Its funny You post This as I Was about to create another one just for what I found..
A shop that has Panasonic as a staple for most of what I take care of, 2 things need to happen....
One: upper management need to go its not the 1990's or 2000's any more. I dont care what to you do with them but they are the reason Panasonic cant even get to the arena to compete and still stuck in the parking lot looking for a parking spot. You need a leader who has free reign to completely overhaul your security division in operation and end goals. other wise continue to OEM your cameras out into obscurity.
Two: Stop with redundant products. ASM software was garbage that is why you bought Video Insight. but yet you invest in VI and ASM version 3 ? seriously. Vi went from average to very good after you bought it and invested in it. ( yes its not the best software but it now stable good, not excellent, and has come a long way.) ASM software still builds on the way people did VMS software 10 years ago, which is the way every one is moving from now. just stop let it die and send your ASM people to VI to learn something. and cameras you have 5 different 1080p domes that all overlap in price and capability, Why? no one has an answer for that do they? I get the slow move for more Pixels due to 4M being really iffy right now and 4K being really expensive to do. But you dont need 5 different models in the same exact class you need one or two at most. You would save enough money to invest in new tech to improve your security division with something practical like HD analog with or without Encoder support, or getting the same quality you get with 1080p 6 series on a 4M cameras( which would be miracle let alone market changer), Analytics ( which at this point is still like the people begging for money for a cure to cancer for the past 40 years), and other things.
here is novel Idea how about you have one 1080p indoor camera dome and when the chip set is updated you phase that one out and bring in the new one. I know, I know it sounds crazy, but I think it will be okay.
Panasonic is like that guy who has everything he needs to be successful but Fails to execute when it comes time.