Axis 'Sold Out' Faces Shortage Again

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jul 31, 2018

For the second year in a row, Axis faces significant product shortages, many products sold out, and frustrated integrators.

In this note, we examine the problem, Axis' response, the upside of it and the competitive risks.

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************* *** ***** *** ****** ******* *** *** ***** *** P3228 *** ******** *** ******* **** ***** *** ******* *-* weeks.

* *** ******* ** *****-*** ******* ***** ********, *** ***** had *** ******** *** **** **** ** *****. * ******* out ** *** ******** ***** *******. ** **** * ******* influx ** ****** *** ********* ********* ****** *** **** **** time.

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2017 *******

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Good ******* *** *** ******

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Comments (25)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

07/31/18 01:11pm

*'** *** **** ** *** ***** **** ********* ** *** past ****, *** ** **** ****** **** ****, * ****** seems * *** ** * ******* *** ** ** ***. When * **** ***** *** ******* *********, ** ****** **** times **** *** ***********, * ******* **** ** ** *** of ***** ****** ************. *'** *** ******** ******** **** ****** Micro's **** ** *****, *** ****** ** *-* **** **** times. *'** **** ******* ** *** *** **** *** ******* drop ******* *** **** ***. ** ****** ***** ** ** talk * ********* *********** ** ****'** ******* *** * ******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 07/31/18 01:51pm

**** ** ***********. ** **** ******** *** **** ******** ** all ***** **** ****. **** ***** ** ** **** ** lower ******* ** ******** ***** *********, *** ********** *** ******** Q ******, ** ******* ** **** ** ***** * *** months ****** *** ******* **** ***. ****** *** ** ** definitely ******** ** ***** ** *** ***** ****** ***** ** some ******** ******* ** ******* ******** ******* ** * *****.

******** *) **** *****-*** (*****-***) ** *****

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******** *) *** (****-***) ******* *** ** *****

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******** *) **** *****-** (*****-***) *********** ***** *********

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 07/31/18 02:13pm

** **** **** *** **** *** *****-**'* ** **** ***** as ****. **** ******** **** ** * **** *******, *** problem.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

07/31/18 04:37pm

** **** **** *** ***'* ****** ** *** *** ******, 14xx ****** *** **** ** *** *** **** ** ** install **** **** ***** **** ****** * *** *****..

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

* ***** ******** ****** **** ** **** ******* **** *** selling * *** ** ***.

* ****** ** *** ******** **** ***** ** *******. ** had * ***** ********** ** *** ****** ****** **** *** we *** ********* ** *** **** **** ** ***** ******** they **** * *** * ******* *** **** * *** the ************ ******* *** ** *** ****** ** ***** **** Y *** *** *** *** *** *****.

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

Undisclosed Integrator #4

07/31/18 05:20pm

**** ***** ** **** ****** **** * ******** ****** ************ and ***** ******** **** *** #* ****** ************ ** *** world. ** ** **** **** ********* **** **** ** ****** around *** ***** **** ** *** *** *** **** ******* because ** **** **** ******* & *******? *** *** **** not ********** * **** ****** ** ***** *** ** **** camera? ****** ********* **** ** ** ******* *** ** ***** from **** ****** ******* * *** ** ******* *** *****. How **** *** **** ******* ** *** *** ** *****? If **** **** ******* *** * *** ***** ***** **** still ** ********** ***** ******* *** * **** **** ** stop ******** ***** **** *********. * ********** ******* ******* *** getting *** ****** ******** ***** *** ***** **** *** **** on. *** **** *** **** *** ****** ***.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 07/31/18 05:56pm

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

;)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 08/03/18 05:18pm

**** ******* **** ************ ******** **** *** **** ******* ************, there ** * ****** ***** *** *********** ********. ******** ****** the ***** **** ***** ****. *** ******* **** *** * large ****** ** ****** *** ** ******** ********** **** ** different ******. ** **** ***** ********** ** * ******** *****, others *** **** ****** **** *******.

************ *** ******** ** ***** * *** ****** ** ****** of ********. **** ** *** ******** **** ** *** ***** to *** ************...

****, ************ ****, ** ***** ** **** **** ***'* **** too **** ********* ** ****, **** ** **** **** ****** to ******* ***** ******** **** *** *.*** ******... ** *** they **** **** * ****** * *******, *** * ***** assume ** **** ***** ***** ****** ****** **** ********. ** they **** ** ***** ********** **** ** ***** *** ** EOL, **** ***** ** **** **** * *** ** *** stock **** ***** *****.

