Thanks for another great article
Even with this ban, we are still selling lots of Hikvision and Dahua
I find it funny how there are so many dealers that are not even aware of the ban
Samsung/Hanwha is a good product line, nice to see them getting good reviews. I was one of their first supporters when then dropped the GVI relationship and went direct with Hanwha.
Digital Watchdog is also a good product, Wade Thomas is one of the hardest working guys I know and one of the most accessible
Vivotek also a good product, Piero Gioia who covers my region not only has the best name in the industry (in my opinion) he is also really supportive
Geovision is kind of a sleeper, but their products are good
Openeye is not a company you hear a lot about. They have a good product line. I know they are not making their own cameras. However we have had some good success with them
We are seeing more Uniview business
Speco is making a bit of a comeback
Bosch, Exacq
I saw your previous mention of Arecont, however we are doing some good business with them
There is no shortage of products in the marketplace
Its funny, I never thought at 38 years old I would use the term
"I remember when"
Here it goes
I remember when Speco was the dominant player with their line of intensifier cameras
I remember when Everfocus was a real player
I remember when Nuvico was not the name on a bunch of dead stock in my warehouse
I remember when Sony was the company pushing IP and everyone telling them they were crazy
I remember when Digimerge was one of the only players with a really cool mobile app
I remember when as a wholesaler the average price of an analog camera was $250 and there was enough margin for everyone to be happy
As always, times are a changin'
We adapt and move
Today and tomorrow will bring new competitors and challenges
Its how we react to them which will determine our survival
(pretty sure i saw that on a bumper sticker...... wait a minute do they still call them bumper stickers ?)