ICT Favorability Statistics 2023
New Zealand based ICT advertises access and intrusion solutions for small and enterprise applications, but how do integrators view this manufacturer in 2023?
This report examines statistics and commentary from 170+ security integrators on ICT's positioning, pros, and cons.
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*** ******** +**% *** ******** ************. However, **% ** *********** *********, "***'* Know."
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***********, *** *** * ****** *** positive ******** ***************, **** **% *** positive ************ ******* *** ** **. 3% ** *** **.
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**** *********** ********* ********** ********* ***'* products, **** ******* ****** *** ******/********* combined ****** ** * ******** ******:
- "**** **** * ****** ******* ****. While **** *** ***********, ***** **** is **** ***** *** *********. * like *** ******* ** ******* ******* they *** ** **** ********* *** their *** *** ** *********. *** software *** ** * *** ********* burg *** ********** (** *** **** how ** ** **). * ***** it's * ***** ********** ** *** price *****. **** **** *** ** the *** ************* ***** ******** **** during *** ******** ***/******* ********."
- "**/* **** ***. *** *** ** to *** ***-****** ****** *******. *** embedded ****** (**) ** ***** *** small ***** **** ***'* **** * server ** **** ** *** *** hosted. ** ** ********** ***** *** has **** **** **** ** **. Biggest ****** ** **** ****** *** intrusion *** ******** **** *** **** system/hardware. ******* ****** ** *** *** pricing ** *** ******** *** ******** is **** *********** ******** ** ******* based ******."
- "*** ******* *** **** * **** way ** * ***** ****. * installed **** ** *** **** ***** systems **** ******** **** ** ***** ago *** **** *** **** ***** concepts *** * *** *** **** have **** ********* **** *****. *** DIN **** ******* ******* *** * neat **** ******. ** ******** *** been ** ******* ******* **** **** reps *** ***** **** ** ** move **** ** ***** ***** ********; we **** **** *** **** **** they *** '*********' *** ****** **** products ** ********* *** ****** ** tip ** **** ** *** **** side."
- "*** ******* ******** *** *********. ******* DIN **** ***********. ********** ****** *** alarm *********. ** ******* ** ***** packed **** ** ** *** ***** and *** ******* ***** ************* '********'. GX ******** ******* ** **** **** powerful. *** * ******* ****** * cloud ********"
- "***** *** ** ****** *** ** complicated, *** ** ****** *** * breeze. *********, ********, **** * **** form ******. ******* *** **** ****** to ***.
- * **** **** **** ******. ***'* say **** ** ***. ***** **** a ****** ******* *** *** ***** seems ** **** **** ********** **** the ******. * **** ****** **** about *** ** * ***** *******"
- "****** ** ** *** ******* ***, I **** **** ** ** ****** and **** **** **** **. ******* who **** *** ** *** **, do **** **. **** *** **** software."
- "*****, ******* ****** ******* **** * feature **** ********. **** ** *** interface *** ********** ****** *** **** you *** *******."
- "***** * ********* ******* ** **** the ******** ****** ********* ******* *** love *** *******"
- "*** **** **-** ******** *** ** for **** **** ** ***** ***. Absolute ******** ******* *********, ***** ** zero ******** *** **** ******* ** all ******."
- "* ****, *** ** *** ****** solution. *** **** ********** **** *** though, ***** ********* **** ** ******."
- "***** **** **** **** * **** product *** ********* ** ********** ** a ****."
- "***** ****. * **** *** ****** & ********* *********** ** *** *** platform"
- "** ****** **********, *** * *** value ** ***** ********* ***** ***********."
- "********. **** **** **** *******"
- "**** ***** **** *********"
*******, ******* *********** ***** ******* ****** with ***:
- "************* ******* ** ****. *********** *** power ******** **** *** *** **** and ********** ***** * ******** *** firmware ******. **** *** ***** ***** use *** *****'*."
- "** ** *** **** *** *** I **. ** **** **** ***** eggs *** *** ** ****. *** WX ******* ** ******** ** ***** so ** ****** ***** ***** **** them ***."
- "* **** *** ***** ******* **** their ******** **** ****** *******. **** are *****, *** ** ** ********* to **** ************ ** *** ** set ** *** ********* *** *******. We **** *** * ***** **** to ******** ***** ** **** *** found * ******** *** ***."
- "**** *** ***** ****, **** ***********, well ********** ***** ********** *************. * like *** **** ****** *** ******, but ** ***** **** ** '*******' or ******* ** **** ***. * don't **** *** ** ***** **** wiring **** ** ****** ** *** cabinet ******."
- "**'* ******* *****, ***** ******* *** not ** **** ** **** **** to ** ************* **** *** ***** controllers *** *** ***."
- "*** *********** *** *** *****. ********* is **** ********* ** ******* ******."
- "***** **** *** * *** * panel ** *** *****. * ***** like *** ******"
Mixed ** ***********/***********
* *** *********** *** ******** ********* in ****** ** *** *********** *** integrations:
- "****: **** ******* ******. *** **** components *** * **** ******* **** dealing **** **** ******* **** *** scarce ***** ******** **** ******. *********** aspects *** **** **** *** *** product ***** ****** **** ************ **** basic ******* ***** ***** ** **** blown ******/****** ************, ***'*, ******* ************, etc. *** **** ******** ** **** their *********** ** ******** ******* ** when ********* *** ** * ****** application ** ******** **** *********** **** it ****** ** *** *** ****** up *** *******."
- "* ***** **** ** * **** underrated ******* **** * *** ** flexibility *** *** ****** ** **** expandible."
- "****** **** *** ************ *****. ****-******* equipment, * *** ** ************."
