Software House Favorability Statistics 2021
Mega manufacturer Tyco offers multiple access control lines including Software House and Kantech. Kantech's favorability was solid but how would that compare to Software House?
We examine the key themes for 200+ integrator responses favoring and opposing Software House in this report.
Favorability *******
******** *****'* ******* **** *** ******** (+5%), *** ****** ***-****** *** *** have ** *******:
** ********, **** ****** ****** **************'* ******* **** **** ******** ******** (+13%)**** ******** ***** ****** ** **** as **** ** ******** *****:
Executive ******* ** ******
*** **** ****** ** *********** ***** Software ***** ****:
- **** *** ***** *******
- ***** *** ********
- ********: *********
- ***, '**********'
- ********: **** *****
- ***** *******
- ***********
- ******* *** **, ******** ***** **** negative, *** **** *****
Good *** ***** *******
******* *********** ********* ******** ***** *** good *** ***** ********** ******** ***** many ***** *** **** *********** *** required, ****** ** '***-**-***' *****. ** terms ** *****, ***** *****-**** ********** access ***********, * *************** ************* ******** is ********:
- "** ** ******* *** #* ********** ACS ******** *** *****. **** **** a ******* ** ******** ******* (******** I'd **** ** *** * "****" IP ****** **** ********** **** *****'* require * *** *********), ******* ****** much *** ** *** ****** ********* needed, *** ***** * ********** ****** of *********** *** ***** ******* *******. They **** **** * ***** ****** of ************"
- "**** ** * ***** *** *** our ****-*** *****."
- "********** ******** *** ********, ******* ******-******** requirements, *** ******** **** * ***, pricing ** ****** *********** ** ***** space, *** ** *** * ***** system ** ****-******. ********* ******* ** really ****. ** *** *** ******** available, ****** ******** *****."
- "* **** ** **** **** ******* with * ******** ********. ***** ** could ** ******* ******* ** *** very ****** *** ******* ** ** or **** *****. ***** *** *** problem **** ***** ******** ** ********."
- "********* *******, ********* ******* ** *****, design, *** *** ******. ** ** for ******* ********** ***********."
- "[******]**** ** * ****-**. **********-***** ********."
- "**** *** *** ** *** *** players ** *** ********** ******. ******* favorable ***** **** ** **********."
- "***** **********-***** *** ** *** *** - ******** *** *** ********** ***** is **** ******* *******."
- "******** ********** ******** *** ********."
Solid *** ********
****** ********* *** *********** ** ******** House **** ********, *** *** ************* of *** ****** ** ***:
- "* **** ****** **** *** *** over ** *****, *** ***** ******* is **** *****. "
- "********* ******** ********."
- "***** *******. ***** *******. **** ********. My **-** ******."
- "******** *** *** ********** ***** ** well ******* *******."
- "***** **, ***** ********."
- "**** ********* ** **** *** *****."
- "**** ***** ******* **** * *** of ********."
- "***** ** ** * ***** ******."
- "******** *** ********* ** ******* *** maintain."
Negative: *********
*******, **** ******** ********* *** ************* high ***** ** *-****, *** **** to **** (**** ***** *** ****** for **** *******) *** **** ** maintain *** **** *******. ******** ***** requires *********** ** ** ********* ********* before **** ******* *** ** *******:
- "** **** *** ****, *** *** price ** **** *** ******** ***** is ******* *** *** ******** ***** first."
- "*** ********* *** *** ******. ********* rarely **** ******** ******** ** *** other **** ** ** ********* *** they **** **** *** ****** ********* else."
- "*** *********."
- "********* ******** ******, *** *********. ******** must ** **** ** ** ****."
- "**** *******. **** ****."
- "********* ********, *** *** *** **** money."
- "****** ******* ** *****. **** ****** forever *** *********. **** **** ********* than *****."
- "*** ******** * **** **** *** formidable ** ***** ** ******** *** capabilities *** **** ******."
- "*** *********, ***** **** **"
- "***** *** *********, *** ***** *** works ****."
- "******** ***** ** * ***** ******* but **'* ****** ********* *** ***********."
