JCI / Tyco Security Acquires Smartvue

Author: John Honovich, Published on Apr 03, 2018

Johnson Controls (Tyco Security) has acquired cloud provider Smartvue (see recent IPVM Smartvue profile). Smartvue will join Exacq and VideoEdge in what JCI described to IPVM as a compliment to those offerings.

Inside this note, we share feedback from JCI and Smartvue to IPVM and analyze the competitive positioning of this to key rivals including Eagle Eye, Hikvision, Genetec and Milestone.

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Outlook ***

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Comments (18)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

04/03/18 01:44pm

*******, ***** *******'* ******* *** ******* ***** ** *** ****-***, Exacq *** **** **** ** ** *********** *** * ***-****** cloud ******** ** *** *** *******.

*** *** **** * *********** ****** ** ********. ** *** think **** ***** ** *********** ** *** ****** ******? ** my **********, *** **** ****** **** ** ********* ***** **********/******** (e.g. *********) *** ***** ********** **** *** ** *********/********* **** cost.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 04/03/18 01:56pm

** ******* ** **** ** **** ** '***' *** '******'. If ** ***, ** **** *** *** **********, **** *** I ***** *** '******'.

*** * *** ********* **** ** *** ***** *** ***** does **** ** *** '******' (** **** * **** ******* with ****** ** ******** ** *******) *** **** **** **** Genetec ** *** ********* ** ******* *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 04/03/18 02:01pm

*** *** ********* ***’* *********** ******** **** ***’* ******** ******** security ******** ************* ******** (**** ******** ********). **** ******* ** be ** *********** *** *** ******** ******** ******** **** ** their ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 04/03/18 02:06pm

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Undisclosed #3

04/03/18 02:17pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 04/03/18 02:22pm

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | 04/03/18 08:46pm

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Michael Gonzalez

04/03/18 11:55pm

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Michael Gonzalez | 04/04/18 12:28pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 04/04/18 05:13pm

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**, *** *** *** ******** '******** ********* **** *** ************ side'?

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Michael Gonzalez

In reply to John Honovich | 04/04/18 07:17pm

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Tim Pickles

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 04/09/18 08:24am

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Michael Gonzalez | 04/04/18 05:04pm

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

04/04/18 01:20pm

** ********** ** *** **** ****** ********* ******** ******* **** are **** ****** ** *********** ********** ****** ********** **** ******* innovative **********. * ****** *-* ***** ** **** ** *********** Smartvue **** *** *** ***** *******, **** ********** ** **** decline *** ** **** ******* **********, **** ** ********** *** increasing ********* ***************.

********** ***** **** ** ***** ** *** ***** ******* *****. Growth ******** ********** *** *******, ******* ** ***** *** ***/**** strengths.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 04/04/18 01:48pm

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* ** ***** **** ** * **** *********** ** **** historically, ** ***** ** ************ ** ***** ******** *******.

** *** **** ****, * ** ******* *** *** **** change ******. **** ****** ** **** **** / ***** ******** JCI ** **** ************ **** ****.

Undisclosed #3

04/04/18 01:35pm

"********** ***** **** ** ***** ** *** ***** ******* *****."

*** ********* * ~****** **** ** ********** * '*****'?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

04/04/18 01:44pm

******** ** ********, * ******** ***** ***** ****... * ******** camera. ****, * ** ***** **** **** ** ** *** beginning.

Rodney Thayer

04/04/18 03:19pm

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

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