Non-PRC Manufacturers Block Dahua From Chile Event

Background: ********** **** *** **** *********/******* ********

** **** ******* ** September, ******* ********************** * **$** *******, 1,000-camera ********-***** ******** **** Chile’s **************** *** ***** Prevention, ********* * ******** Hikvision (*******) *** ******* (VMS) ********.

** ******** ** **** coverage, *** ********* **** also ************* **** ********, **** ***** ******** professionals ********** ******* **** the ************* ** ********* solutions ** *** ***** South ******** ******* ** 19 *******.

****** ******* **** **** that **** ******* ** sell *** ********* ******* licenses:

********* *** **** ******* with * ******** **** included ******* *** ******** cameras **** ********* **** were ** *** ******* restricted ****** ****… ** therefore *********[**] ***** ****** alternatives ** ********* *** this ******* **we **** ****** ** **** **** ******** ** ******* *********. In the [end], Ingesmart chose not to work with Genetec and an alternative camera option and moved forward on the project with HIKVISION. [emphasis added]

Cybersecurity ********

** *** *********,***ú* ********, * *****-***** ********** with********** ******(******), *** ******* ******** a ************* ***** ** educate *** ***** ******.

**. ******** **** **** that *********, ** **********, has **** **** ********** in ***** *** **** it *** ********* *** Chilean ****** ****** ***-***** to ******* * ****** understanding ** *** ********** of ********* ****** *********:

** ******* ** ******* this *****, ******** *********** on *************, *******, ** a ********** *******, ** Chile *** ********* *** made ********* ** ****** order *** **** *****. But **** *** ***** of **** *********** *** the ******* ** *** invisible ****, *** ********** of *** ********* ****** and *** ********** ** the ******** **** ******* to **** ** **** for *** ******* *** been *******.

I ***** **** ***** ** ** ****-*** ****, ** *** ******** ***** *** **** **** *** *** ********* ******* ** ******* *** ***** ** *** ******, in doing so prioritizing the best price over decisions of the utmost importance, i.e. that the State should be committed to secure technologies.

*** ****** ** ******** to ****, ******* ********* distinguish ********** ******* ***** way ** ******** **********, searching *** *** **** manner ** ******* ********** while ****** **** ******* the *********** *********** *** risks, **** *** *** been *** **** ** PRC ********* **** ** Hikvision, ********* ** *** same ******** ******* ***** by **** *** ***** organizations. [******** *****]

**** ******* ** *** cybersecurity *****, ***** ************ the ********* ** ****:

** ******** **** ************* is * ***** ** importance ** * ****** level *** **** ***** is *** ****** **** this *******.

******* *****:

** ** *** **** thatsome ******** ******** ************* *** **** ******** ** ***** ************* *** ************** ** **** ******** ******, and Genetec believes the role of technology manufacturers is to help our partners and end users come up the curve on important technology issues such as cybersecurity and cyber hardening best practices, among others. We therefore sometimes work in partnership with other organizations and associations around the world to plan and/or participate in cybersecurity-related events.

************ ******* ** **** event ******* ** ******, we ******** **** **** putting ******** * ********, educational ******* ***** ************* that ***** ******* ************** attending. [******** *****]

*** ***** ************* ******** with *** ***** **** echoed *** **** ** inform *** ****** *** speak ******** ** ***-***** as ******* *** ***** respective ********* ************ ** the *****.

SEDEFIS ****

**. ********’* **** *** a *****-******* ************* ***** morphed *********** ****, * ***-***, ****** event **** **** ********, including ************* *************, ***** security *******, *** ************ Regional ********** ** ********, the ******* *********** ** Municipalities, *** *** *********** of ************** ** *****. Mr. ******** *****:

******* **** *** **** as ** **** ** bring ******** *** ******* security ****** **** *** goal ** ******** ********* knowhow *** **** ********* to *** ****** ******. The ********** ** ************* is ***** ** *** new ********** *******, ********** insofar ** ******** ********* questionable ** ********** ******* that ******* ******** ************** or ********' *******.

**** [** ****] ********* with *******, **** *** the ******* **** **** was ****** **** *** hand ** *** ** the *****'* **** ********* companies ** *** ******.With *******, ** *** ******** ** ******* **** *****. [emphasis added]

******* **** *********** *****:

** * ******** ** IPVM, ***** ********* **** SEDEFIS ****'* ***** ** cybersecurity **** ****** ** video ******** **** ** worth ************* **:

******* *** *** ** the ***** ********* ** which *** ******** ***** of ************* ** ***** devices *** ***** ****. Additionally, ** ******* ** participate ** **** ***** because ** * *******, we **** *********** ******** and **** ********** ** fundamental ************ ** *** products ********** *** ****** lifecycle *** ** ******** that ** ** ********* to **** ***** ****.

