Milestone / OnSSI Break Up, Go To War

Author: John Honovich, Published on Sep 04, 2015

Forget about a smooth transition.

Earlier this year, OnSSI, a long-time Milestone partner / OEM, acquired their own VMS, Seetec. At that time, the companies indicated that this would have minimal impact on existing customers. But now that is changing quickly.

In this note, we examine the breakup, why the two are going to war and who is likely to win or lose.

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Comments (30)

Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

| 09/04/15 03:35pm

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| 09/04/15 04:04pm

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Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 09/04/15 05:54pm

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IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 09/04/15 05:56pm

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Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

In reply to John Honovich | 09/04/15 06:00pm

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IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 09/04/15 06:03pm

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Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

In reply to John Honovich | 09/04/15 06:10pm

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Undisclosed 3

In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 09/04/15 06:16pm

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IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 09/04/15 06:27pm

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In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 09/04/15 06:28pm

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In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 09/04/15 06:31pm

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Undisclosed 2

In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 09/04/15 06:41pm

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IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 09/04/15 06:32pm

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Rodney Thayer

In reply to John Honovich | 09/07/15 03:01pm

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Radu Vadeanu

| 09/04/15 09:20pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Radu Vadeanu | 09/04/15 09:36pm

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| 09/04/15 09:54pm

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In reply to Vlad Craciunescu | 09/07/15 10:33pm

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Vlad Craciunescu

| 09/08/15 07:47am

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Undisclosed 3

In reply to Vlad Craciunescu | 09/08/15 10:22am

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 3 | 09/08/15 11:48am

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Undisclosed 3

In reply to John Honovich | 09/08/15 03:40pm

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Brian Karas

In reply to Vlad Craciunescu | 09/08/15 11:09am

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Todd Smith

IPVMU Certified | 09/08/15 06:44pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Todd Smith | 09/09/15 02:36pm

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Undisclosed 4 Integrator

| 09/09/15 02:21pm

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**** *** *** *** **** *****. ** * **** ** have *** **** *** ******* ** * *************** * ****** look ** *** ***** ******* **** *** *** ***** ** ensure * ** ****** *** ***** ********. * ***'* *** OnSSI ********** *** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 4 Integrator | 09/09/15 02:24pm

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Undisclosed 4 Integrator

| 09/09/15 04:05pm

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IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 4 Integrator | 09/09/15 04:27pm

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Undisclosed 5 Integrator

| 09/10/15 10:14pm

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