Lenel Favorability Results 2017

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Feb 09, 2017

At this point, it is not surprising that Lenel is one of the most disliked security manufacturers. From stories like Lenel Partners Angry, Lenel Does Not Care comes a clear, strong theme: Lenel's star has fallen, and in the opinion of many, crashed.

Continuing our series of manufacturer favorability results, we asked integrators to comment on Lenel, and they have with strongly negative sentiment.

In this note, they detail the reasons they dislike the brand, and they describe the increasing trend of ripping out and replacing Lenel.

** **** *****, ** ** *** ********** **** ***** ** one ** *** **** ******** ******** *************. **** ******* ********* ******** *****, ***** **** *** ********* * *****, ****** *****: *****'* **** *** ******, *** in *** ******* ** ****, *******.

********** ********* ** ************ ************ *******, ** ***** *********** ** ******* ** *****, *** **** have **** ******** ******** *********.

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

[***************]

Lenel *******

******* **** **** *********** **** * **** ********** ** *** brand, ******* **** *** ****** ** *** ******** ******:

** * ***** ** **********, *****'* *** -**% *** *** worse **** *************'* **** *** -*% *******.

******* ********* ********* ***** ***** ******* *** ****: *** *******, high ******, *** *********. ********** ******** ****** ***** ***** ****** in *** ******** **** ******:

Pockets ** ***** ************ ****

*** *** ********* ************ ***** ** * *** ************ **** poor ***********. **** ******** ******** ********* ***** ****** ** ***** some ******** *****. ******** ******** ********* ********* *** *********** ******* ****** *******, *** *** *** ***** ** ********** *****. * ******** of ********, ********* ***** **** ***** ************* ****, **** ******** strongly ******** ********:

  • "***** ***** *** ******* **** **** ** ******** ** ***** leadership ** *** ******* ***** **** *****. *** ******* ** mature *** *** ********** ****** *** ** ** **** ****** within *** *******. ***'* ************* ****!!"
  • "** * ***'* ***** ***, ** ** * *** **** these ****. ***** **** *** *********, ************, *** **** **********. Their ******* ** ***** *** **** ** *** ****** *** enterprise ************."
  • "***** ****** ******* ** * **** *** ** *** ***** business *** ** ********* ***** ***** ****** ******* *******/"
  • "* ***** **** **** ** *********** ***** *** * ***** they *** ***** ***** ** *** *** ****."
  • "***** ****** ******* ** ***** *** ** *** **** ******** in *** ********** ******."
  • "******* ** ***** *** *** ** ******* ** ********* *** they *** ******* ** **** *** ***** ** *** * project ****, *** ******* ** ********* **** *** *****/********* ****."

*******, *** ******** ** ********* *** * ****** *** ** negativity, ***********, *** * ***** **** *****'* **** ***** *** behind **:

Bad *******

*** ********* ******** ***** *** *****'* **** ******* ** ******* basic ****** ******* ** ****** ******, **** **** **** ******** efforts **** ****** **** *******. ******* ***** **** *** ** a **** *** ** **** *** **** ** **'* ****, and *** ******** ********** *** ***** * *** **** ** the *************:

  • "*** ***** ************ ** **** **** ** ***. ********** **** the ******* ** ******** ** *** *** ********."
  • "****** **** ** ***** ******* ** ***** *** *** *********** Edicon ** ** ******* *** *** ********* *** ******* **** with **** ********* ******* *** ***** ******** ******* / *******. Fortune **, *** *** *** ******* **** **** ********* ** rip *** ******* **** ******** ****."
  • "****** ********* ** **** ****. ** ** **** **** *** doing *** * ***** ** **** **** ***."
  • "*******: ******** ******* ** ********, **** ***** ******* & ******* support (**** ***** & *******), **** *** **** *** **** anything *** ** ***."
  • "***** ** *****. *** **** ******* ** *** ******, ******* question, *** **** ** *** ***** ******* ***'** **** ********."
  • "** ** ******* *** *** ********* *** ******* **** **** poor ********* ******* *** ***** ******** ******* / *******."
  • "***, ****** ******* **** *** ** ****"
  • "** ******* *** *** *** ********** ** ***, ** **** life. ******* *****"
  • "******* (*********) ** ****** *** *** **** ******* *** *** product, ** ** *******, *********, **** ** ********** ********* (***** not **** *********)."
  • "**** *******, **** *** ******* *******. **** *********."
  • "***** ******* ** ********, ************ ** ********** ****"
  • "***** ******** ******* *** ******* ************* **** *** ***** ** they **** ****** ********** **** ***** ****** **********."

