American Camera OEM / Online Retailer Interviewed

Author: Carlton Purvis, Published on Apr 10, 2014

A little-known company produced a marketing video comparing its cameras to Chinese giants Dahua and Hikvision, becoming a topic of conversation. Here is the video:

So who is Empire Security, and where did they come from? We interview one of the owners to find out.

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Who ** ****** ********?

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****** **** *** ******** ****** ******** ** ********* ** * business *** ** **** ********* ** **** ** ***********.

“**’* **** **** ********* ** **** **** *** ** *** their *******. **’* **** **** *** ** **** ****** ** the ********** **** *** ** ****** **** * ***** *********** so ** ***** ** *** ******* ** ***** ********,” ** said.

****** **** ****** ******-*********************.

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Finding * ************

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**** ****** ** * ******** **** ** **** **** *** met **** ******* ************* ***** **** ***** *** **** **** felt ***** ******* **** **** ******.

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What **** *** ******** **** ***

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Sales *******

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Recent ************

****** ******** ***** ********** ***** **** *********** **** *** ******* manufacturing *** ******* *** **** ****** * ******** *** *********** department ** ** **** ** **** *** **** *** *** line ** *******.

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The ******* **** ***** ***** * ********

“*** ** ***** ** ** **, *** ******** ******** ** very ***** ... *** ** *** ******* ***** ** ******** into *** ******** ****** ******** ** ******* *** ******* **** those ********* *** **** **** ***** * **** ****,” ** said. “******** *** **** ** ******** ** *********. ** *** beginning, ** *** ***** *** *** *** *** ***’** ******* hard ***** ****** ***. *****’* * *** ** ****** *** miscues. *** *** ******** ********, *** ******* **** ** ******* that *********** *** *** **** **** **** ********** *** ******* into **** ****** **** ******** ****.”

Response ** ******* *** *** ** ****** *** ******* *** ****** **** ***** ** *********

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

"* ******'* *** ***** ******* *** ******, ** ** *** subjective. ** **** ***** ******* *** ***** *** ********* ** they **** **** ******* ** ***** *** ****** **** *** last **** ***** ** ****** *** ** *** ******* ******** companies ** *** ******. ** **** **** ***** *** ********* up ***** **** **** **** ***** *******. *******, ** ** some ****** ***********. ** ***** *** ********* ** ********* ******* for ***** ***** ... * *** ** *** ****** ******** like **** *********** ******* ** ***** **** **** *** ***** when **** *** ***** *** ***. **** ****'* ****** *** more ****** ******** **** **** ***'* **** *** **** *** also ******* ******** **** *** ** **** *** **** *****, bigger *******."**** ********* ****.

Comments (3)

Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 04/10/14 01:16pm

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***** **** **** **** *** *******. **** *** *** ****** known ** ******* ********.

Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | 04/10/14 03:31pm

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 04/15/14 01:47am

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