Panasonic Buys VMS Manufacturer VideoInsight

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 03, 2015

Another VMS is acquired.

Another mega company buys a VMS.

Following the 2013 Tyco acquisition of Exacq and the 2014 Canon acquisition of Milestone, now Panasonic has acquired VideoInsight.

In this note, we provide feedback from VideoInsight's founder and Panasonic management, analyze the deal's potential for Panasonic and what this further signals for the future of the surveillance market.

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Comments (24)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

02/03/15 06:17pm
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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/03/15 06:21pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/15 08:42pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 02/03/15 09:01pm

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02/03/15 06:54pm

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 02/03/15 09:06pm

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02/03/15 10:06pm

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IPVM | 02/03/15 10:35pm

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IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/15 10:45pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

02/04/15 07:02am
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Undisclosed Integrator #4

02/04/15 02:42pm

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 02/04/15 03:13pm

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Ricardo Souza

IndigoVision Ltd | IPVMU Certified | 02/04/15 03:18pm

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IPVM | In reply to Ricardo Souza | 02/04/15 03:55pm

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Ricardo Souza

IndigoVision Ltd | IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 02/04/15 04:14pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/15 03:46am

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

02/04/15 08:52pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 02/04/15 09:02pm

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Andrew Chapman

02/05/15 09:16pm

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Mark Jones

In reply to Andrew Chapman | 02/06/15 02:13am

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Andrew Chapman | 02/06/15 06:46am

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IPVMU Certified | 03/29/15 09:04pm

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