Hikvision Launches Kits, Slashing Prices 40%

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 02, 2017

In an unprecedented move, even for Hikvision, the China government owned and funded manufacturer has slashed their existing prices by 40% as part of their 'super value kits' launch.

Inside, we examine the move, looking at the price drop and the severe consequences it will have for most rivals.

Kit Launch

Hikvision's January newsletter's lead item is the introduction of super value kits:

Slash Prices

The pricing is 40% less than the equivalent cameras and recorders bought individually:

** ** ************* ****, **** *** *********, ******** ********** ************** *************** ******* ***** ******** ****** ** **% ** **** ** their '***** ***** ****' ******.

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

Kit ******

*********'* ******* **********'* **** **** ** *** ************ ** ***** value ****:

Slash ******

*** ******* ** **% **** **** *** ********** ******* *** recorders ****** ************:

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********, * ****** ** ************* **** **** ******* ***** ** 720p / *.*** ******* **** **** ***** ************. *******, ***** kits *** *** ***** **********.

*** ** ****** ******* *** *********** ***** **** *** ~$** each ***** *** ** **** *** ****** ~$**, ***** **** given *** **** ** *** ****** ********* ** ***** ********** low.

'Limited' ****

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

*******, *** *** **** ************** ********* ******** **** **** * **** *** ** ***** ** * high *********** **** **** ********** **** ******** ************.

******: ******* ***********, ******** ******, *** ********* ** ** **** they *** **** ******** **** **** *** **** ***** *****, so ** ******* **** ** * ******* (** ***** ***** American) ********.

Profit ** **********

********* ** ******* ****** ***** ** ***** ***** ***** ****. Factor ** **** ********* *** *** ******** ** ~*** ****** local ** ************ ** ***, *** **** ** ******** **** all ** ***** ********, **** *** ******* *** *** ** the **** **** ****** *** ** ****** ****.

********* ** ****** ****** ***** ***** ******** ** **** ******. It ** *** ***********.

*******, *** ********** **** ********* ** ***** ** *** ** its ****** **** **** **** ** ******.

Competitive ******

**** ** *** ********* ******* *** *** *** ** *** market *** ***** *** ***** **** **** ******* **** **** hard ** *** **** ** *** ****** (****** ****,********* *********** ***,***** ****** ** ** *****, ***.). ** ** *** *** *** ** ** ******** for *** ********* ****** ********* ** ***** *** **** ** business. ** *** ***** ****, ** **** ** *** *****, this **** **** ******* ****** ****.

*** *** ******* **** ***** ***** ** *****, *** ** their ***** ***** **********, *** *****'* ** ******* ******** ** so ***** *** *******, ** ** *** ***** *** **** more ****** **** *** ******* ** ****.

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Comments (48)

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Matthew Netardus

IPVMU Certified | 02/02/17 03:39pm

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In reply to Matthew Netardus | 02/02/17 04:36pm

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Joshua Hendricks

Milestone Systems | 02/02/17 04:33pm

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Joshua Hendricks | 02/02/17 04:48pm

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Michael Fusco

In reply to Joshua Hendricks | 02/02/17 05:08pm

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Eddie Perry

02/02/17 04:55pm

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

*** ******** *** **** ** $*** * ******* * ** with * ***** ******* ***** * ***** **** *** $**** SRK-4060S

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

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Steve Beck

02/02/17 05:11pm

**** ****** ** *** ***** ** *** **** ***. ** mentioned ********* ***** ********* ** **** **** ****. ***** ***'* definetion ** **** ****?

Shay Fogel

In reply to Steve Beck | 02/02/17 05:45pm

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Undisclosed #1

02/02/17 05:57pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/02/17 06:10pm

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

#*, *** *** ********* ** **** *********? * ** *** sure **** ** *****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 02/02/17 09:54pm

* ** *********** **** *********'* ********** ******** ** *** ** chance *** ****** ** ******* ********* ***** **** ******* ** injecting **** **** * ****** ****** ********. **** **** *** can ******** *** ******* *** ****** ** ******* ******* (********* loss **** ******* ***********) ***** *** *********** ** **** ******** their ***** ***** ******* ** *** ******. ** ** **** to ******* **** * *** ******* *** * *****, ** will ****** *** ***** *****, *** **** ** * **** race ** *** ******. ************ ****** *** *** ***** **** did *** **** ****** **** ******. ** *** **** *** is ****** ** **** ***, * **** **** * *** an *********. **** *** ** **** ****, ***** **** ** a ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/03/17 01:01am

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****'* * ****** *** ** *** **!

