OnSSI Acquires VMS Company Seetec

Author: John Honovich, Published on Apr 08, 2015

The dominoes continue to fall.

One of the biggest VMS providers in North America, OnSSI, has bought one of the biggest VMS providers in Europe, Seetec.

In this note, we break down the strengths and weaknesses of this combination, and how it matches up against Axis/Milestone/Canon.

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Poll - ****

OnSSI *****

**** ** * ********* **** *****:

"***** ***** ** ******** ***** ********** ******** *** *** ******* recorder, **** **.* ***** ******** ** *** *** **** *** additional ******** ***** *******. ***** *** *** *** ******** **** become **** ***** **** **** ** *** ****."

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Comments (22)

Undisclosed #1

04/07/15 02:17pm

**** *** ***** *** *** ******** ** **** ***********? **** have *** ********* ** ** * ****-***** *******.

*** ***** **** ******'* ******* **/***?

* ****** ** **** *** **** ** * ****** ** battered ****** **** *** *** *** ***** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/07/15 02:43pm

* ***** *** ***** *** *** ******** ****. ** *** how **** **** *** ******, * **** *** **** ********, especially ***** ****** ** ** *** **** **** ***** (******** count).

** ***** ** *******, * ******* **** *** $**+ ******* range *** * ***'* **** * ****** **** * ***** trust.

** *** *****/***** **********, ***** *** **** ** **** ***** ***** **** ***** and ******. **** ****, ** **** *** ****** ** **** neither ***** *** ****** **** '******** **' ******** *** **** the ***** ******** ****** ****....

Greg Austin

04/07/15 02:39pm

**'** **** ***** *** **** ***** *** **** ** ** biggest ********** **** **** *** ****** **** *** "*****" **** the ********* ****** & ***** ***'* *******. * **** **** merger ** * ******* ********...

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Greg Austin | 04/07/15 04:01pm

**** *** **** ** *** ****** ***'** ****** ********** *****?

**** *** *** ********* ****** *** ***** ******** **** *** found ** **** *** ********** *********** *** *** ***** *********. Super *********, ********** ** "*** **** ******".

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

04/07/15 02:41pm

** *** ***** *** **** ** *** *********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 04/07/15 02:45pm

* ** *** **** ***** *** ** *** *** **** if ********* ****** ** ******** ****** ** *****, * ***** OnSSI ****** ******** **** ****** ***** '***' ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

04/07/15 03:09pm

***** *** ******* **** ***** *** ** *** *** *** lines ***** ***, ** ****** "********* *******" ******. **** **** had * ******** ********* *******, *** **** ******* ***'* ********** their ********* ********, ***** **** ******* **********. ****, ******* **** the ***** ** "*** *** ********* ** ***" *** ***** succesfully ********* ** ***** ********* *******. **** *** ***** *** not **** ***** ****** ******** *********. **** ****** ***** ******* sense *** ******* ** ** * **** **** ** ******* these ******* ******, ** **** *** **** ** ***.

* *****, ****, **** *** **** ** * **** ********/******** solution *** **********...**** **** **** ** *** *********** ** **** of ***** ***** *** "******" *********, *** ******** *** ************ of *****/****** * **** ****.

Paul Kozonasky

IPVMU Certified | 04/07/15 03:59pm

* *** **** ******* ********* **** * ********* ********* ***** the **** ******* - **** *** ***** ***** ** **? Guess ** **** ***.

Undisclosed #5

04/07/15 05:22pm

***** ** ** ***** *** ** *******? ;)

..,OnSSI ****** *** *** ** *** ***** *******, ***-** ***** and integrate their recorder into whatever higher end functionality exists in Occularis that they actually own...

******** ***** *.*. ******** **** ** **** *** * *********-**** product... ** *** *****, **** **** ** **** ***** *** recorder, ****** ** ******* ***** *** ** ****** ******* ****'*. They **** ** **** ***** *** ******* ***** **** ** they *** ****** *** *** ******** *** *********** **** **** gotten **** ********* ********* **** *** *****...

**** ******* ******* *** *** **** *****they **** ***** with an appropriately weighted stock swap... 2-12-2015

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 04/07/15 05:34pm

*** ******* ***** ** **? :)

"***** ** ***** ******* *** ***** ** *** ******* ***? Seriously, * ***'* ******* ***** ** *** *******, ***-******, *********** VMS *** *** ***** ** *** ******* *******."

***, ***, **** ********** ***** *** ** ** *** **** of * ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

04/07/15 05:27pm

* ****** ******** *** ********* ****'* **** *** ***** ***. I ***** **** ******* ****'* **** ** ***** ** *** good *******, *** **** ** *** **** ** ****** *** for ******* **** **** ******* *** ****** *** *********** *** off ****** & *****. *** ****** ** ***** ******** ***** have **** ** **** ** ****** "******" *** ***** ******** base ** ****** ********** ***** *** ****** ******** *** ********* the *** **** ** ******* -- *'** **** **** ****.

