The PE firm that owns iPro should stick to their stated plan and hurry up and sell it off while anyone remembers who they are. It is interesting that we keep speaking about a comeback, but isn't the PE firm just trying to drive up the sale price? iPro having to market themselves as "formerly Panasonic" just wreaks of desperation, which clearly isn't working. Why does no other manufacturer want to buy them?
i-Pro (Formerly Panasonic) Favorability Statistics 2023
Published May 16, 2023 13:08 PM
i-Pro became fully independent of Panasonic in 2022 and has now stopped its Panasonic-era strategy of being a solutions provider. What do integrators think about the company in 2023?
Inside, we examine statistics and commentary from ~190 security integrators on the company's positioning, pros, and cons.
Formerly *********
*** **** ******, ** *****: "**** do *** **** ** ******* ***** i-Pro (******** *********)? ***?" ** ****** that *********** **** *** ** **** asking *****. **** ** ********** **** i-Pro ****** ********* **** *** *** old ****** ** *** **** ** shown *****:
** ** **** ***** ***** *-***, the ******* ***** **** ************* *******. We ******* "***'* ****" *********, ** particular, ***** ** **** ****** ** even **** ** ********** **** *****, "don't ****" ****** **** **%** **** (**** **** **** ***** Panasonic)** **% ** **** ****'* *******.
*******,******'* ****** **** ************ *********** **** * ******* *** **** a ***** ***** **** ****** *** still ** **** ***** ***********, ** course, ******* *-*** *** ******* * similar ********** ** ****** ** ** open ********.
Declined ******** ***** *** ** ******** *** *********
** ****, *-*** ******** +**% *** positive ************ ***** ***** *** **** an *******, *** **** **** */* of *********** ***** "*******" ** "***'* Know" *** *-***:
*-***'* *** ************ *** **** ** around +*% ** *** **** * surveys **** +**% * ***** ***:
*-***'* **** *** ************ ****** ******** by ** ********** ****** ***** **** partly ******* *** ******** ***** ******.
*** ***** ***** ***** ****** **** the **** * ********:
More ****-***** ******* *** **
*-*** ** **** ****-***** *** ******** both **** ******** *** ******** ***** outside *** **. *** *** ************ is *** **** ****** *** *****:
Key ******
*** **** ****** ** ********** ********* were:
- ******* ********
- ********* ** *** *** ********/********** ******* behind
- ***** ***** & ********* **** **********
- ****** ******/** ****** ***
- ***** ***** ** *******
- ***** ***** ** *******
- **** **********
- ***'* ****/***'* ***
Quality ********
**** *********** *** ***** ******** **** i-Pro *** ****-******* ********:
- "** **** ********* ***'* *** *** iPro ******* *** **** **** **** impressed **** *** ***** ******* ** not * *** *** ** *** multisensor ******* ** * ****** ********** that *** **** ******** *** ** straight ****. *** ***** ** * great ****** ** *** *** *** camera ****** **** ****** **** *** not ** *** **** *** ******* no ****-**-**** ********** ** *** * sensors. ** *** *** **** ******* it ** * ******* ************ *** dome ** ***** *" **** ** much ****** ******** ** ********'* *-*/*" for ******* ***** ***********. * *** of * ****** ******* **** **** to ****** *** *** ** *********. Night **** ****** **** ********* **** good ******** *** ** ** ************ on ****** ** **** ********** ********."
- "** * ********* ******, ** ********* a *** ** ***** ******* ****** with ********* *******, ***********, *******, *** $$$. *******, *-*** ********** *** **** with ********* *** ********* ******** ******* not ********** ********* ** **."
- "*'** *** **** ********* ******* **** have **** ******* ** ***** ********** for ** *****. ***** ****** *** tanks *** **** ****** **** ***** quality. *** **** *** **** *****'* been **** ******* ** *** ******."
- "* **** *** **********, *-*** *** always *** ***** ****** ********** *** it ** **** ** *** ***** renewed ***** ** ****** **********. ******* forward ** ***** ****** ** *** future **** *-***!"
- "* **** **** ********* ** *-*** is ***** **. **** **** **** of *** ********* ****** ********* ** the **** *** ***** ******* ******* outperform ** * ********. **** *** solid *******!"
