Verkada Sets Up Secret Company, Requires Partners To Buy Allegion From It

By Donald Maye, Published Mar 01, 2022, 09:17am EST (Info+)

Who is "Avenue Technology Solutions"? The company did not exist a month ago and Verkada partners are now being required to buy Allegion access control products from them.

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IPVM has verified that it is actually a Verkada entity, in disguise, though Verkada refused to comment.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

03/01/22 02:36pm

****** **** ******* *****'* **** **** aspect ** ********'* ******** ******* ** they *** ***** **** ***** ****** to ***** **. ** ** **** work *** ****** *** ******* ** they **** ***** *** ***** ** their ******* ***** ****. * ***'* know ********'* ******* ********, *** ** they ** ******* ************ ****, **** is **** ********* **** ******* **** direct ** ****** ***\** *** **** and *** **** ********* ** ** with **.

******* **** ******* ** * "***********" so ******* *** ****** *********** ************ channels *** ******* **** ******. **** would **** *** ************ **** ********'* traditional ************ ** ******* **** ******** they ***** *** ** **** ****. This ** ********** **** ** ******** is ****** ******* ******* ******* **** they **** ***** **** ************, *** Verkada ***'* ***** ** **** *** tens-of-thousands ** ***** *********** ************ **** to ******* *** ***** **** *** from ********.

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

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 03/01/22 05:10pm

*******, ** ******* ******** ***** *** have ******** ** ********. ** ** clear, * ***** ******** ***** ** less ****** ** ******* ***** **** only ********** ******* ****, ****** *******.

*** * **** ** ********* **** this *** ** * ********** ** Allegion's *****. ****** ** ** **, now **** **** ** ******, ***** they ***** **** ** ********?

******* ********** ** **** *** **** could ******* **** **** ** ********* the ****** *** *** *** ********** distributor, ** **** ******** * ******** dealer *********, ** ******* ***** **** get ************ ** ****? ******* ***** be **** ** **** ** *** paying ***** **** ********** ** ***** Schlage *****.

***, ****** *** *** ******** ****** with "****** ********** *********", ****** ***** undisclosed, ******* **** "****" *** ******.

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Travis Willis

03/01/22 02:47pm

******* *****'* *** **** *** ****** Allegion ********* ******** ******* ******** ***** they **** ******** *** **** **** a *** ****** ********* ******** **** are **** ******** ******* *** *****/**. My ***** ** **** ** ***** the ********** ******** ******* *** ** place **** ****** **** ***** **** suggested ******* ****** * *** ****** which ***** ** *********** ***********. *** Verkada *** **** **** ******* **** giving ***** ********* ****** *** **** executing * *********** *** ************ *** decided ** ** ** **********. **** would **** ** **** *** ******** separate **** ** **** ** *********** to *** **** ** *** ******. There ** ******* ***** *** ** happening **** *** **** **** *** realize **** ******* ******** ********* *** required **** ************* ******* ******* ******* strategies *** ********.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #11

In reply to Travis Willis | 03/02/22 10:21pm

** ***** ** **** ** ***** the ********** ******** ******* *** ** place **** ****** **** ***** **** suggested ******* ****** * *** ****** which ***** ** *********** ***********.

**** ****** ******. ***** *** **** been **** ******* ******** *********/*********. *** Tom ****** ** ********.

** **** *** ***** * *********** security ******** *********** **** *****/*******/*****, ** Intermountain, *******, ***... **** ****** *** Allegion *** *** ******* ** ***** so.