* ** ***** **** ** ** '**********'.

*** ******** ** ***** - *** **** ** **** ** this? ***, ***** ** *** *** ** **** *******, **** do **** ** *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/17 01:39am

**** ******** *************: **** *** ***** ** ******* ** *********** Hikvision ***** ***** ****** ************* ** ******* *** ******* ********. However, * ******** *** **** **** ********* ** ****. ******** a ******** ***** *** **'* **** *** *** ******** **** in *** *****. *** **** ***** ** ** **** ** our ********.

robert tabbara

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/17 03:22am

**** ** ***-**** *** ******** .******** ** *** *********. ** long ** ** *****. **** ***** *** *** ******** ** as * ********* *******

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/09/17 02:35pm

** *** *** **** ******* ********* ** ****** ** ***** countries, *** ***** **** **** **** ***'* ** **** *** raise ****** ***** ***** *** *********** **** ****. **** **** pounding **** ********** *** **** *** *** ****. **** *** dust ******* *** **** **** *** ******, *** **** **** will ** **** ** *** *.*.

*** *** *******, *** **** ******* **** **** **** *** I **** *** ** **** * ***** *** ****** **** giving *********** *******.

Keefe Lovgren

IPVMU Certified | 02/02/17 06:30pm

*** ******** *** *** **-********* *** ****** ** ***** ******* as $***.**. * $*.** ******* ****** *** ***** ***** ** $414.99. ****** *** ******* ******* ** *** ******.

Itamar Kerbel

02/02/17 09:10pm

*'* ******** ** ** ******* * ****** *** **$ *** the *** + *** *** **-**$.

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

** **** ** **** **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** this *** **** *** ** **** **** **** **** ***** permanent.

***** ** ** **** ****** **** **** *** *** ********** cheap ** *** *** ********.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 02/02/17 11:58pm

** **** ** **** **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** this *** **** *** ** **** **** **** **** ***** permanent.

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

* ********* ******* **** *** ********** ***** ******* (******* ***** COGS ** **** **** **** **** ******* **** ***). * do *** ***** **** *** ***** ** ****** *** ******* since **** ***** **** ** ***** *** ***** ***** *********** expenses (*.*., *** ** *****, ********* *** ******* ************) **** drastically ******* *******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 02/03/17 01:10am

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

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/03/17 01:40am

*** *** * ***********? **** ****** ** ******* ** **** is ******* *********, ***********, ** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/03/17 01:45am

*** *** * ***********? **** ****** ** ******* ** **** is ******* *********, ***********, ** *******.

**-**% ** *** ***** ************ ************ ** * ******** ***** range, ** *** ************* **** ******** ************* *** ************. ***** are ********** ***** ************ *** ****** ******* *** **** ***** to ** *** **** ***** ************ / ********, *** *** typical *** ***** ********* ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/03/17 01:50am

* ***** **** ***** ** * ***********. *** ****** ** the *** ** **** *** **** **** *%. ******* *** was ***** **%. *** *** ** ***** *******, ******** *******, and ******* ******** *** ***** *-*%. **** ** * ***** project. ***** ***** ****** *-*%. * *** * ***** ******** project *** ** **** ****** *% ** ******** ***** *** hardly ***** *** ******* ** *** *** ******* ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/03/17 01:56am

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

*********'* ******* ******** *********** *** **% **** ***** **** ****** ********* ******, ***** ** ****** *******.

* ***'* ***** ***'* *** *** ******** ***** ** **** but * **** ***** *** ** ****** *********'* *** ********** discounts.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/17 02:14am

***** ***********, *** * ***** ******* ********* **** ** *** majority ** ***** ******** ** **** **** *** ******* ** Europe. ****** *** ******** ** ******** * $** ****** *** a ******* *** * *********** $*** ****** ***** *** ***** you *****. ****** *** ******** **. * ******* *********** *** enjoying **** ****** ***** ***. *** *** **** ****** **** $600 ****** ** *** ****, * *** **** *** **** one (**** **** ** $**) *** $***.

