'Solution' Manufacturers Threaten Integrators
Author: John Honovich, Published on Dec 09, 2016
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Greg Hussey
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
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Damon Tarquinio
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
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Robert Shih
* *** ** *****, **** ***'* *** ************* *** **** in, *** *** ************ *******. ********** *** ************* "***********".
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*** *** *** * *** *** **** * ********** ** you *** *** * **** ***.
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Jon Dillabaugh
** * ***** **********, * ****** **** *** *** **** at ** ******* *****. ** ** **** *** ****** ****** that **** *** ******, *** *** **** **** ** ******* our ************ *** *****'* ******* ** **** ******. * ***** they ****** ** **** *** ***** ** ** ** **********, they ***** *********** **** ** **** **** *** ****** ** a ****. ** ********* ***** **** ** **** ********** ****. But, ** *** *** ****'* *****/**** **, * ***** *** him ******* **** ** *** ****** ** **** ******.
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Norm Dimick
*** *** **** ** *** "**** ** *** ******". *********** that ******* ** * ******-****** ****** **** ********** **** ***** business ** ***** ******** ****** ** *********** ******* ** ** the **** **** *** **** *****.
** ****** ***** ** * ******** ** **** *** ***********. Expect ****; ********** **** ***** **** ********** *** *************** *** have *** ******** ** ******* ****. ************ *** ************ **** deep ******* **** ****** ** **** ******* *** *********.
*** ****** ** ******** *********** ** ** ****** ******** **** it. ************* ** **** * **** ****** **** ** ***** take *** *********** * ****** ** ***** **.
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Undisclosed Integrator #7
** ** *******, ** *** **** **** **** * ******* integrator *** **** **** **** ******** *** *** ** *** a ****** ******** - ******** ******** *** ************* ***** ** your ******** - ** *** **** **** ** * *********** or ************ ** **** - **** *** ****** ** **** something **** ** ** *** ********.
********, ** *** *** * *********** ** ************ *** *** come ** *** ** *** **** ** *** *** **** all ***** ***** ****** - ********* *** ********* **** *** help ** ****** ******** *** ********* *******/****** ******* ***., ****** don't. *** *** *** ***** ** ******* ** **** *** have ********** **** ******** ** **** ** *********** **** ***'* know **** **** *** *****.
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Undisclosed Integrator #7
** ******** **** *******, * *** ****** ** **** * point. ******** ** * ************ ** *********** ******** ***** **** sales ** ** ****** *** ** *****, ******** ** * manufacturer ** * ************ ******** ******* **** ** ***** *** integration ***-***** ** *** ** ********. *** ******** ******** ** a *********** ** **** **** ** *** **** ** ******* bandwidth *** *******, * *********** ****** *** ** ********** **** kind ** ********. * *********** ****** *** ** ********* ** troubleshooting * ******, **** ******* * **** ** ** *******... My **** ***** ** *** ***** ****** ** * *********** coming ** *** ******* ** ***** *** *** *********, **** he *** ********* ** ******, ******* ********* *** ************ ******* - ********* ********** *** ******** (*** ** ****).
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
** ** ** ***** ** ********** ** * ***** ************ working *** * ************, * **** **** ********** **** ****** to *** *** ***** *** ********** **** *** ************. ** have ********** *** ********** ** *** ******* ***, ** ********* the ********** ***** **** ** **** *** ***-**** ****** ***** and *** **** ****** **** ***********. ** *** **** * network ** ****** ******* *********** **** ** *** ************* *** us *** ** **** ***** ** ************ ********** ** *** staff ** ****.
** ******* ** **** ***** **** * **** *** *** and ** *** **** **** ******** *** *** ***-****, *********** and *** ** ** *** ************. *** ** *** ******* with ******** **** *** ***-**** ** **** * ****** ************* what **** ****** **** *** **** **** ****** ****. **** we **** ***** ** **** **** *** ***** ******** ** doesn't ****** ***** *** ******** ***** ********. ** *** **** Loss ********** ******. **** ********** ******** *************** * ****-*** **** ********** ********. *** ************* ******** ** the **-***** **** ********** ********** *** ********** **** **** *** same **** ********** ****** ** ****** *********, *** ** *** have *** ********* ***** ** ****** *** *******. *** ** services ** * ******* ************ *** ********. ** **** *********** revenue ***** ***** ** ******** *** ******** ************* *** **********. So *** **** *** ***** ** **** ********** *** *** parties ******** *** *****.
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