Network Optix And Russia
While Network Optix has rapidly become a significant VMS competitor (see e.g., Favorite VMS/NVR 2022 Rankings), the US company's substantial Russian operations raise increasing concerns, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Inside this note, we examine Network Optix in Russia, the company's feedback to IPVM and the challenges Network Optix faces.
For background, also see Network Optix Vs Avigilon, Exacq, Milestone, Genetec Profiled
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**** ** ** ***** * ********* situation. *** ******* * *** ** the ******** ************, *** *** ** much ** **** **** **** *** do ****** *** ******.
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*** ******* * *** ** *** possible ************, *** *** ** **** on **** **** **** *** ** behind *** ******.
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** **** ******* *********, ** **** hope *** * ***** *****-**** ****** from *** ***** ** *** ********. Our ******** *** *** *** ****** of *** ********.
***** **** ** ***** *** ******* Optix **** ****** *******? *****.
** *** **** **** **** *** do, **'* ****. ** ***** ** one ***** ** **** *** * few ** **** ** ********* ** Russia *** **** **** ********* ** the ***** ** ** ********* (***** on ***** ********** ** **). ****'* hard *** **** ** ************ ** something ********** ***** ******* *** ***** Russian-based ********** ***** **** * *********** effect ** ***** ******* ***********.
***, * ***** **** **** * statement ***** ** ****.
**`* ********* **** ** *** ***** up ******* ****.
*** * **** ********** *** ******** of *** ****** ** *** ******* and ****** ******* ** ******.
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*** ****** ******** ****** ** *********** quarters?
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****** ** **** **** **** *** doing *** ***** ** ****.
*** *********** ***** ** **** ***** has *** *******, *** *** ********** is **** *******.
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**** **** ** ****-****, **** ** was ***** ***** ** *******, *** maximum ****** ** ********** *** ***.*** – **** *.*% ** *** **********. Nowadays ** *** **** **.*** ** 0.02%. ******.
***** *** *** ********** ****** * trigger ** ******* ****. * ***** that's ***** *************.
* ** *** **** ** ***** a **********. ** *** *********** *** recruits *** ******** ** ***** **** they *** ******** *** ****'*. ****, I ***** **** ** ** **** was *** ****.
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**** ** ***** ********* ** ****** have **** **** *** ******* ***** the *****. **** *** ******** **** family. ****, **** ****** ** *** agree **** ***** ***** ** ***. Giving **** *** ******* *** ********* that ** *** ***** ***** ** a ********* ********* ****. * **** for ******* *** *** *** ***** or ***** *****, *** ** ***** be **** *********.
****, ********** ** *** **** ** your ****** ********* ***** ***** ********* provide ** ******, **** ** *** in ***** ** *** *** ** not *********** ******** *** **** *********. For ********* *********, *** ******** *** bad.
*** * **** ***** ******** *** them ** ** ** *** ********* that **** ****** **** **** ********* moves **.
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*****, ** *** **** * ***-***** company ***** *** *********. ***** **-******** were **-******* ***** ** ******** ********** (****** *******,****** *******).
******* ** ** ** ******* ***** will ** ******** ** ****** ***/** Digital ******** **** *** **** ***** of ******* **** **'** ****** **** with **. **** *** *** ******* sellers ** *** *******, *** ****** has ******* ******* ******* ** ******. Seems **** ***'* **** ******* ** Russia, *** ****'** ******** ** **** lots ** ******* ******* *****.
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****** *** **** ****** ** **** North *******, ***** **** ***** **. It's ** ************* **** ******* ******** is *** ****, *** * ****** confirm **** **********. ** ***** *************** except *** ***** *******. **** **** products **** ****** ******* ******* **** Russia *** ***** ******* *** ***-**** based ***'*.
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**'** ***** ** ***** **** ****** but ** **** ******* ****, ** creates * **** ***** *** ** that ** *** **** ** ******** to ****** **** ** *********** ****** has **** ******** ****** ***** ***** competitor.
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** *#* ******** *****, ****** **** sell **** ** ***** ****** ****** NA. ** ******* ** **, *** has ******** ** ** *** ***** places ** ****.
** ************ ** *********** **** ******'* own *******. ***** ** **** ** was *********** **** * ****** ***. Any ******* ** **** ** ****** from *** **** ***** ******** *** Russia. *** ** *** **** ********* software ******. *** *** **** ** select ******* ** *** *******.
****** ******* - Мировой лидер в обеспечении безопасности
* **** ****** ** ***** ************* regional *****, *** ********** **** ****** now ***** **** ** *** **. I ********** *** *** ************ ** my *********. ******* ** ***** *******, they **** ** **** ***** ***. Many ************* *** ********** *** ******** over ****.
*** *** **** ********* ****** ******* a **** **** ******* *** ******* with **** ******* ******* ****** *** Ukraine?
****** ****** **** ******** **** **** company **** *** ********** ** ****** is ******** ** **** *** **** whatever *** ******* ********** ** *****.
*** *** *** *** **** *** Israel *** ****/**** ****, *** * don't *** ****** ******* ***** ******* tech ********* ** *** **** ***.
******** ***-*****....
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* *** ****** ** **** *** you ******, *** *****, ** *** say *** **** ** **** ********* companies *** *********** *********. ** **** I'm ******, ** ** **** ********* to *** **** * ***** ** my *******.
** ***'* *** *** ****. ******* hysteria *** ********** ********** ***** *** West ** ****** *** ******** ***** all ***** ***** *** ******* ***'* forget **** ***** *** * ******* weapon *** ****** *********** **** **. so ** *** *** **** **** as ** ***** *****.
***** ******* ** ******* **** ***** employees **** ** ***********, **** ****** by *** ******* ********** *** ******** communications. **** **** ****** ******* & R&D.
***** *** ****** ** ********* / companies ******** ****, ********* **** *** communications, * ***'* *** *** **** are ***** ** ** **** ** overcome **** ******
*’* ***** ********** **** ***** ****** of ***** ** ******** **** ********. If **** *** **% ** ***** developers ****** ** ***** **** ***** be ******* * ********* ********* ******* the ************.
******** *** ****** ** ********* ****** all ********** ********** **** ********. **** is ****** *** *** ** ** epic *******.
*** ****** ** ** *** * developers ** ******** ********* ** *** hard ** ******.
**** *** ********** ******* *** ******* economy ** **** ******* *** *****...