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Corey Vavra

07/31/18 07:16pm

** ** ** ****** ***** ** ***********? ***** *** ****** and ** ********** ******** *** ******** ** *********'* ************ ******** view.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Corey Vavra | 07/31/18 10:17pm

** ***** ***** **** / ************ *** ****** ***** **** projections.

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Corey Vavra

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/01/18 04:15pm

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

Undisclosed #6

08/01/18 04:46am

*** ******* ***** **** ******** ************* - **** **** *** 30 **** ******* **** **** ** *** **** ****** ** no ************* *** ******** **** ** *** ***** **** ***** their ***** *** ********** ** **** ***** ********. **** **** the **** ***** ** "*****" ** ***** ****'** ***** ***** inventories *** *** ***** **** ******** ******** ***** - *** of ***** ****** ****** **** ** **** **** *** **-***** what ****'** ***** ***** - ******* ** ******* ** **** of *****. * *** **** **** ** ** ******* ******** partner **** ** ****** **** ***** **** *** ** *** weeks *** ** * **** ** **** ** *** ****** month ** **** (** ****** - ***'* ****** ********). ** said **** *** ******* ***** ** **** ** ***** **** to ****, ** ****** ******** **** ** **** *** ***** and ** *** ** *** ********** ***** - ******* ** days ****.

**** - **** ** *** *** ** *** **** ** the ******* ************ *** **** *********** - ******* ** ***** are ***********.

* ******** ******'* **** ****** ** **** *** *** ****** another ** ** ******** **** * *** ***** ****** * left.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 08/01/18 10:33am

*** ***** **** ** **** * **** ** ********* ***** and *** *** **** **** * ***** ***. *** **** and ** **** ***** **** * *** ****.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/03/18 10:22pm

**** ******** *** ******* ******* - **** ****, ** ** the ** / ****** *** *** **** ********** ***** **** the ***** ******. ** **** ***'* **** **** ***** ************ equipment ** ** **** ** *** **** ****** - *** (to ** ****** ***********) **** * ***** *** ** *** middle ** *** **** ******. ** ... **** * ** agree **** ** ** ** **** ** **** **** *** enjoy **** **** * *** *** ****.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 08/03/18 10:26pm

* ****** ***** ** ***** **** ******* ******** ********* **** in **. ******** *** *** *****. ******* **** ***** ;)

*** ******** **, *** **** ***** ** **** *** * company, **** *** ***** **********, ** ***** ********* ******** **** square ***? *** ***** ** *****? **** **** ******* **** the *** ****** ***** *** *** *** ***** ** ****** today.

*** **** ***** **** ** *** **** **** **** ******* be **** ** **** *** * ****** ** * ******* company? ***** **** **** **** **?

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 08/01/18 04:15pm

*** **** ** * ********* ****. * *** ** * workaholic. *******, * ******* **** ** *** * **** ***** as ******* ** *** "******" **** *** ** ** **** not ** ******* ** ****** ** ** ************.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/03/18 07:30am

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

****, **** *** ** * ****** *********** *** * ***** it *** ** ******* ** *** ***** ********.

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

*** * **** ** *** *** ** *** ******* ***************, *** **** **’*********** **** ***** ******, ********** ** ****** ********** ********** ** *** ;)

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 08/03/18 11:15am

* ***** ** **** *** ******* **** ***** ****, ** for *** *******:

*) *** **** *** {****** ***-****** *********** **** ****} ********* to **** **** **** ****

*) * ** *** **** *******

****, *** *** ******** ** ***, *** **. **** ** keep ***** ** *** *** ***.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/03/18 04:45pm

*** **** *** {****** ***-****** *********** **** ****} ** **** with **** ****...

********?

Undisclosed Integrator #7

08/02/18 11:26am

*'* **** **** ******* *** ****. ** ****'** ********* *'** buy. *** *'* ***** ** ***** ****** ***** ** ** gets ** ***** **** *****.

Damith Jayasinghe

08/03/18 05:39am

***** ** * *** ****** ** *** ******** **** ****** have *****

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Damith Jayasinghe | 08/03/18 03:19pm

* **** ** ***** **** * ***** *** ** *** Avigilon ** *** **** *** ** *** ************* **** *** not ******* ** **** *-* ***** **** **********. *********, ********, Axis, *** ***** **** ******* ** ****** ***** **** ****. I'm *** **** **** ******** ** ***** ********* *** **** alway **** ** **** ***** **** **** * ***** ******** of *******. *** **** **** * *** * **** ***** from **** *** * ***** *** ** ***** ******** ******* and *** ********* *** * ***** * *****.

**** *** ********* **** ** ****** ******** ***** ******** ** using **** ** *********. ***** ************ ** *** **** *****?

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/03/18 05:12pm

**** ******** ******** *** ~* ***** *** * ***** *** the **** *****. ***** **** ** ***** ** **** *** to **** * **** ** * *** *** *******. **** really *** *** *** **** *** ***** *************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/03/18 10:38pm

******** *** * ********** *********. **** *** *** *** ***** own ********* *** **** *** **** ** ***** *******.

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Steven Puente

EOG Resources | 08/06/18 01:56pm

*** *********** ** ***** ******* **** *** ********** ** *** ones **** ** *** ** ***** **?

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Steven Puente | 09/23/18 07:50am

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

*** **** *** **** *** * **** ********* ** **** range.

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