High ******

******* *** ********* *** *** **** **** ** *****'* ******** and ******** ******** ** *** **** ** *** ******. *** only ****, *** ******* ******** ******** ******* ** *** **** for **** ** ******* ** *** *******, ******* * ******* sense ** ******* ***** ******* ********** ** **** ******* ******* or ********** ** ******** *********:

  • "*** ****, ***** ********** *** **** **** *** ******. **** very *********. **** ** * *** * ****** **** * large ******** ***** ****** ***** * ******** ****."
  • "***** ***** ***** **** *** *********** *** *********. "
  • " ************ ******** **** *** *** *** ******. * *** with * ***** ******** *** ****** **** "****** *** **** you ** *****"."
  • "** ** **** **** ********* ******* ***** *********."
  • "***'* ***. ***** *** ****"
  • "********* *********** **** *** **** *********** ** *** ********."
  • "**** ****** *** **** *** ** **** ******** ********"
  • "***** **** **** ***** *** **** ****** *** **** **************."
  • "*** ********** *** ****** *** ******* **** *** ******** * am *** ****** * **** **** ********* *** ****** **** never ****** **** ****."

Brand *********

******, *** ***** ****** ********* *** *****'* ******* ************ *** arrogance ** ******* **** ****. **** ***** *** ******* ********* 'smaller' ******* ** ******** *** ** ******* ** ******* *************, but *** ******* *** **** *** ********** ** ******* **** its ******** ******* ** *** ** ****** ********:

  • "**** **** ** *** **** *****. ***** ** *** *** of *** ****** ******* **** ***** **** **** ******** *** arrogant. ** ***** ** ****** * ****** * *** ***** back ******* ** *** * *** ** ******* **** **** them *** **** **** ******* **** *** ******* ***** ***** integrators **** ********* *** **** **** *** **** ****** *** calls. *** ** *** ****** **** ***** ******* **** *******'* Synergis ** * ******* *****."
  • "*** ***** ***, * ******* *****. **** **** ***** ****** with * ***** ********. * ****** ********* *** ********* ******* they **** ** ********** *** ****** ********. ***** ***** ****** are *** ****, *** ***** ******** ** ****, *** *** that ** **** ** *** *********."
  • "********* ** **** **** ** ***** *** ***** ** ** arrogant."
  • "********* *********** **** *** **** *********** ** *** ********."
  • "************* **** *** ***** ***** ******* *** ***** ***** ** not **** ** * **** ******** *** ******. ** ******* that ***** ******** **** ** ****** **** ** **** *** call ****...** ***** *** *** ***...**** **** ****."
  • "**** **** ***** ** *** ****** *** ** * *** of ******** ***** **** **** ****. *** *** ******* ***'* exactly ***'* **** ** ****** *******."
  • "** ****** ** **** **** ** *******."