* ******** **** ******** ****** *** ***** ***** ***** **** along. ** ******* ** *** *** ****. ********** *** **** to ****** $*-* *** * *****/**** ***** *** **'* **** 15-20%. ** ***** ***** **** ** ******** *** $* *** they ***** **** ** *** ****** **** *****, ** ***** cost ** $*. ********** ******** ****** ** *** ******* ****** again.

Undisclosed #4

02/03/17 04:41am

** *** ******* *** *** *** *** ***** *** **? Hard ** **** **** *** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/03/17 11:12am

***, ******* *** *** *** ***** *** **. **** *** turrets *** *** *** ***, ** ***** *** ****** ***:

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

Janet Fenner

02/03/17 04:26pm

*** *** *** ******* ***** ******* **** ** ***** ****** line ** *** **** ***** *** ****?

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Janet Fenner | 02/03/17 04:35pm

**** *** ***** ********** ****. *** ** ******* *** **** their***** **** ****. *** *** ******* *** **** ******** ****.

*****, *** ****** *****, ** ******** *** *** * ******** design **** *********. *** ******** *** **** ****.

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Ari Erenthal

02/03/17 04:33pm

******: * **** ***** ** ******** *** ******* ******, *** confirmed ** ** **** ***** ******* ****'** ** ******* ***** kits ** *** **** ***** ***** ** *** **. **** would **** ** ******* **** **** ** ***** ** ** the ******* ***** *** *** * ******* ****. ** *** other ************ **** ** *******, **** **** ** ***** * comment *****, ** ******* ** ********* ** ***@****.***.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 02/07/17 12:07am

*** ***,

* ** ******* ** **** ** ***** ************ **** ********* what **** ******* ** ******** *** ******* **** ***** **** being *** *** ******* *****. *** ******* ***** ** ***********.

Undisclosed #5

02/03/17 11:46pm

*********'* ********** **** ***** ******* ** ~**%, **** ***** **** are ******* ********** *******...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 02/04/17 12:02am

*********'* ********** **** ***** ******* ** ~**%

******.

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

******** *** ********** *** ********, ***** ** *** * ***** considering ******* ********** '***********'.

*** ***'* ****** *** ********** *** ******** *** ** ****** the****** $*** ******* ** *********.

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

*** ******** ** ******* **** *** ********** ** *** **, UK, *** ***** '********' *******.

** ***** **** ** **** ** ********** *** ********* ** be ********** ** *** ** **** ***** **** ***** ****. I *** **** *** *** **** ******* *** '*******' ** China *** ** **** ** ********* **** ** ****, ****, market, ******* *** ********** **** ********* ** ***** ** *** US ** **** ********* *** **** ** **** ****** ** levels.

** **** ** ********* ** ******* **********, ******* **** *** profitable ** *** ** ********** ******* ***** **** ****** (***** they ********** ******* **** ***** ********** *********) ** * **** question.

*****/********?

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 02/04/17 12:34am

*********'* **** (* ***'* ***** * **** *** *** **** released ***) ****** ****** ***** ***** ******** ***** ****** ** 44.60% ******** ** **.**% *** ***** ********. **** **** ***** cameras ("*****-*** *********") ** ** ******* (******** + ********) **.**% gross ******, ***** ** ****** **** *** *******'* ***** **. If *** ****** ****** ******* *** ****** ******** ******** ** domestic, ***** ** * **** ********** ***** ****** ******* ** more **** **** ** ***** *******, **** **** ****** *** were ~**%+. * ***'* ***** **** ****** ******* ***** ** more **** *-*% ***** **** **** ***** ** *** ********* overall ** ******* *'** **** **** *** ***** *.*-*% ***** than ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 02/04/17 01:16am

***'* *** ********* ******** ** ** **%, ** **** **** higher **** **** ******.

*** ******** ** ***** ******* **** *** ***** ***** ******** overhead, ***** ** **** ****** **** **** **** **** ** China.

* ***** ** *** ***** **** ***** ***** ****** ***** are ***, *** **** *** **********, *** *** *****, *********, support, ***. ********, **** *** ******** *****, *********, *******, ***. with ***** ****** **** ** ***** *****, ***** ** **** Western ********* ** *** **** *********.

