *****, ***** *.*** ** total *******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

****** ******* *******

** *******

* **

* **/***

******************* *** ** ****

***** ***

***** ******

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Sean Patton
Feb 22, 2021

*'* ********** ** ******* ***** ******, just ** ******* **** *******.

Camera ****

***** *******'* **** ******* ****** ******** is **** ********* **** **** *** domes/bullets, **** ******* ** *** $*** range **** ******* ** **** *********** in *** ********* (***,*********). ** ************* *** ****** * $*** ****** Verkada ******** *** ******** **** *** ****, but $*,*** ******* ** $*** **** needs **** *******.

Recording

* ** *** ******* **** **** you **** ** ****, *** ******* offers ******* ** ** *** *****, or ****** ****:

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*******

*****, *** ******* **** **** ********** you're ******** *** ****; *** **** $199 *** **** *** ****** ******* subscription ******** ** **** ***** ****** storage.

**** ** *** ******-**-*****, ** ** you ***** *** ** **** ******* recording ** *** ******* ******'* *** first.

Cloud *******

**** ** ********** ** ***** **** Verkada, **** *** ** *** ******* full ***** ******* ********* *******-***** ******* measurements ** *** ******* (* - 8 *******)

** ********, **** ***** * **********, lower ********** ********* **** *-* ******* latency:

Bandwidth

*** **** *********, *** ******* ****** SD ***** ******, *** *** ******** bandwidth ****** **** ******* ** ***** per ******, ********* ** *** ********** and ** ** ** ******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

**'* *****,

*** ******* **** *** **** ****** all ** *** ****** :)

JH
John Honovich
Feb 21, 2021
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*** ******* **** *** **** ****** all ** *** ****** :)

***, *** ****'* *** **** ******** even ** *****, **** *******, ** doing ***** ********** ** ***** ****** on-site.

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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*** ***** ** ******* ** *** AWS ******** ****** **** **** ******* 50% ** **** * ******. ****** cloud ********* ***** ******* ** ******* fast. *** ***** ******* ** ****** systems **** ******* *** ***** *******.

**** -*****

JH
John Honovich
Feb 21, 2021
IPVM

*** ***** ******* ** ****** ******* like *******

*** ***** ** *** ***** ****** vs **** ** **** ******* *** storage **-**** ** ** *** *****. You *** **** **** ** ****** for ******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Feb 22, 2021

******* ***** ******* ** ***** ** any **** ** *** ****** ******. Many **** ********* **** **** **** issue **** ******* ******** ***** ** the ***** ** *********** ********** ** terms ** ***** *** ********** ******** security.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

****** ******* *******

** *******

* **

* **/***

******************* *** ** ****

***** ***

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

****** *******:)

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

* ********** **** ****** *********

***** **** *****

(*** **** ** ***** *** **** local *** *****)

******** ****** ******

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 21, 2021
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** ******* *** *********** ******** *** solution. *** ****** **************** ****, **-******* ********* **** ***** **********.

Orchid **** ********$59/month per server for up to 25 cameras$2/month for each additional camera

Orchid **** *********$169/month per server with unlimited cameras

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 21, 2021

****** ** *** ****** *******

** *** ******* ***** *****

** ********, *** *** ******* ** question

* **** *** *****

****** ******* *******

** *******

* **

* **/***

******************* *** ** ****

***** ***

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

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Michael Miller
Feb 22, 2021

**** ** ****** ****** **/* ***.

*** *** ****** ***** ****** **** for * ***** ***** ** ******.

**** ***** **** ******* ******* * month **** *** * ***** ********** if *** *** *** ** ** my ****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 22, 2021

**** ******** ******* ***** *** ***** for ** ******* *** *** "*****":)

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Michael Miller
Feb 22, 2021

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

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Christopher Uiterwyk
Feb 22, 2021
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****** **** ** *** ******* ** those *** ***** ** **** ****.