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Undisclosed End User #2

03/01/22 02:47pm

*****/***** **** ****** *** **** **** have **** ********?

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Undisclosed #3

03/01/22 03:07pm

*********** *******, *** *** *****:

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**** ** ****** ******** *** ***** domain ************ ***** ****. **** ****.*** "hides ***** ***********":

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** *** ***'* ***** ******* **** in *** ****** ******* *** **** get **** ** ****** **** ******** to *** ****** ********.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 03/01/22 03:37pm

*** "******* ** *****, ***" ** different **** **** *** **** *********. I *** ** *** ****** ************ many ***** *** *** ***** ******** a ***** / ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to John Honovich | 03/01/22 04:17pm

"******* ** *****, ***" ** *********

*'* *** ** **** ***** ****. Domains ** ***** ** * ******* of *******. *** ***'* **** *** anything ** ******* ** *****'* *******. I ***** **** ** **** *** GoDaddy ******* ****** ******* ***** ****. If *** *** *******'* **** ****** Protection ** **** ** **** *****, I ***** ** **** ** ********** by ******* ** *****. (* *****'* registered * ****** **** ******* ********, so ** ******** ***** ****** ****** correct **.)

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/01/22 04:21pm

************** ** ** ******** ****** ** hide *** **********'* ***********.

******* ** *** *** ****** ********, including ******* *** **********, ***** ** clear **** ******** ** **** ***** control.

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Honovich | 03/01/22 05:00pm

* ** *** ******** **** ******* wanted ** *** ** ******* ********** with **** ******, *** *** ****** registration ******* **** ***** ****** ** not *** **** ** ********* ** that. **** ** ***** **** ** verkada.com, ** ********.***, ** *****.***, ** calipsa.io, ** **** ***** *** ***** company **** ****** *** ***'** *** that ****** ****** ******* **** ** super ******. ** ** ************ *********** ****** *************.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 03/01/22 05:05pm

*** *** ****** ************ ******* **** being ****** ** *** *** **** of ********* ** ****

** ******, ** ** ***. ** presented ** **** * **** ** other ****** ** ***********.

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Honovich | 03/01/22 05:12pm

****** ****** ************ **** ** * standard ******** *** *** ****** ************, you ***'* *** **** ** **** kind ** ********* ** ********* ******, IMO. ********** ** **** ***** *********** is ** ****** ** ********** ** the ******* ********* **** **** ** the ***** ****** *** *** *******, it **** *** ****** ******** ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

03/01/22 05:23pm

** ****** *** **** *** ***** this, ***** ** ** ********** **** the ******* ****** ***** ******, ** will ****** ** *-* ****** ****** they *** *** ** *****. ****** of **** ** ****** **** ***.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

03/01/22 05:44pm

** ********** *** **** **** **** you *** ********** ******** ****** ***** and ******** ** ********* **** * third ***** ****** ****** *** ********* buy **** ******** ******* **** ***** party ****** ******* *** *** ******* distribution. ** **** ***** ** ** required **** *** ** **. ** is **** ** ************* **** **** has ********* ** ** **** *** firmware ** *** ***** *** ******** being ******** ** **** ****** ********.

******** **** **** *****/*********** ** ********* in ****** ***** ** * *** of * *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 03/01/22 05:48pm

** *** *** ****** ** ******** that **** ** "*********", *.*., "****************** *******:****"

** ** ****** **** *** **** up ********. ** ******* ** *********** yesterday *** ******* ** ******* ** explain *** **** *******.

*** ********* *** **** ******** ******* that ***** ***** ****** ******* *** not ******* ************

**, *** ** **** *****, ** is ******** ** ** **** ******* did ** ******** ** ****** ***** control **** ***** ** **** ****** from *** ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to John Honovich | 03/01/22 06:26pm

** *** *** ****** ** ******** that **** ** "*********", *.*., "********** ****** ** *******: ****"

************, ** ****** ******* ******* ** me, ******** *** ******** ****** **** way.

******* *** **** ****** * **** about *** ******* *** **** * have **** **** ** ****. *** could * **** *** ***** *** about *** ******* ** *******? *** look, * **** ***** **** ***** product ** ********** **** *** ******* in *** ***... ***** **** *** awful. ***** **** *** *** ***** of ********* ******** ********.

** ***** * *** **** **** knowing * *** ***** ** **** to **** ** *** ***** **.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 03/01/22 06:31pm

*** ***** * **** *** ***** way ***** *** ******* ** *******?

**** ** ****** **** **** ********* ways ** ******.

**** ** * **** ********** ***** of ********* **** ** *********** *** the ******** ******** ** ******* **** fair ******** ** **.