***, ** ***** ****'** **** ***** ******. * ***** ****** that **** ***** ***** ****** ** **** **** ******* ** this, *** *** *** **** ****, **'* * ******* *** OnSSI ** ******* ********* ***** ********** ** *********. ***** ** Mulli *** **** *** ******** ******* **** ***...* ******* ****'* be **** **** ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #9

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 04/08/15 12:25am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

04/07/15 07:06pm

**** ****** * ********** **** *********** *** ****, **** ** when **** *** ***** ********* *** ******** ****** *** *****. Having **** **** ***** ** ***** * ********** ** ******* so ** **** ** *********** ** *** *** ** *** works ***.

Rodney Thayer

04/07/15 08:44pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Rodney Thayer | 04/07/15 09:06pm

******* ***** * ****** ******, ** *** * **** *** a **** ***** ****** **** *** ** *********.:)

Undisclosed #5

In reply to Rodney Thayer | 04/11/15 05:47am

** **** ** **** ***'* ******** * **** ***** *********** camera ** *** ****.

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

Undisclosed Integrator #10

04/08/15 08:55am

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Undisclosed Distributor #11

04/08/15 12:33pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #11 | 04/08/15 12:43pm

*, **** ******.

****'* ********* ****'* *****. ***/*** ****** ****** *********'* *** ******* VMS ******* ** *********** *** **** ** *********'* ***** ********* revenue (***** ****** *** ** ** **** *** ******* * non ******* ****** ** *****). * ******** ** **** * while **** *** ***** *** *** *******.

** **** ***, *'** ****** **** ******* *** **** ***** actually *********** ** *********'* *******. ** *** **** ** **** IMS/IHS ******* *** ****** / ***...

***'* *** *** ********* :) **** *****, **** **** **** Axis *********.

***** ** ****, * *** ******** **** ***** / ********* should *** ***** ** ********* *** ***** *******. * **** to ******* **** *** ** ***** *********, ** * ****** how *** ***** **** ****.

Undisclosed Distributor #11

In reply to John Honovich | 04/08/15 09:07pm

* ***** **** *** ** ** **** **** **** ******* and ****** ***** ** ****** ********* **% **** ***** ** a ******** ****** ** ***** ** ***** ****** *****. ** the ********* **** ** **** ** ****** **** **** ** almost **** ***** ** ***** ** ****** ** ** ******* tied ** **** *** **** ** **** **** ******** ** the ****** ****. ** ***'* **** * *** ********** ** the ****** ***** *** **** **** ** ****** ** **** revenue.

** *** ******** **** * ***** ****** **** ***** ******** to ******* **** *** ** ********* **** ** ******* **** are ***** ** **** *** ****** ******* *** **** * way ** ********* ******** ** ****** ** **** *** **** all *** $$ ** *****.

* ***** ****** ****** ** *********** ** ***** **** ** good, ***** ****** ** ***** *** *********. ** ***** **** been * ***** *********** ** ***** *** ******* *** ***** both **** ** *** ****** **** *** ********* *******. **** way *** ***'* **** ** ********* ***** ******* **** **** end *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/08/15 02:09pm

****** **** ***** ** ***** *****:

"***** ***** ** ******** ***** ********** ******** *** *** ******* recorder, **** **.* ***** ******** ** *** *** **** *** additional ******** ***** *******. ***** *** *** *** ******** **** become **** ***** **** **** ** *** ****."

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/10/15 11:08am

**** ** ********** **** ******:

"******* *** *********** ****** **** *** ****** ** *** ******** markets ** *** ****: *** ****** ********* ** ****** ****** will ** *** ***** ** *** ***** ******** *** ******* their ******* ******** [*********] **** ****. ***********, ** **** ** able ** ***** *** *** ******** ** *** ******** ******** with *** *** ********** *** ****** ********. **** ***** ******* a ****-**** *********** *** ****** ** **** ** *** ******. OnSSI ***** ****** ** *** **********. ******** ** **** *** global *******. *** *********** **** *** ****** ** ******* ********* contact ******* ** ****************. **** ***** **’** ***** * *******, who ** * **** ***** *** ** ******* ** ****** in **** *******. ***** ** ***** *** ********** *********, **** companies *** ******** ********* ********* ** ***. ****** ******** ************* from **** *********** – **** **** * ********** *** **** a ************* ***** ** ****. **** *** *** ***** ** are ******** *** *********** *** ************* ** *** *** ******** and ****** *** **. * ****** ** **** ****** *********."

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