- "**** ****** ****** ** ** *** of *** **** ********* ******* "
Old, '**********'
**** ***** ******** *****'* *** **********, even ******* ** '**********' *** ** need ** * ******* ****** ** keep **** **** ***********:
- "********** ****** *** ***********"
- "******** ***** ** * ****** ****** control ****** **** *** *** **** up ** **** **** *** ********** movement. **** ***** **** * **** product *** *** ******* ***** ** with *** ***** ****** ******* ****** that ********* ****."
- "***** ******** ** *** ** ***** is ** **** ** ** ********."
- "**'* * ******** ****** ****** *** the ****"
- "*** '*** ****** *** **** ***** software ****."
- "**** ** ******** ****"
- "****'** ***** *** ** *** **** 5 *** **** *** ****** ** no ****** **** *** *****. *** their ***** *****"
- "***'* *** **. ***** *** ** me."
- "** *****. ** ***** **** ** antique ** *****, *** ** *****."
- "********."
- "*** *********. ***** ********."
Negative: **** *****
*** **** ********** ***** ********* ** that ******** ***** ** ****/*** *****, and **********/********* *** ***** ******** ***** is ****** **** ** *** ******* to ******* * ***** ********** ** unpopular ********* ******** *****:
- "*** ******* ** ******* *** ******** since ***."
- "******* **** *******, *** * ***."
- "***** ** * **********."
- "******* *** * *** ****-** *******"
- "*** **** *** **** ****?"
Mixed *******
** ***** *******, **** ***** ******** House's ******* ** ****, *** ****** as **** **** ******* * ********.
*****, *** ******** *****:
- "***** ******* *********** *** *******."
- "********* *******, ********* ******* ** *****, design, *** *** ******."
- "** ********* ** ******* & ******* companies, *** ******* **** ******* *** effectivity."
- "**** **** ********** *** ******* ********* in *** ****** ** ******* ******* and *** *********"
- "******** *** *** ********** ***** ** well ******* *******. ***** ********* ********* and **-**** *******."
- "**********-***** ********, **** *******, *** ******** feature ******* **** ********* **** **. "
- "********* ********* *** **-**** *******."
- "**** ** *** ** *** *******. tech ******* *** **** **** *******."
****, ******** ****:
- "***** ********* ******* *** **** ******** with **** **** ***** *** ********* technical *******"
- "**** **** * **** ******** ***** and ********* * **** **** ** replace **. ******* ** * **** pain *** ********* ******** *** ***** easy. ** **** **** **** **** properly *********."
- "***** *** * **** ********** **** their ******** *******."
- "**** ******* ** ****** ***, ** it's **** ** ***** ****."
- "******* **** ***** **** ***'* *****. "
- "* **** ***** ******* *********. ***********."
- "****'* **** ******* **** *** ********* before ******* *******."
***********
*************, **** ***** **** ******** ***** and ***** ***** *********** *** **** compatible **** *-**** ********** ********, ** contrast ********* **************** **** ** *********** ********** **** many *******:
- "*** "***********" ****** ***** **** ***'** married ** *** *** ** ***** the **** ** *** ******. **** can ** **** ** ** ***** be ***."
- "* ***** ***'* **** *** **** that **** **** **** ** ***** own ********** ********. "
- "* **** *** **** **** **** work ** * ***** *********** *** I ***'* **** ** ********* **** kind ** ****** ** * **** not *******, ********* ***** *******."
- "***** **** ** *** ******* *** Mercury ******. ***** ****** *** ** slow ** **** **** ****** ***** a *******."
- "***** ** ***********, ****** *******."
- "*** **** ***** **** ***** ** keep **** ****** ** *** **** amount ** ********* ****** *** ***** and *** **** **** *********** ** the **** *** ** ******."
- "**** *** ** ** ******* * proprietary ****** **** ***"
- "*** *** ****** *** ***********."
- "******* ***** ***** ********** ******. ******, proprietary. ******* ** * ****** ********."
- "* **** **** ***** *** ** board **** ***** * ******* ********."
US ** ***-** *********
******** *****'* *** ********* **** ******** outside *** **, *** **** ** explained ** *** ******** *** ***** as **** *****/ ** ******* ******** within *** **.