*** ***'* **** **** **% ***** ***, ******* *** **% gross ****** **********. ********** **** *****, ***** ****** *** ***** to **%.

** ** ****** ************ ***** ***** **** ****** ** ******** operations ****, ** ***** ********** *** ***** ******* ******* (***** their *** ** ** ***) **** **** *** **********. **** harder ** **, **** **** ***** ****.

***, **** ** *** ******** ******* ******* *** ********, ***** is ***** *** ***** ** ***** *** ******** (******* ** Interlogix, ***, ***.) ** ***** ******* ******** (********* *** / Hikvision ******** ********) *** ***** ******** ****** ******* / ******** (which ** ** ****** *** ****** **** *** *** *****).

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Gust Askounis

Security Solutions Inc | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 02/06/17 01:37pm

*** ****** ******* ***** **********. **** ******* ********** *** ** motivation ** ** ******** ** ********** *** ***********.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

02/06/17 09:47pm

**** ** ** ** ******** ** *********, *** *** ******* Chinese ********** ******* *** ****** ** * ******** ** **-***. The ******* *** *** ******* *** *** ***** **** **** here, **** *** ************** ******** *** ******* *** *** ** a ****. **** **** ******* ********** **** ** *** *** of *** ******** ******* *** ***** ************ *** *** *** executing * "*******" **** **** ** *** ******** ******** ********. Their ******* *** ** ******** *.* *** **** ************ ******* in ***** ***** ** ********** ** ***** ** ****** *** world ** **** **** *** ***.

********* **** ******** ** ***** ****** ** **** ***** ** no *********** ** *** *** ***, *** **** ***** ** the **** ****** ***** ***** ***********? ******* ******* ********. **** will **** **** **** *) ****** ****** ******* *** ********** and *) *** *******, ****** **** ** *** ******* ** exercised **** ** ************ **** ****** ***** ******** **** ****** quality, ****** ******, *** ***** ****** ******* *****.

** ** ** ** **, *** ******** *** *** ************ to **** **** **** ** *** ******, **** ** *** change ***** **** ** ******** **********. ** **** ******* *** customer **** ********** *** ************ ***** *** **** ** ***** business **** ***** ******* *************...

"***** [*** *******] **** ** **** ** ****-**** **************, *** their ******* *** *** **********, *******, *** ***** ******* ** private *********, **** ** ***** **** ** ****** *********** ** traditional ******* ** ******** ********. ***’* ******* *** ******? **** are. *** **** *** ******** ************ *** **** ******** *** grandchildren *** *** ***** **** **** *******, *** *** *** place ** *** ****** ****** ** *** *****”

--**** *******, ****** ********* ******* ***, ****** **** ** ******************* Director ******** ************.

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/06/17 11:00pm

****** / ********** ******** ** *** '**** **** ****** ******** model' ******* **** * ****** ** ********:

** *** ******* **** ** * ********** ****** ******, **** are ** ****** ***** ** ****** ********* * ***********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to John Honovich | 02/07/17 10:46am

*** ** * **** ****** ************* ***'* *** **** ***** government . ** ** **** **** ***** ********* *** *** $6+ ******* **** ** ******. **** ***** *** ********** ******* ? **** ***** "******* *****" ** ***** ******** ** ***** ( ***** ***** ****** ***** *********** *** ). ***** *** many ******* *** *** *** ***'* *** ** ** ***** glance. *** ** ***** ** **** ****** *** ***** ** kill * **** ****** ***********.

*** *** * **** *** ***** *** *** *** **** any **** ****** *******. *** ** **** ** ** ** answer ** ** **** *** ** ** **** ** ****** as * ********* ?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 02/07/17 01:18pm

*** *** * **** *** ***** *** *** *** **** any **** ****** *******.

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

* *** ****** *** *** *** ******* ********* ** **********'* **** ********** ** ******** *** ***** ** *******, **** ****** *** outside *****.

********** **** **** ***. **** (* ****** ** * *****) and *** ** **** *** ** **** ** *******.

*** **** ** **** ******* ********* **** ********* **** **** to ****** *** ******** ** **** ****** ******** *********. ** course, ********* ** *** **** **** *****, **** ********* *** much ****** ** ****.