- "**** ** *** ********* **** ** the **** ****. **** ***** ** quality ****** ******** *** *** **** looking ****** ******** ** ******."
- "* **** ******* ***** **** *** Panasonic ******* ******* ** ************ ***. Customers **** **** ***** *** ** license **** ** ***** *-*** *******."
- "****'** *** ** **-** ******* *** I **** ***** ******* ** ******* color ** **** *** ***** ************."
- "********* *************, ********* *********** *********, *** sensing. **** **** ********."
- "**** ********** ** *** **** **** Panasonic. ******* ******** **** ****** * long ****."
- "** **** ********* * ****** ** Panasonic **** ******** ******* *** **** work ****."
- "********* ** * ***** *****. ******** quality ** *** **** **** *** are *******."
- "*** ********* **** ** ******* *** NVRs ****** ****."
- "********* ***** ***** *** **** ******* products."
- "******** **** ******, **** ** *******, and ******."
- "****** *********** *** ***** *** *********."
- "**** *********** **** ***. ***********."
- "*-*** *** **** * ****** ******** for **."
- "**** *******, *** * ****** *****."
- "***** ********, **** * **** *****."
- "**** *******, **** ********."
- "********** ** ***********."
*** ********** ********* *** **** **** the **** **** *-*** ************ *** products ** *****:
**** ** *****, ******* *******. **** for ****.*
**-*** **** *** ******* *** ** its ******** ** *****. *** ******* on *-***'* ************* *****, *****-*** **** ************* ** *****
Negatives ** *** *** ********/********** ******* ******
************, **** *********** ********** ***** *-***'* VMS ***** *******, *** **** **** its ********** ** ******* ******:
- "***** **** **** * *** ********* where *-*** ******* **** *** ** capable ** **** ****** **** ** Axis/Hanwha *** ***** **** ********* ******* from *** *** ********."
- "* **** ***** **** * *** of ***** ****** *** ***'* **** it **** ****-********. *** ***** ******* program ** *** ****-******** *** **** not * **** ****** ** **** or ****** ****** ****. ******* *** meh ** ****."
- "********* ******** * **** **** **** have **** * ******* *******, *** have ****** **** **** *** ******."
- "*** ******** ****** **** **** ****** the ********** ** *** ** *** their ********."
- "**** ** **** ********* * ***, top ** *** **** *******, *** product *** ****** ** *******."
- "******** ** *******. ** *** ****** to *** ** *** *** ******** only *** **'* *******."
- "******* ************** *** **** **** ********* and ***** *********."
- "*** ** ****** ******* *** *** considered ** *** *** **** **** Axis / ******."
- "*** ******** ** *** ********* ***. are ********. **** ******** *** ****"
- "*** ************ ****** * ****** ******* last **** * ****** ** **."
- "* ***'* **** **** **** *** going **** **** ***** *** ********."
- "**** ********* *******."
*** ********** **** ******** ******** ** Video ********' **** *** ****:
* **** * *** ********* **** Video *******. ***** *****-*** ******* *** of ****** *****. *** ******** ** as **** ** ****. *** ** integration *** *********** *** ******* *** larger *************. *** ******** *** ****** the **** ** ** ********. ** it ** **** * *** *** specific *****.
Mixed ***** & ********* **** **********
**** *********** **** * ******** **** on *-***'* ********** **** **** *********:
- "********** *** * **********. ********* ***** to ** ***** ** *** **** and *** ******* ** ********* *** products. **** **** ** *** ***** R&D *********** ******** ** *** *** with * *** ** *** ******** coming ** ******. ****, **** *** better **** ******* ** *** ************."
- "**** **** * **** ****, **** are ****** ** ******** ***** ****** product ****. **** *** ******** *** solutions **** *** ****** ** ***** portfolio, *** ******** ******** ** ******* with ***** ****** *************."
- "***** ******* *** ****** ******, **** additional ********. ****** ******** ** ******** up ** ***** ******** *********. ***'* use **** * ***, *** * no ****** ****** **** * ****."
*******, **** *********** **** ** **********:
- "********* *** * **** ******* *** I ***** ***** *******, *** * neither **** *** ******* *-*** ** they **** ********** **** ***** *** it ***** **** **** ** *** quality ********* ***, *** ** *****'* had ****** ********** **** *-*** ** give ** * ****** ** ** down."