*******, ******** ***** **** ******* ***** inside *** ******* *** **.
Software ***** *******
******** *****'* ****** +*% *** ************ is ****** **** ***************** **** ********** * -*% *** negative******. *******, *** **** **** *** face *** **** ******** ****** ********** due ** ******* ********* *** ********** meshing **** ****** ********* **** ***** and **.
******** ***** *** * *********** ********* base ** ******* ********** *** ******/********** customers, *** **** * *********** ************ that *********** *********, *** *******'* ****** presence **** ****** ** ******. *******, as *** ****** ****** ** ***** and ******, *** *** **** ******* old ******* ***** *****.
* ***** ***** ** **** ****** so * ***’* ****** **** ********, however, *** **** **** *** ****** software ***** ****** *** ** *** an *** *********(***?). ********* ***** **** said ** *** ********** **** ****** (800/8000?). *** ****** ****** ** *** how **** ****** ** ********* *** the *** **** ******* ** *** can *** **** **** ******** ***** happen. ***
** ******* ***** ** ****** * dealer ******* ***** *** *** ***** are ******* *********** ** *** **** ( *************) *** **** **** ** not **** **** *********** ******* ***** dealer **** ** ** ***** **** is **** ** **** **** **** it.
*'** ********** ***** **** *** ** definitely *** ** ****, *** * believe **** ******* ******* ** ** 2016. **** ** *****, * ********* use ** ** *** ****** **** of ***** *** ******** ********** *******, which ***** *** ******** ****** *** operators. **** ****** *** ************ ** the ****** *** ** *** ******...***'* worry ***** ****'* ********* **** *** subsystems ****** **** **** *******.
* ***** *** ******** ** ***** manufacturers *** ** ***** **********, ******** in ***** ** ******** **** ******* everything * ***** ******** ** * modern ***. ******** ** **** ********* as ********* ** *** ******* ** a ****** ******/**** **** ********** **** the ***** **** ******.
**** ******* *** **** **** **** smaller **** ****** *********** *** *** edge.
**** **** *********** ***** (**** ****) when ****** *** ***-**-******** ****** ** Software *****?
*********** **** **% "***'* ****" ******** the ****** ** **** *******. **** is **** ******* **?
******** *** ****** ** **** *******. What ** **** ******* **?
***** ******** ***** *** **** ****** a **** ****, **'* *** ******* marketed. ******** ***** ** * ***** of * ***** (**** ******** ********) of * ******* (***) **** **** not ** **** ********* *** **, which ** ******** *********** ** ** an ********** ********.
***, ** * ***** *****, **** respondents *** "***'* ****" ***** ********** typical ** **** **** ********* ***'* know **** *** ******* ** *** a ******* ****** ** ** ****** they **** *** ****, **** *** enough ** **** * ******** *******.
****, * *** ********* *** *** notice * ********* ** ********* ***** the ****/*** ******? ** *** *********** to ** ** **** **** ***** booth ** *** *** **** ******* finding *** ***** ******* *** *** even **** ******* *** ****** ******* system *** **** *********** ********.
* *** ********* *** *** ****** a ********* ** ********* ***** *** Tyco/JCI ******?
***, * ******* ****. ** ****** hard ** **** ***** ** ****.
*** *** **** ***** **** ******* will *** ***** **** ** *** to *** ******** **** *** ***** Suppliers ** *******? *********** *******...
*** ** *** ******** **** *** other ********* ** *******?
*** ******* ******** **** ** ******** providers ********* *****, **, *** ******* so * ******'* ********** *** **** would ***** ******** *****? * ***'* know *** ***** **** ******** ***** is *** *** **** ***** **** from *** ********** *******.
** *** ** *'* *********, ***** 9000 ** *** ** ** **** when * **** ** ********** ***********/****** who ***** ******** ********* *** ***'* just ****** ** ***** ** ***** block. *** ******* ***** ** ***** "antiquated" ** *********** ** **, *'* be ********** ** ****** **** ****** explain ** ** *** **/*** **** to **** **********, *** **** ***** of *************/******** **** **** **** *** system.