*** ** **** ****** ** **** details ****** ******** *********.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

03/01/22 06:05pm

* **** *** **** *** "***** here *** *****" **** *****'* *****.... Nothing **** ***** ******* **** **** a ******* **** *****'* *** *** you ***, **** *** **, *** has ***** ****** ** * *** pages ** ********....

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Shannon Davis

IPVMU Certified | 03/01/22 09:13pm

* ***'* ********** *** **** ***** "require" *** ** *** ***** ******* from ****. **** ****** ******* ********* will ********* **** *** *** ******* at *** ****** ******** ** *** the ******** ****** ** ***** ****** as ** ********** ********* ** ******** from ****. ** **** ***'* ****** need ** ******* **** *** *** the ***** **** **** ******* ** you ***'* **** *** *** ****** for * **** ******* *** *** increasing **** ***** ****** ******* *** didn't *** *** ******** ***** **** them.

** **'* ********* * ** ******* to *** *** ***** **** *** access ******* ************ *** *** *****. The **** ****** * ***** *** not ****** **** *** **** ****** is *** ** **** *****.

**** ******* ** ********* **** **** when *** ******** **** *** **** company *** *** ******* *** ******** lock **.

**** ** *** ******** ***** **** our ******* ** **** *** ******* on ** *** ********.

* ***** **** ** *******'* *** of ********** ** **** ** *** integrator *** ********* **** ***** ******. Maybe **** *** ****** ** *** wants ** *** ***** ****** ******* system ** **** **** ******* ******** into ***** ****** ***** ******!

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Jim FitzGibbon

03/02/22 01:43am

* **** * ***** ************ **** Allegion *** ** **** * ****** of ****** ******* ********* **** *** Allegion **** ********.

*** ******** ***** ******* ** ***** series, ** / *** ******, *** / **** ****** *** *** ******* series. ** * **** ******* *** access ******* ****** *** **** ******** by ******** ** **** **** *** access ******* ******. ***** **** ******** generally ****** *** ******** ***** ***** is ****** ******** **** **** ***** and ***** ** ****.

** *** ******* ****** **’* ****** simply **** ** *****. ** *** wireless ***** *** ** ** **** of * **** ******* ****** *** locks ****** ** ******** **** * Division ** ********** / **** *******. If *** ***** *** *** **** of * **** ******* ****** **** they *** ** ********* *** ******** 08.

** *** ***** *** **** ** an **** ****** *** *** ********* from **** ****** ***. **** **** have * **** ******* *** *** lock.

**** * ** ** ****** ** PACS ******* *** ***** **** ** provided ** **** ******* *** ******** Lock ************ ** ******** ******* **** of *******.

**** ** ***** **** **** ******* vs. ******** **** ** ***** ** be ********* **** **** **** *******. Some *** ******** **** *** ********* based ** **** ***** ****** **** up **** ***** *** **** *** dealer ******** ******* ***** ** ******* normal ********.

** *** *** * ***’* *** any ***** ** **** *** ** makes ** ******* ***** ** **.

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Undisclosed Integrator #8

03/02/22 03:32am

**** *** ****** .... ** ***** is **** ***** **** ** *** first "*** *******" ******* **** *** selling, *** **** ** ****** ************ less ****** ** ***** *****, ***** they ***** ** ****** ** **** the ******** ** ******* * ******** company **** ***, ******* ** ****** their *** ** ******** ************ ********** structures... ?

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Undisclosed Integrator #9

03/02/22 02:17pm

****,

*'* ******* ** **** ********* ** every ******** ******* *** ***** ** Verkada, *** **** *** *** **** pointed ******** **** ***'* ********* ******** in *** *******. *******, ** ***** like ***** ****.

