Sentry Enterprises Raises $13 Million, Invests In XCore
Sentry Enterprises, best known for its embedded fingerprint access cards, is using $13 million to form a strategic partnership with one of its key suppliers, XCore Technologies.
Based on conversations with company President and CRO John Calzaretta, we examine the impact of the XCore partnership, what it means for Sentry, and Sentry's long-term outlook.
Sentry **********
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XCore **********
****** ****** *********** ****** ** ***** Technologies *.*.,* ***** *********** *** ********* ****** ** ********.
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* **** ***** *** ** **** things **** *** ** ****** ** other ****** ***** *********** *** ********** equipment, ***** ****** *** **** ************* use ******* ** *****, ******, *** aesthetics.
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***** ****** ** '********** ***********' ************* and ********* **** *****, ******** **** suppliers*** (******)******** (*****)*** *** ******** *** ****** ******** to ********** *******.
Sentry: **/**** ****** ******** ****** *******
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