Police Buys FLIR at Costco, Industry's Worst Fear

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Mar 04, 2016

Integrators: cut your prices or your customers are going to go around you.

That is the lesson of a recent California police department whose choose a FLIR brand, Lorex, as their (at least temporary) jail solution.

***********: *** **** ****** ** **** ********* *** ***** ** go ****** ***.

**** ** *** ****** ** * ****** ********** ****** ********** whose ****** * **** *****, *****, ** ***** (** ***** temporary) **** ********.

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Integrators ****

*** ******* **** ******* ********** * ****** *** ** ********: ******, **** *****, ************ red **** - ****** ***** ********** **** ********** ********.  *********** who *** ** ********** ******** *** ****** **** ** *** process *********, ***** *********** *** **** ****** ** ******* ******** approved *** ****.  

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******: **** ****** ** ********* ** *********, ****** ** **** ****** not ** ***** ******** *** ** ***** * **** ** more, ** *** ******* *** *** "******" ****** ******* ** track.

Comments (40)

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 03/04/16 04:21pm

"** ******* **** *****, *** ******* *** ***** ********* ** a ****** **** ****."

** ** ******, '**** *****' *** ******** ** ******* *** those ***** ********* ******* ****. * **** ****** ** ********* the ***** ****.

Mike Weymer

03/04/16 04:21pm
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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mike Weymer | 03/04/16 04:24pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 03/04/16 04:29pm
***... ****'* ****, **** ****** ***** *** ****** ***** *** uniforms?

Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 03/13/16 04:33pm
* ***** - * ***** ******* **** *** ***** ******* bought ***** *** ** **** ** *** ****** **** *** most ******* *** ****** **** * ** * ***** *** at *** ** ***** ***. *** ** *** ****** **** time *** ** ******* ******* *** *******. ** ******** ** what *** ** **** ***** *?

Matt Ion

In reply to Mark Palka | 03/14/16 06:07am

* ***** ******* **** *** ***** ******* ****** ***** *** as **** ** *** ****** **** *** **** ******* *** brands **** * ** * ***** *** ** *** ** Tried ***

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

*****-***** *******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Matt Ion | 03/14/16 07:04am

** ******** ** **** *** ** **** ***** *[***]?

Steve Cobb

IPVMU Certified | 03/04/16 04:29pm

* *** **** *** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Steve Cobb | 03/04/16 04:31pm

*****, *** *** *********? ******* **** *** *** ******? *** well **** ** ****?

Steve Cobb

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 03/04/16 04:55pm

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*** ******** ******** ** **** ******* ****** **** ** ** issue *** * ****** **** **** **** **** $****. ***** there **** ********** ****** *** ****** **** ****** ** ** surveillance, ** ***** ** *** ***** ********* *********** ******* ** is * ************ ********. ****** ***** **** ***** ****** ** great ****** ******* ** ***** ******/*********** ******** *** ***** *** not. **** **** ****** ***** ** * ** * **** in **** ******** **** **** **** *** ** ******* *** run *** ******, *** ** * ****** ****** **** **** just ******* **. ******* **** ** **** ** ******* ** staff, *** ** **** ******* ** ****** **** **** *** it ** *** ******. ** *** ** *-* ***** ***** of ***** *******, ***** ******* ********** ** ****, *** ** court ***** **** **** ** *** ** ** ********** ***** down *** **** ******* * ******** ****. **** * **** by **** ** ** ***** ** ** ********, *** ******** and *****, *** **** ** ****** ***** ** ** ****** didn't ****** ** ******** ***** * ***** ***** *** ******** would *** ** ***** ** ******* * ********* ** ** was ******* ***** ****** ******* ****.

**** ** **** **** * *** ** * ********* *** works ************ ***** ***, *** ******* ********* **** ******** *********** about ******* *** *******. * ** ** ** ***** ** expert, *** * ** ****** **** ** *** *** ****** ways ** *** ****** ****.

Horace Lasell

In reply to Steve Cobb | 03/04/16 09:28pm

****** ********* **** **** **** ** ********** *** ******* ** learn *** ******* *** ********** *****-*********** ** *** ******. ***** you *** **** *******, ******* *****.

Undisclosed #2

03/04/16 05:01pm

** **** *** ****** *** * ****** ******, ********** **** and ********* *********.

*** ****** ****** ** *** ***** ****************** *** $** ******* ******, **'* ***** ********* ** ******** to.

** *** *** *********** ************ **** **** **** ***** ** far ******** **********, **** **** **** ********** *** *********** **** for *** '****' ******.