- "**** ******** ******* *** **** ******** Adopted ** *******"
- "********** ****** *********** ** ****."
*******, ****** **** ******** ********* ***'* proprietary ******** *** **** ** ***********:
- "**'** *** *** (***)******** ** ***** the ******* ******* ** ****** **** a ***** **** ** ***** ** Schneider. ** *****'* ******* **** ** scale (***+ ***********), *** **** (****** record ******** *******) **** **** ******* provided ** **** ** *** **** hours *** * ******** ***** ** be ********** ***** *****'* ****, *** we ********* **** **** **'** **** their ** *** *** **** * years."
- "**** ***** * ****** ***** ** the **** ** *** ******** ** their ********* *** **** ***'* **** to **** ****** ******** ** *** area. ****'* **** **** *** *** to *** ***** *******; ***'* **** if **** *** *******. ****** **** more ** * ******* ******** ******* of *.*"
- "****'** ****** ** ** ** ***-**-*** system, *** **** ****'* **********. ********** thrives ** ***************. ********'* ***** ****'* cookie-cutter, ** *** ****** **** ******** you're ************?"
- "**** ******* **. *********** *********** *** the **** ********."
- "** ******* *** *********** ******** *** panel *******."
- "*** **** *** **** ** ***** project"
Negative ** *************
******* *********** ********* **** *************/*********** *** difficult *** *** **** ******* ******:
- "**** ******* ******* *** ***** ***** point **** ********. ************* **** ********* data *********** ** ** *** *** other *******. **** **** * ***** R&D ***** *** *** *** **** to ****** ****** ********* *** ********* products. **** **** *********** ** ******* us ********* **** ******* ** **** from ***** **** ****** ** *** a *** **********. ******* *** ** difficult ** *** ** ***** **** but ** **** ***** *** *** into **** ***** ****** **** ** data *********** ***** *** **** * long **** ** *******. ****** *** programming *** ********* ** ***** *** manage *** ******** *****'* **** ***** at *****, *** *** * ******** system ** *** *** *** **** head ****** *** ***********. ** ********** is **** **** ***** ************ ** the **** * ***** *** ***'* have ****** ***** ** ***** *** US. *** ********* ** ******* **** inside *** *** *** **** *** terrible ***** ************* ******* ******* *** pricing ***********. **** ** **** **** bugs *** ****** ****** **** **** connection ** **** *******, ******** **** service *** ******, ******** ******** ** communication ** ******* ******* *** ****** cellular *********** ****** ***'* ***** ** can ** * **** ** **** with."
- "* **** *** *******, *** * bad ********** ***** **** ******* ******* integrator ** ****** *** ******** ** resetting *** *********. *** ******** ****** never **** ** *** *** ****. ICT ****** **** ********* ** ****** releasing *** ******** *********."
- "********** *** **** ******* *** *** recurring ****** **** ************* *** ******* setup. *********** ********* **** **** ***** licensing."
- "********** ***********, *** **** ******* **** with *********"
* *** *********** ********* ********** ********* configuration:
- "***** ****** ******, *** **** *****’* had *** **** ** ** * demo."
- "********** ***** ** ** **** ** configure."
Mixed ** *******
**** *********** **** ******** ** *******:
- "**/* **** ***. *** *** ** to *** ***-****** ****** *******. *** embedded ****** (**) ** ***** *** small ***** **** ***'* **** * server ** **** ** *** *** hosted. ** ** ********** ***** *** has **** **** **** ** **. Biggest ****** ** **** ****** *** intrusion *** ******** **** *** **** system/hardware. ******* ****** ** *** *** pricing ** *** ******** *** ******** is **** *********** ******** ** ******* based ******."
- "****** **** *** ***** ** ***** platform *** ***** *****. **** *** to ** ** *******"
******, *******, ***** ********* ******* ** a ********:
- "** **** *** **** *** * lot **** *** **** * ***** due ** **'* ********** ** ********. I *** ***** *** ***** ** run ***** *** ******* **** ******. We **** **** * *** ** rural *** ***** *** ****'* ******* tech *****, *** **** *** ******** their *** **** ****** ****** **** ICT. *** ** **** ** *** favorite *** ** **** **** *** to *** *********** ** ** ****** much ********** *** ***** *** **** up **** ***** *********** ** **** system ** ***. ** **** *** customer ***** ** *** ** ***** great *** ***-****** **** ***** *** users. * ******'* **** ** *** to *** ** ** * **** sized ********** ******** (***+ *****). * understand *** ********** ******** ** **, but ** ** * **** ******* with *** *********. ******* ********* **** ICT ** **** **** ******** ******* with ***** **** ***** ***** ****. It **** ** ** ** ******** slam **** ** * ***** *****, not ** **** *******."
******! ***** ** *****, *** **** you *** *** **** ** **, its *** * *** ****.
**'** **** ********** ** *** * long ****, *** *** ***** ***** flip **** ***** **** ** * while.
** **** *** * *** ** luck **** ** ** ** ********** solution ***** *** ******* *** ** market. ** * ******** ********** *** security **********, ** ****** **** *** the **** ****** ** *** ****, just **** *** *** *********. ** have *** ******* ******** ******** ** the ***** *** **** **** **** easy ** **** **** ** ******** claims. ****** **** ***** ***** ******** ***-***** Trove */* **** ** ******** ************* and *** ***** **** **** ***** with *** ********.
***** *** **** ****** ***** ** easy ** ******* **** **** *****, a *** ** ********** ***'* **** cabinets ** *****.
********* ** *** ********* **** ****** 1/ ****** * ***** *** ******** on ***** ******** *** *** *** very ********* **** ******.