Outlook *** *****

** ** *** ****. ******** ******** ******** *************** ******** * point ** ** ****** **** ****, *** ***** ***** ** now ** ***********. *** *******, ********** ****** *********** *** ***** *** ******* - *** *******?*** ******** ************ **** ******. ** ***** *** *** ************ a ******** *** ******** ******, **** ******. *** **** ****, it ** ** ****** * ******** ** ** ***** *** turn ****** ******, *** ****** *** **** **** ** ** replace **:

  • " *'** ***** *** * ***** **** **** ** ***** with ***** ****** ** ** ** **** *** ** ***** I'm *** * ***** ******. ** ****** *** **** ******** the ******** * ***. ****** * ** ******* **** ****** who *** *** ******* ** ******* **."
  • "* **** **** ********* *** ****** **** ***** ****** **** them. * ** ****** ******* *** ***** * ************* **** source ***********"
  • "** ** * *** ** *****-*** ****** ******* ******* ***** we *** ******** *****."
  • "* **** ***** **** *********** **** ********* **** *** *****."
  • "***'* *** *****, **** ******** * *** ******* *** *** clients **** ** **** *** ********* ****** **** *****"
  • "**** ** **** **** ***** *******."
  • "***** ** **** * **** ********** *** ******* (*** ********* clients) *** **** ***** **** ***** *** ******* ** ******* it. **** *** *** *** ****** *******."
  • "** **** ***** **** **** ** ****** * ***** ***, today ** **** * *** ** ***************** **** **** *** with ***-*****, ***."
  • "***, ***, *** *****. **** *** ****** ** *** ****** but ****** ** ** *** ****."

Comments (7)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

02/10/17 02:59am

* *** ****** -

  1. * ***** *** **** **** *** *** ****** ****** **** the *******, ********* ********/*********** ******. **** ********* **** * *** grains ** **** ** *** ******** * ****.

  2. *** ** ** ******** ******* ** ***** *** ** ** not ******** ** ***, ** *'* *** **** * ***** cheerleader. ***, * ***'* ***** ****** ****** ** **** ** comment ** ***** **** ***'* ****** * ***** ****** ** a ***** ***-****. ****** *** **** **'* "*** ***'* **** to ****** *******", ************, ****** *****'* **** *** ********* **** what **** *** ******* ***** ** **** ****** ***'* ********** the ******* ** * ****** **** *****. ****'* ******** **** similar ******** ***** ******** *****. * ******** ***** **** **** bated ****** ** **** ***** *********** ****** ******* ****** ***** be. ********* ** "********" ** *....*....*....

  3. ***** ** ** ******* **** ***** ********* ******* *** **** utterly ****** ********. *******, * **** *****-**** **** ** *** improved ************. **'* ***** *** **** ******, *** ** *** improved ** *** ***** **** ** ** ****** ***** ** want ** *** ***** ***** ** ****.

  4. * ******'* **** *** ***** ** ******* ******* ***** "******* and *********" ***** ** ******* ******** * "****-******" ***********. ******* yeah, ******* **** ******** *** ***** ** **** ******** ******** to ** ****-****** ********! ****** **** * ***** ****!
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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | 02/13/17 02:09pm

***** **** ******* *** ****** ******** **** **** ** *** and **** **** **** ** * ****** ***** ** *** to ******* *** **********, *** ** ** ***** ******** ********** and **** ****** **** *** *** **** ****. ***** ** way ** *********** *** ******* ** *** ** ** ***** in ******** **** **** * ******. ******** **** **** * year ** ***.

* ****** **** **** * **** **** ***** ** **** to *** ** ***** **** ****** **. * ** ****** they *** **** **** **** *** *** ***** ***** *********** to ******** ******* **** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

02/16/17 04:49pm

** *** **** ********* ********** *** *******, ***** ** *** there *** ** **** ******* *** ********. * *** * lot ** ********* ****** ** *** ****** **** **** ***** holes. *** ***** ** ********** ***** ** ** ***** * system **** ***** *** ***** ** ** ********** *** *******.