- "** *** ****, ** **** ******** Panasonic *******. *** ********* ******* **** really ****. ***** *** ********** ** i-Pro, * **** **** **** **** just ****** *** ** *** *****."
- "********* *** **** * ***-**** ****** systems ************. **** *** *** ****** to ********* ********** **** ******** ****** but * ****** ***********."
- "**** **** **** *********** *******, *** with ***** **** *** ** *** manufacturers *** ***** ****** ***** ******** changes *'* *** ****** ** *** them."
- "* ******** *** **** *** ******** the ********* **** ** ****'* * good ****** ** ******* ** *** customers."
- "**** ******** ****** **** *** *****."
* *****-***** ********** **** * ******** review **** *** *-*** ******* ****** on *** **********:
***** *-*** ** ** ****** ****** in *****. (**'* **** *-*** *****.) i-Pro ** ***** ******** *** ***** buildings *** ********** ********. *******, *** reason *** **** ** **** ********* is ****. ********* ** *** *******, the ******* ****** **** *** ********* since *** ********** ** *-***, **** though *** ***** *** *** *******. Recently, **** **** **** ********* ** other *********.
*** *********** ********* **** **** *** confused **** *-***'* ***** ****:
- "****'* **** **** *-*** *** ******** Panasonic. **** ***** ***** * *** superficial *** ***** ** ***** **** I ****** ******* ***** **** **** cheap ******** ******."
- "* ***'* **** **** ***** **** Panasonic ******* ****. * *** ** major ******** ******** ***** ********* ** years ****, *** **** *** **** much ***** **** *****."
Legacy ******/** ****** ***
**** *********** **** **** **** ** use ********* *******, *** ** ****** do **:
- "********* *** *** ***** ********** **-** IP ******. ** **** ***** * few ** **** ** ******** ********, but **** **** ** ***** ** to ***** ************* *** ** ******* specifications *** ***** *******. *****'* **** one ** * **** ****. *** build ******* ** *** *****-****** ******* was **** *****."
- "* *****'* **** ***** ******* ** years. *-*** (*********) *** ************ **** a *** ****** ** **** ******** until ******** (****-****). *** **** **** they ***** **** * ******-**** **** that's ****** ********* **** ** ***."
- "********* *** ***** ** *** ****. I ***'* **** ** **** ***** it ***** ****. * **** * local *** **** ** * **** friend ** **** *** * **** bad ** ***'* **** **** **** of ** *********."
- "**'** ******** ***** ******* ***** ********* cameras ***** ******. *** ****** *********** was ****. *****'* **** **** *** recent ******** ******."
- "* ** *** **** *-*** ********* still ******* ** ** * ******* that *** **** ***** *** ****** a ****** ** *** ****** ****."
- "********** *** *****'* **** ********* ******** since ****. ***** ** ********* *** frustrating **** ****."
- "** ***** **** **** **** **** were ********* *** **. ** **** them *** * **** **** **** they **** *** **** ******."
- "**** ** **** ********* ****** *********. Haven't **** *** **. ** **** check, ** ****'* **** **** ***** value."
- "** ***** ******** ** ***** *** were ***** ********* *******, *** **** not ********* *** ** *** **** 20 *****."
- "**** *******, ***'* **** *** ****** environment ******. * ***'* ******* **** anymore."
- "*********'* ********* ** *** ******** *** died ***** **** *** ****** ******."
- "*****'* *** *** **** ** ******* with **** ** *** **** *** years."
- "**** **** **** ** *** **** but *** ** *** **** *** years."
- "* **** ** ********** **** *** "new" *********."
- "** ********** **** *** *-***, *** old *********."
- "**** *** **** *** * **** long **** (** *********)."
- "****-***? ****'** ***** ******?"
- "**** ** **** ***** *** ***."
- "**** ** *** *** ** ****** do."
Mixed ***** ** *******
**** *********** **** *-***'* ******** *** pricey *** **** **** ** **** price, **** ***** ****** *** ***** higher-end ****** **** ** **** *** Bosch:
- "** *** ** **** *** ********* expensive *** ** **** ***** *** them ** **** ***** **** ** less ********* **** ********* *** ******* eg. ************* ** *** *********** ** hospital ******** ***** ** ***** ***** Hanwha, *****, ****, *** *********. **** for **** ***** ********* **** *** standardized ** *********."