****,

*****

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 22, 2021

***** *** *** **** ****** ******

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U
Undisclosed #2
Feb 22, 2021

******** *** *********? ***.

** ***** ****** *** *** ******* and * ***** ******* ********** ** recording *******. *** ********** ****** *** SQL ****** *** ** **'*. ***** VM's *** ** * **** ****** with *** *** ******** ** ** enterprise **** ****** **** *** ***** expect (** *********, ********, ********, ***** backups, ********* **********, ***, ****** *********, fire **********, ********, ***.) *** ******* under * ******** ** ********. **** data ****** *** * ****** ******** data ****** **** *** **** ********.

*** *****'* *** ******** ***** * discounted *** *** ********** ********* **** licenses **** * ***** **********... *** those *****'* ****** ******* *******.

*** ******** ** ***** ********* **** thousands ** ********** *******. **** ** those ********* **** ***'* *** **** are *&* *******.

*** ******* (****** ***) *** ********** to ****** **/*, **********, ******* ****, for ** ****.

*** ** *** **** *** **** on ***** *** ******** ****** *****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Feb 20, 2021

***** ******* ***** ** ****** *********, and *********** ** *** ********** ***********. I ***** ** ********** ****** ** time ***** ********** ************ ** **** topic. *** ******* *** ******* ** in ************ **** **** ******* ************ and *************.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6
Feb 21, 2021

**** ***** *** ** * ******** case *** * ****+ ****** ******** in * ******* ***/*** ********** ***********. In *** ************, ********* *** ******* the ********'* ** *** **..

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Michael Miller
Feb 21, 2021

* ***** ***** ** ** **** bigger **** *** ***** ** *** SMB *****. **** ***'* **** ** IT ********** ** ****** ****** ** making ****** ** **** ** ******** adds * *** ** *****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6
Feb 22, 2021

**** ***'* **** ******* ** *.*. department, ********** ** ******** ***** **/*** applications. *** ** **** **, **** use *.*. *********** ** *** ********** for *** ***********, ** ******. ** works, *** ** **** *********.

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Michael Miller
Feb 23, 2021

** *** ***** ***** ******** ***'* need ************?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Feb 23, 2021

* ***** *** ***** **** *** whole *****.

** *** **** ** **** *** Centralized ** ************* ***. **** ** made ** ** ********* ********* **** or ***** ****** ***** * ********** slant.

*** ******** *** ******** ****** *** off-grid *******:

** * **** * ******** **** 100s (** *********) ******* *** ** or ** ******* ******** ** ****, Sending ** ** *** ***** **** to **** ** **** **** ***** less *****. **** *** ********, ******'*, Large *************. ***** *********. ***** ** probably ******* ** ** ********** ***** and ***********.

** * **** * ********* **** 100 ****** **** *-* ******* * pop *** * ******* ******, ***** makes * *** **** *****. ***** a ****** ** *********, **** ****, etc.

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

*** ********** ***** *** ** *******. even *******->****** ** **** ****, ****** busses, ******.

* *** **** ********* **** *** system ** * ****** ****. ******, Restraunts, **********, * ******** **** ** part ** * *********.

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Undisclosed #2
Feb 23, 2021

***** ********* ***** ******/********** ******** **** more ***** *** ***** *******. *** still, **** ******* ***** *******, **** small ******** ***'* ****** ****** *** licensing **** *** *** **** ********.

**** ** ****, **** ***** ******** still ***** **** *** *** * great ****** **** **** & ****** (ugh).

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Feb 23, 2021

**** ** ****, **** ***** ******** still ***** **** *** *** * great ****** **** **** & ****** (ugh).

* ***** **** ***. *** *** trick ***** **** **** ******** ** that ***** ******* **** *** ****** definition ** "* ***** ******" ******* to *** ** ***** ** *** customer, *** *** ******. *** ***** on **** ********'* ********** ** "* great ******" **** ** **** ******** do.

*** **********, *** ******* * ***** with ***, **** ** ********* *** we **** **** ****** ********** ** sell ** ****. ******** ***** ** time, *** *** ******* ****** **** not ******* *** ******. ** ***** there ** *** ********.

U
Undisclosed #2
Feb 23, 2021

** ** *******, ***** **** ** more *********** ********** ** ***** ******* before ***** **** ** *********** ********** in *********.

*********, ********* **** ******* **** **** and **.