**** **** *******, (*** **********'* *** ******* ******* ****) ** used ** **** * *** ** **** *** ********** **** of *** ****** *** ***** *** ******* **** (*** *** survey), *** *** ** ***'* **** ** **** ****. **** is ****** *** ** *** **** **** ** ** **** literally "**********" (**** ** *******.***). ** ****** * ********* *** off *** ***** *** ****. ****** *** *** **** *** and ***** *** *** ******* ****** ** *** ** ******* and *** **. ** ** *** *** ** *** ******** industry. * ***'* ***** ** - * ****** ** *** adjust ** **********.

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

*. *** - ***** **** **** **** ****** **** ******* in *** **** *** * *** ***** *****. *** ** are ******** ** *** ****** *********** ** **** ****. *** key ***** ** **** **** *** ********* ** ** - which **** *** *** **** ** ** * **** ***.

*. **** "*****" ****** ** *** **** ** **** ***** or ****** ******* ******* "** ****** ******* ****".

*. *** *** ***** *** *********** ***** ** **** **** Lenel ** *** ***** ***********. ******* ***** ** ****, *** to ********* "***** ***" ****** *** **** ** *** ****. Customers **** ** *** **** *******, **** ***** *********, ***, etc. *** **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** ******, *** video ** * ****** ******* ******. ** **** **** ********* with "*****" *** ********** **** ***** *** **** **** **. Some ***** *********** ** ********* ********** (*********, *******, ***********, ***). But *** **** ** ** *****, ***** ** **** ** double ******** ******** (******* *** *** *** ******* *** *****).

**** ***** ** ** * **** ** ****** *** ***** / ***. **** ** ******* ** *** ** *** ******** improvements *** *** "******* ** *******" - ** *** ********* experiencing **** ********. ****, ** *** ** **** *** ***** up **** **** ** *** ****** ******** ******** (*** ******, video ***********, ******** **********, ***** **** ************ ********, **** "****" items, ***.)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

02/16/17 05:14pm

****** ******* ** ******* ***** ******** **** *** ** ******* Mercury ******** ** ****** * **** **** ** *****, **** effective ******** ********* **** *** *** ***** **** ******* ********.

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

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

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

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

*. **% ** ******* ********** ** ***** ** ***** **** the ***** **** ***** ** *** *** ********.

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

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Rian Schermerhorn

02/16/17 05:50pm

** *** ******* ** *****, *** *'* ***** **** ********* and ******** **** **** ******* ********* ** ******* ** *** an ********** ** * ***** *** ** ***. ***** ******* has ******, *** * ********** **** **** ****** ** **** devout ***** ****** ***** ********* **** **** ** * ***-*** shift *** ****** **** **** **** ***** ** * ******* that *** * ***.

*** **** ***** *** ******* **** *** * ******* ********** VAR / ****** *******, ********* **** ****** ****** ** **** accurate ** *** ********** *** ******* -- ** ** ***** recently ****** -- **** / ******* *** *** *******. ******** that *** ****** **********, **** *******, ** ****** ******** ********* through ******* ************, ***'* ****** **** ****** ** ***'* **********.

** * *****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rian Schermerhorn | 02/16/17 08:58pm

*** **** ***** *** ******* **** *** * ******* ********** VAR / ****** *******, ********* **** ****** ****** ** **** accurate

***** **** ** ********* ****, *** **** **** ***** ******* such ***-**** ** ***** ** ***** *** ****** *** ** discounted, ********** ***** **** ** *** ******** **** **** ***** dealers *** ********, *.*.,***** ******** *****, ***** **** *** ****.

** * ******** ******* ******* ****, ******** ** * ******* controlled ******* *** **** **** ******* *********** ***-**** *** ***** favorability ****** *** *** ****** ******** ** *****'* (**** ******** results *** ******** *** *** ******* / *********).

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Brandon Knutson

02/16/17 07:58pm

** * ****** ***** ***-**** * ***** ******* ** ** bloated *** ****** *** *******. ** ****** **** *** ** (powerful ********), *** ** *** * ********* ************ *** * did **** ** **** ** ** ***** *** ** **** it ******* ********.

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