Dahua, ********* *** ** ********

**** ***** *** ********* approached **. ******** ***** entering ******* ****.

**. ******** ****** ** objection ** *****’* ** Hikvision’s ************* ** ******* 2020 *** ******* *** Hangzhou-based ********* ** ********. Nonetheless, ********* ****** ** submit *** ***** ************ on-time, ******** **. ******** to ********** **** **** the *****. ********* ** Mr. ********, ********* *** not ******* ********** ** its *********:

******** ********, ********* ******* out ** *** ********** in ***** ** *********** in *** ******* **** event, **** **** ******** that **** *** ************ timeframe *** ******* ****** but **** **** ***** be ******* ** ***** at ******* ******** ** way ** * ****** letter.This ****** *** ***** ********* **, ***** ***** ** *********** ** *********** ** ******** ** ***** ***. [emphasis added]

*****, ** *** ***** hand, *** ****** *** registration **-**** *** *** initially ********* ** *********** in ******* **** ** a "**** *******."

Non-PRC ************* **** *** ***** ***** ******

***** ******** ** *****'* successful ************, **. ********, SEDEFIS ****'* *********, ********* to **** **** *** non-PRC ************* (*.*. ****, Bosch, *******, *** ******), led ** *******, *********** their ************* ** *****'* exclusion **** ******* ****:

***********,Genetec ******** *** ******* ** *********** ** ***** ******** *** *****. *******'* ******* *** ********* ** *** ***** ******* ********* *** ****** *******, that is to say, if Dahua participated, Genetec would not partake in the event and with it the other companies would withdraw. [emphasis added]

******** ** *** ******* 2020 ** ******* **–**, 2020, ********* ***** ** a "**** *******":

*** ************* ******** **** SEDEFIS **** ****** **. Orellana, ******* **** **** Genetec ****** *** ** the ***** **** ******** of *****'* ************* *** that *** ********* ***-*** co-sponsors (*.*. ****, *****, and ******) ******** *******’* lead, ************ **** ******** to ****** ******* **** after ********* ************ **** Salore **** ***** *** been ******* **** *** event.

** ******** ** *** above, ******* ******* ** IPVM **** ** *** important *** ** “******* participants” *** **** *** inclusion ** ***** ** SEDEFIS **** ****** *** Canadian ************ ** ******** Salore *** ** ***** Dahua ** *********** ** the *****:

** ** ********* ** us **** ** ******* Genetec ***** *** *** broader ****** * ***** voice ***** *************. **, when *** ********* ******** DAHUA ** * ******* it ****** ******** ***** our ****** ****** ***** the ********** ** ************* education *** **** *********.The ******** ** ***** (* ****** ****** ** *** ********** ****** ****) ** *** ********, *** *** **** ***** ****** *** ********* *** ****** ** *** *****, *** ** ** ***** ******** **** *** **********. ** ****** *** ******* ***** *** ********* ***** ***** ******* ************ ******* *** * ******** ****** ** *********** ***** *************. The organizers decided to remove DAHUA from sponsorship of the event and Genetec was able to participate in a sponsorship capacity alongside other sponsors (AXIS, BOSCH, HANWHA). [emphasis added]

SEDEFIS **** *********

****** *** *********** **** Dahua's *************, ******* **** was ********* *** *****, to ******** **–**, ****:

***** **** *********** ******** with ******* **** ******* that *** ************ *** a ****** ****** ** the ***-*** *********' *******, the ************* ********** ********, with ***** ******* ****:

** **** ******** ** the ************ ** ******* [of *** ************] *** surely **** *** ******* further ***** **** *****...

*** ******* ****** ****:

*** ***** *** ********* postponed **** ******* **–** to ******** **–**, **** due ** ******** ******** in *****.

**. ******** ******** *******, noting **** ** ******* constitutional ********** *** *** real ****** ****** *** delay:

** ******, **** ****** SEDEFIS* ******** ************** ***** ** *****, which ********* * *** of ******* ** *** municipalities ** *** **** prior ** *** ********* the ****, ********* ** was ******* ** ******** the ***** ** ** able ** **** **** the ********** ** ********* authorities ******* ************.

Initial ********: **********

**. ******** ********* *******'* claim **** "*** ****** participated ** *** *****," stating *** ********* ** IPVM:

**** **** *** ****** registered *** ** ******* 300 ****** ******** *** day.

*** ************ *************** (**** the **** *******) **** IPVM **** ***** ******* was ***** **** *** participation ** *******, ****** that ** ** “****** good ** **** ** end-users” *** “****** ** speak ** **** ** possible” ***** ****** **** as *************.

***** ********* **** *** event *** * "**** reception":

******* *** ************, ** consider **** *** ***** had * **** *********... The ***** ********** *** good *** ***** *** we ******* **** ** is * ***** **** we **** ******** ********** for * **** ****. It ** ********* ** comment ***** *** ****** that ** *** ***, but ** **** **** this **** ******** ***** of ******** *** ******** market ******.

**. ******** **********:

*** ******* ******** *** very ****, ** *** the ******* *** ******* of *** ******** ********** of ********, **** *** the ******* *********** ** Municipalities, *** *** *********** of ************** ** *****. We **** ***** *** [but *** *** *******] support **** *** **************** of ***** ********** *** by ********* ******** *** the ******** ******** ******** Team (*****) ** *** Ministry ** *** ******** led ** ****** ********.

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