- "*** ******-*** **** ******* **** ****, but **** *** *** *** ****** for *** ** ** ****** ** seriously ******** ****. *******, *-*** ***** to ** *** **** ***********, *** not *********** ******* ****."
- "** *** *******, *** ***** ***** (compared ** ****/*****) ****'* ***** *** extra ***** (** *** ******** ** Bosch/Axis)"
- "**** ******* **** * ****** ******** base *** * ****** ****** ******'* lead **** ** ** * *********** bid *********."
- "********* *** * **** ****** ***** Pelco *****'* **********. ****** ******* ** the ****** ***."
- "***** **** *** * *** **** pricy **** ***** *********, ** **** a *** ******* **** **** ****."
- "**** *** * **** ***** *** the **** ** *** **** ** Axis ** ***** ****** *** ****."
- "***** ******* *** ******** ****. ******* also ** ********* ** **** *******."
- "***** **** *** ******** *** ** found ******* ** ***** ****."
- "***** **** ********* *** **** *** get."
- "***** ******* *** *********."
- "******* *** *** ** *****."
- "**** *** ** **********."
- "******* *** *********."
- "*********."
*** ********** ******* ** ***** ******* conflicts **** *-***:
** *** *** *** *-*** ********, but * *** ** ****** ********* here ** ***** *** **** *** Video *******. ***** ******* ******* ***** ISD ******** **** **** *********** *** getting **** ** ***** ** **** 25% ******** *****, ** **** ******* to *** ****** ***** ******** ***** forward. ** ******** *** * ******* with *-***, *** ** *** **** have ******* ** ***** *** ******* quote ** ******** **** *** ******* bid. **** ** ***** ** *** process ** ******* ********, *** ***** now *** ******* ** **** ** will ** ****** ** *-*** ********.
* *** *********** ******* *-***'* ******* model ** **********:
- "****** ******** *** ******** ** **** of ***** ******* **** ******* ******* or *-*** *******."
- "**** **** ****** ************* *** **** up **** *** *****."
- "**** **** ** *********** *****."
- "****** ****** @ * **** *****."
- "***** ****** *** * **** *****."
Mixed ***** ** *******
******* *********** ************ ** *-***'* *******:
- "**** ** ** **-** *****. **** are ***** **** *** ****. *** technical ********, **** *******, ***** *******, and ***-**** ******* *** ** *** the **** ** *** ********."
- "** **** **** ******* **** *** I-Pro **** *** **** **** ***** Tech *******."
- "********* ** ********* **** ******* **** very **** ******** *******."
- "******* ** **** **** *** **** pay ********* ** ***** ***********."
- "**** ******* ****** *** ***** *** sale!!!"
- "*********** ****, ****** **** *******."
*** *********** ********** ***** *-***'* *******:
- "********* ******* *** ** ** * permanent *********."
- "******* ** ****."
Good **********
******* *********** **** *-*** *** * good **********:
- "*'** ***** **** ****** ***** ***** cameras, ************ **** **** *** ********* reliable *** **** * **** ****."
- "* **** ***** **** ** *** a **** **** ******* ** *********. Have *** **** * ************ ** it ***."
- "**** *** **** *-***... ******* **** good *** *** ********* ** **** they ********* *** **********."
- "********* ****** *** * **** ********** for *******."
- "**** *******."
Don't ****/***'* ***
******* *** ***** ********, **** ****** takers **** **** ****** ***'* **** or ***'* *** *-**** ********:
- "***** ***** ** **** *** *** you **** ********* *** ***** ***** of."
- "*** ******** ****** **** ***** ******** to ***** * ******."
- "*** ****** ********** ** ** *** way ** *** *****."
- "*** ****** ****, ** *** **** this ******."
- "* **** **** ****** ***** *-***."
- "*** ***** ******** **** ****."
- "** *** *** ** * ****** comment."
- "**** *** **** ***** ********."
- "* **** *** **** ********* / iPro."
- "***'* **** **** ***** ****."
- "** **** * ********** **** **."
- "** **** *** **** ****."
- "**** ***** **** ****."
- "***** ***** ** *-***."
- "******* ** ***."
- "** **** *******."
- "** **********."**
- "*** ********."
- "***** ****."**
- "***'* *** **."
- "****."
- "*/*."
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May 17, 2023