** ******* ** ** **** *** ***** ******** **** ** Costco, *** **** **** ***** *** **** ******* ***** *** they**********.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/04/16 07:28pm

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Kevin Nadai

03/04/16 05:13pm

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Undisclosed #2

03/04/16 05:14pm

******* *** ******* ** * "**** ******** ******" ****** ** much ****** **** "****** ****** ***"...

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Ari Erenthal

03/04/16 05:19pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 03/04/16 05:26pm

*************-********* ********.

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/04/16 06:02pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 03/04/16 07:30pm

*** **** ** **** *** ******** ** *** *** *** explain ******* *** **** ****** ** ***** ******* ***, **** as *** **** ** **** *** ******** ** *** *** and ******* *** **** ****** ** ***** ******** **** ***** on.

***, **** **** ******* ****** ** *** *** *** ******. This ** ** ********.

**'* *** *** **** ** ******* ****** *** ****** ******* of *** *****.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/04/16 07:36pm

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Billy Guthrie

03/04/16 05:28pm

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*********; *** ***! ***** *******! ***'* **** ***** *** ******* these.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/04/16 05:44pm

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Marty Major

03/04/16 05:47pm

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Billy Guthrie

In reply to Marty Major | 03/04/16 06:02pm

* ***** ** **** *** *** ******; *** ****** *** is ****** * ****** ****. *******, ** **********, ***** ******* could ******* **** ***** **** ** ******* *** ****** *** a ******** **** ** * **** ******. **** *****, *** successful ** ********** ** *** ***-**********?

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Marty Major

In reply to Billy Guthrie | 03/04/16 06:41pm

* ***'* ******** **** **** ********* - *** *** ***** in ** ***** ** ******** *** ****** ** **** ***** that ***** ***.... *** *** ***** *** ******* ********* *** Costco ***.... ** *** **** **** *** **** ******* *** building.... *** *** ******* '******* ** ** **********' *** *** purchase...ummmm - **** * **** ***********... ;)

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Marty Major

In reply to Marty Major | 03/05/16 05:41pm

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James Gowan

IPVMU Certified | 03/04/16 06:05pm

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Rodney Thayer

03/04/16 07:11pm

***** ** *** ***** ******** ************* ****. ***** ****** ******** government **************. ********* ***** ** *******. ***-*** ******* ***** ****** touching *** **** *********** ******. ******** ******** *** ****** ******** too. *** ***** ** *** **** *** *** ****** ** approvals.

"**** ***** ** *****?"

* *** ** ** ***** ***** ** ** ***** *** and ** *** **** **** ***** ***** ***, ****. *** painting * "****** *******, ****** **** **** ****" ** **** back ***** *** ** *** ***** ****...

**** *** **** *** ******** *** ***** ** ***** *** walls ** *** ********? ** **** *******? *** **** **** of *** ******** ** ***** *******? **** *** **** ******** agree?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

03/04/16 08:28pm

* ******** **** *

* ***** ** *** ****** *** ****** ** ***** *** system.

*** *** ***** ****...

*****://***.*****.***/****/*****/*****-*********-*******-****-*******-*********.****

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 03/04/16 08:41pm

********* **** ***** ******** ******* *** ******* '****' ***...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 03/04/16 08:48pm

*, ******, **** ***** ***** ** **** **** *******. **** system **** ** '***** *** **** ******* ******* **** ****', what???

******* ***** **** *******, *** ** **** *** *** ** embedded:

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

03/04/16 08:29pm

** ******** ** *** $*** *** *** ******, ** *** time *** *** ***** ** *******. *** ***** ***** ***** that ** **** **** **** * ******, * **** *** required, ***.

** ******, **** *** ******* *** ***** ******* ********** ****, etc. ** **** *** **** ******* ** ** ****** ***** a ****** ** ***** **** *** **** ** ** * weapon...

Michael Goodwin

03/05/16 04:22am

*'* *** ********* ******** **** ***** ***** **** ** **** and ****... **** ****** ***'* **** ** *** "**** *****" for * ******* ** **** ** *** ******* * ******, so **** *** ** **** ***** *********** *** **** **** to ** **** ** **** ** *** ********** **** *** best ** *** ******** *** *** **** ** :)

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Matt Ion

03/05/16 06:23am

* ***** * ***** ****** ** **** ** ********* ***** off *** ***:

*** ******* **** ******* ********** * ****** *** ** ********:delays, **** *****, ************ *** **** - issues often associated with government projects. Integrators who bid on government projects are likely used to bid process paperwork, price sensitivity and long ****** ** ******* ******** ******** and paid.

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Matt Ion | 03/05/16 04:22pm

...**** *** **** *** ******* ****** **** **** ****** ***... then ***** *** *** ****** **** ******* ** * ******, or **** **** **** ** ***** ** * "******".

