Pivot3 Moves From Video to Hyperconvergance

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Mar 15, 2016

A decade ago, Intransa and Pivot3 both hit the video surveillance market hard with big money and big claims for advanced storage offerings. Intransa died a few years ago and Pivot3 has gone back and forth with their focus. 

Now, Pivot3, with a significant acquisition and more than $50 million of new funding is clearly heading away from video and into 'hyperconvergence'.

In this note, we examine the changes in detail.

* ****** ***, ******** *** ****** **** *** *** ***** surveillance ****** **** **** *** ***** *** *** ****** *** advanced ******* *********.******** **** * *** ***** ****** ****** *** **** **** *** ***** **** ***** *****. 

***, ******, **** * *********** *********** *** **** **** $** million ** *** ******* ** ******* ******* **** **** ***** and **** '****************'.

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

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NexGen ***********

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$55M **** *** ~$*** ******* *****

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Excessive ******* ** ******** *********

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Pivot's *** ********* ***** **** **** *****

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Pivot3's *** *** ************

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Surveillance ***** **** *********

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Trend **** **** ***** ************

  • ****** ****, **** ******* ** ****, **** ** ** *** ******* focused ** ***** ************
  • *** ****** ******** ******* ********** **** ** ***, ******* ** ***** ************
  • *** ****** ****, *** **** *** ** ***** ********* *********, ******* ** video ************
  • *** *** **** *** *********** *** ******* ********** **** ****

No ******** **** ******

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Future *******

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****, *** ******** ****** *** / ****** ******* *** ************** ******** ***** ******** ** ******, ****** **** partners *** ***********.

** ******* ** ** **** **** ********** ****** *** **** to ***** ************, ***** ***** *****.

UPDATE - ***** **** ****

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** ****** ****** ** *** ** ******* ** ********* ** ISC **** **** ******** ** ******* ************.  ***** *** ****** did ***** * ******* *******, ********, ***** *** **** ************.  ** **** ** ******* ** see *** *** *** ******* ******** ***** *** ******** ******* failed, ********** ** *** *********** ***** ** ***** ******** **********. We **** ******* **** ******* **** *********.

 

Comments (12)

Undisclosed #1

03/15/16 04:20pm

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03/15/16 04:28pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 03/15/16 06:37pm

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03/15/16 09:27pm

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IPVM | 03/15/16 09:50pm

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03/16/16 03:03am

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 03/16/16 10:20am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

03/16/16 11:21am

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 03/16/16 11:40am

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In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 03/17/16 04:29pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Hal Bennick | 03/17/16 04:45pm

*** **** ****** ***** ****** *** ****** * ***** *** against ** *****

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 03/16/16 07:26pm

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