Michael Fusco

In reply to John Honovich | 02/07/17 05:26pm

* ***** **** ** ***** **** ****, *** *** *** news ***** ** **** ** ** **** *********, *** "******* security" ******** *** ***** ******, **** **** *** ******** *********** industry **** *** ********* ** *** ******** ** *** ****'*/****'*.

"*****" *** **** **** *** ** *********** ********** *** ************ hardware ******** ** ******* ********* **** ******** ***** ******* *********.

Wanchai Siriwalothakul

IPVMU Certified | 02/07/17 03:23pm

********* ** *** ***, ** *** ****** ******** ***** ** Access *******, ****** ************ *** ********* ***** ***** ****** ********. Such ** ***

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

*****: ****://***.*********.***.**/*******/*****/

*****: ****://***.*********.***.**/*******/*****/

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Wanchai Siriwalothakul | 02/07/17 03:31pm

********* ** *** ***, ** *** ****** ******** ***** ** Access *******, ****** ************ *** ********* ***** ***** ****** ********.

*** ** ***** ******* ***: "********* *********** ***" **** * **** ** *** **** ********** *** '*****'.

********* ** *********** *** ** *********** / ************ ************ ** you '****** *****' **** ***** ***** **** ********* *** *** clobbered.

Michael Fusco

02/07/17 05:19pm

************* ***** ************* *** *** ******* **** ****** ******* ** a ***** *** **** *** ****-******** *** **** **** ( currently **** **********) ****** ********* ** ****.

** ******** *****, *****, *******, *** **** * **** *** when ********* ** *** ********** *** ***** ****** ** ******?

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Fusco | 02/08/17 12:50am

**** ******* *** **** ****** ** ********* ** **** ******* with *** *** ******** ********* **** *** ******* ** ****** that **** *** ******. ********* ** **** *** *** ***** one ** *** **** ** ***** ** ****!

Srikanth Kamath

02/16/17 04:48am

“**** ** *** **** ** **** ***** ** **** ** people **** **** **********.”
―*.*. *****

“*** **** ** **** ****** *** **** ****.”
―****** ****,* ******** ***

***** ***** ******* ******* *** **** *****, ****, ***** *** axis ** ****. **** **** *** ***** ****. **** **** intentions, *** ************ ** ***** ***:

  • ***************** ************* ******* ******* ***** *******
  • *********************** ******* ***** ******** ********** ** ************
  • ****** *** ********* *** *************

**** **** ********* ** ********* ** *** ************, *** **** them **** *** ******* ******* ******* ****, **** **** ***'* supporting *** ***** ******** ***'* *****://***.*********.***/********/********-**-*******

**** +*** *** *** (*******, ******* **********) ****** ********** ****, HikVision ** ****** *** *****, ** *** ** *** *** down

'**'* '** *** **** ***'**** *** ******* *******, ********** ** **** ** '** *** rides * ***** ** ****** ** ********.'

John Honovich

IPVM | 03/02/17 12:46pm

******: *** ******** '****' ** **** *** ****** **** *** gone **.

********, ********* ** *** ******* *** * ****** ** ****** kit *** **** ****, **** ******* $**, ***** $***:

Paul Jakowski

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 05/01/17 05:49pm

*** ******* *** ******* *** ***** ** ** *** ***** to ******* **. *** ** ** ******** **** **** ****** resistance ****?

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Paul Jakowski | 05/01/17 07:15pm

****, * ***** ***** ******* ******* *** ********. ***** ***** base *******, *******, *** **** ******. *** ****** **** *** metal *******, *** ******* *** **** ******* **** (***) *** foam ** *** **** **** **** *** **** **** **** being *******. *** **** ** ****** *** *** **** ** order ** *** *** **** ** **** ** *****.

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25% China Tariffs Finalized For 2019, 10% Start Now, Includes Select Video Surveillance on Sep 18, 2018
A surprise move: In July, when the most recent tariff round was first announced, the tariffs were only scheduled for 10%. However, now, the US...
Central Stations Face Off Against NFPA On Fire Monitoring on Sep 18, 2018
Central stations are facing off against the NFPA over what they call anti-competitive language in NFPA 72, the standard that covers fire alarms....
Hikvision USA Starts Layoffs on Sep 18, 2018
Hikvision USA has started layoffs, just weeks after the US government ban was passed into law. Inside this note, we examine: The important...

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