******, *** ****** *** ** **** ****** ** "***** *** skookum" ****** **********...

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/05/16 03:56pm

** *** *** ** *** *** ***** ***'* ****** *****, period.

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

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

** **** **** ******* *** *** **** *** ***** **** money *** ********, ********, ***., ****'** ***** ** *** ****.

********** *** ************ **** ******** *** ***** *********.

***** *** ***** **** *** *** *** ******* ** * fraction ** *** **** *** ********.

** ******** **** ****** **********...***** ** ***** ******* *********** ** seconds.

Brian Anderson

IPVMU Certified | 03/05/16 09:31pm
$** **** ***** ******* *** ****** **** *** *** ****** turned **** ******.
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Billy Guthrie

In reply to Brian Anderson | 03/06/16 02:59pm

* ***** **** **** ***, ***, **** ****** * ******** here ** ******, * *** *** ****** *** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/05/16 10:12pm

**** ** **** ***** ********** ************ **. **** ** ************* controls ** *******.....

******* **** ** ****** ** *** ****...******* **** *********** ******* will ******* *** *** **** *** **** ****'** *** * real ****** **...

**** ***** **: ************(** **** ***** **) ** **** *********** facilities...

Undisclosed End User #5

06/04/16 05:54pm

****....*** ****** ***** ******** **** **** **** **** **** ** find ***** *** ******** ********. ******** *** *** ***** ******** the ***** ***-*** ****** ** **** ******. *'** **** ******* a **** ****** ****** ** ** **** *** *** ******. It ** **** ******** ** *** ***** ***** ******* *********.

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**** *** * ***** *** ******** ** *** *** ****** on *** ******* ********. *** *** ********** ** *** ** common *****.

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Best Manufacturer Perks on Jul 07, 2017
A decade ago, the best manufacturer perk was likely a trip on the Pelco jet: But the Pelco jet is long, long, long gone. What types of perks...
Hikvision USA Hires VP of Business Development on Jul 05, 2017
Hikvision USA is expanding again, this time in its drive to move up market to larger integrators and end users. In this note, we analyze...
PTZ Usage Declines 2017 - Statistics on Jul 03, 2017
PTZ usage is declining, now at ~6% of all cameras integrator use, down from ~10% of cameras used in 2014, according to new IPVM...
Distributor Favorability Ranked (North America) on Jun 29, 2017
  What North American security / surveillance distributors do integrators favor the most? The least? 150 integrators rated and commented on the...
Top 5 Improvements For Manufacturer Sales People on Jun 28, 2017
Manufacturer sales people are very important to integrators, but it takes more than just punching a clock to be successful and truly valuable to...
Manufacturer Sales People Are Very Important - Statistics on Jun 26, 2017
IPVM's new integrator statistics show what sales people say regularly: Sales people are very important. From 150 integrator...

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Axis Door Station Tested (A8105-E) on Jul 19, 2017
Axis continues their push into niche markets, especially audio, with network speakers, an IP horn, and video door stations. We tested Axis'...
Manufacturer Favorability Guide on Jul 19, 2017
This 120 page PDF guide may be downloaded inside by all IPVM members. It covers our 20 manufacturer favorability rankings and 20 manufacturer...
$8 Billion Utility Georgia Power Enters Surveillance Business Offering Avigilon And Genetec on Jul 19, 2017
Utilities are typically considered major customers of surveillance integrators but one utility, Georgia Power, with $8+ billion in annual revenue...
Knightscope Laughs off Robot Drowning on Jul 18, 2017
A day after a Knightscope robot drowned, Knightscope has issued an 'official statement' making fun of the issue: The implied message is that...
Microsoft Video AI Cloud Services Examined on Jul 18, 2017
Microsoft has released one of the most amazing video analytics marketing videos ever. In it, they detect oil spills, track individual people giving...
Hikvision USA Head of Cybersecurity Exits on Jul 18, 2017
Hikvision USA's Head of Cybersecurity has exited the company. In this note, we review the move, share Hikvision's feedback and examine the...
'Suicidal' Knightscope Robot Drowns on Jul 17, 2017
Knightscope continues its hyper growth, at least when it comes to controversy, this time with a 'suicidal' robot in Washington DC. And here is...
March Networks Company Profile on Jul 17, 2017
March Networks was one of the most well-known video surveillance manufacturers of the 2000s. In 2012, March was acquired by Chinese / American...
Milestone Beats OnSSI In Court on Jul 17, 2017
The litigation between former partners Milestone and OnSSI has finished, confirmed by both parties. In April 2016, OnSSI sued Milestone and in...
Power For Burglar Alarms on Jul 14, 2017
In order to operate, alarm panels require the high voltages found in electrical outlets be converted to the low voltages they run on. In this...

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