******* **** ** ****** *******,******** ******** ** *** ******** **** It

********* * ******** ** ***** *** shadow ******* ** ***** - * get **** - *** *'* *** seeing ******** ********* *** ***********.

*** "********" ***** ** *** ********* through ******** ****** *** *******. ** you ****, **** ****** ******* ************* sell ***** ******** *** ***** ********, sometimes ******** * ******** ******* **** to *** ** ** *** ****** if **** **** *** ********* ******** through ****.

*******, *** ******* **** **********:

******* ** ***** ************************* **** *******'* ******* **** *** these ******** **** *******

*** *** ****** ******* **** *************? I'm *** **** ** ***** ** an ********, *** *** "*******" ***** is *** *************.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #9 | 03/02/22 02:22pm

****, **** ******** ***** *****. ** confirmed **** (*** ***********) **** ******* close ** *** *******, ** ***** Verkada ***** ** *** ******* *** not *******.

** *** ********* **** **** *********** is ****. **** **** *** **** published *** * *** *** ** Verkada ****** *** ******* ****** *** objected ** ******* ********** **** **** is ****.

*** **** **** ** ******, ** is ******* **** ******* **** ** with **** ******* *** ************, ** is ******** **** **** ******* *** if/when ** ***** **** ** **** update. **** **** ****?

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Undisclosed Integrator #9

In reply to John Honovich | 03/02/22 03:17pm

********** *****, ****** *** **********!

*'* **** ****** ******** [**** ** the *****] *** ***** **** ** know ***** *** ***** ** - if ***** ** * *********** ******* of *** *** ******* **** ********, other **-*** ***, ****** *********, ** if ***** *** ********** ** ******* Allegion's ***** *******.

******* ********** * ***-*********** ***** ** hardware ** ********** ***, *** ******** use ***** **** ********* *** ********** ********** **.

****: ** **** ** **** **** to ******* ** ***** ** ** simple ** "**** ** * ******* Allegion ********* ******..." ** **** *** initial *****.

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Undisclosed #10

03/02/22 05:44pm

**** **** **** ** *** ***** considered ****** **** ******* ** ****** Technology *********?

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

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Undisclosed Integrator #12

03/02/22 11:38pm

***** **** **** *****.!

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

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Craig Bruce

03/03/22 03:27pm

** *** *** ******** ** *** these ***** ******* ******* *** ** fact ******** ******* *** *** ************ network *** ***** **** ********.

***** ** **** * ********* ************ with ******* **** ***** ********, *** we **** ***** **** **** ** must *** **** *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Craig Bruce | 03/03/22 03:28pm

*****, ****** *** *** ********. ****, if ********, **** **** ******* **** said ***** "****** ********** *********"?

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Craig Bruce

In reply to John Honovich | 03/03/22 03:31pm

*** ****.

**** ** ******** *** ***** * am ******* ***** **** *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Craig Bruce | 03/03/22 03:33pm

** ******. ** *** **** ******** from *******, ****** *** ** **** and ****** **** ** *** ***** happy ** *** ***** *******, ** they **** ***** ** ******* ***.

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John Honovich

IPVM | 03/03/22 03:38pm

****** ***** *, ****

***, ******* *** ****** ****** *** website ** *** '* ******* *******' tagline ** *** ****:

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******* *** ***** *** ********* ** us, ** ** ***** ** *** have *** *********** **** **** ***** why **** ******* **** ******* *** why **** *** ** ***** ** exposed **.

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Shannon Davis

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 03/03/22 03:43pm

**** *** *** **** **** *** paying *********!!

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Shannon Davis | 03/03/22 03:50pm

**** * ***'* *****. * **** they *** ******* ****, ** ** message ***** ** (*) ***'* ** these ***** ** ****** *****, *** (2) ** *** ** **** *** you *** ******, **** *** ** to ** ***********. ** **** *** hurt ** **** **** ****** ** comment *** * *** **** *****, then ****** *** *******.

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In reply to John Honovich | 03/05/22 04:59am

** (*) ******, *** *********** ** (2) ******** ** ***** ** (*)

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