Why PSIM Will NEVER Be Popular

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jun 15, 2015

How do you like this vehicle?

***, ****, **** ** *****, ******** *** *******, ***** **** - *****'* **** ** *********.

***, **** ** *** **** **** ******?

***, * ********* *** ****** ******** **** * *** ** sense.

* ***** *** ***** *** ** *** **** ** * regular *** *** **** ** *** *** ********* '********', **** ** not ***** ** **** ****:

PSIM ** *** ********* *** ** *** ******** ******** ********

**** ** ** ***, **** ** *** ********* *** ** the ******** ******** ********. *****'* **** ** ********* ***** ** and **** **** *** ***** **.

***, *** ***** **** *** *** ****** ** **** ******** enough ********, **** ** *** '****' ******.

PSIM's ********

*** ******** *** **** *** *** **** ** **** **** years *** *** **** ** *** **** ** **** *** years **** ***.

********** ******: ***** *** ******** ** ********* ****** *****, ******, *********, etc. ** **** **** **** ********* **** **** **** ** these *** ** *** **** ** ***** ** **** *** 'sophisticated' * **** ** ** **** ** *** ******* ***** existing ******* **** **** ******* **** ******** ** ********* ** millions ***.

************* ******* ** **** ***********: **** ***** *** ****** ********** ************* *** ******* ** ******** their ****** ** **** **** *** ******** *********** **** ***** systems. ****, **** ***** **** **** **** ****** *** ** would ********* *** ********* ************'* ********* ** **** ****** ***** from ***** ******** ******** (*.*., **** ********* *** **** **** the **** ** *** ***** ***** ******* *** *********).

**** *****, **** ** *** '******' ***** *** ***** ** large ************* (*.*.,****,****,******, ***.), ****** ***** ****** **** **** **** ********* ** allow **** ***********.

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

*** ***** *** ****** ******** **** ***** **, ********* ******* will *** ******** ******* ************ ** '****-*****' **********, **** ******* levels ** *********** *** ************* *****. *** ******* **** ****** **** other ***** ***** ******* *********** *** *** ****-******* ****** ***** they ******.

PSIM **** ****

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

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

Give ** **

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

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

**** ******** **** *********. **** ********** ***** *********** ** *** exist. *** ** **** *** **** *** ** *** **** that ** **.

Comments (28)

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Jonathan Lawry

Trecerdo, LLC | 06/15/15 06:02pm

******* **** **** ** **** **** ***** ***:

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***** * ******** ** ********, ** *** * ************ ************ about **. **** ** **** *** *****? ****, *** * think ** * ******** ****** ******* ** *** * ****** going ******* **:

  1. ** * "*****" ** *** ** ***** *******, ** ** a ********** *******. ** ****, ** ** ****** ***** ** be * ***** ******.
  2. "*****" **********. *******, *** ****** **** ******* ******** ******** *********** is * "****", ** *** ** *** **** ****** **, to * ********, ** ********* **** ** ******** **** * PACS ** * ***?

Greg Cortina

06/15/15 08:15pm

**** ******* * *** ************* ** ** ******* ******** ******* to ******** * ****. ** *** * ******** ********** ******* out *** ******** ***** *** ***** ** *** ******* *********** who ***** ** *** ****** ******** *** *** *****.

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

**** ******** ******* ***** ***** ******* ** *** ** ***** bring ******** ******* ******** *** ******* ******** ** *** ********** later ******* ******** ****** **** *** *****. ** ** *******, this ******* ******* *** ***** *** *** ******* ****** ******* products ********* ** ******** *** ** ***** ***** *** ********* to *********. ** *** ******* ******** ** * ****** ******* of **** *** ********** ** ************ ***** **** ********. **** products ******* ***** ***** ** *** ** ********* **** * strong **** **** *** ********* ********* ************ ***** ** ****** managed ****** ******** ****** **** ** ********, ****, *********, *****, intrusion, ****** ****, ****** *******, ***** ********* ****** *** ****. Some ******* *********** ** *** ********* ** ********* ******** *** operators ** ****** * ******** ****** ****** ********. ******* ******** cycles *** **** ****** *** ******* *********.

* ***** ***** *** **** *** ** ** ********* ****** dispatch ***** **** ****** *** ***** ***** ** * ******** event *** **** *** *** ******* **** *** *** ********* "NOW" **** ******** ******* **** **** ***** ******* **'* **** to ***** * ***** ** ***** ******. **** **** ****......**** are ********* ** ******* *** ********. * ******* ** ***** in ** ********* *******. **** ******* ** ********* **** *** can't/won't/aren't ***** ** ****** *** ****** *** ** ***** *** back ** ****** ** ** ****** *** ****** ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Greg Cortina | 06/16/15 12:19am

** **** *** ******* ****** *** ********* *** *** *** by *** ****, *** ** *** ****** *********** **** ** actually ********* ** ****?

Greg Cortina

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/16/15 12:31am
******* ********* *** **** ****** *** *** *** **** * heard *** ***** **** **. ******* ******** **** **** ********* but ** ********* ** ****** ** *** *** *****.

Richard Ramsowr

06/15/15 08:16pm

* ******* *** ********* ** ********'* **** ****** ***** **** being ***** **** ** ********* ****** **** "********* ******** & Information **********"

**** * *****'* **** ****** ** ****!

** ****'* *** **** ********** *** ********** ** **** **** PSIM?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Richard Ramsowr | 06/15/15 08:24pm

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

********* ** **** *****, *** **** ******** ********** ** **** that ****** ********** *** *************:

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

** ***** *****, ****** ** ******** ********** ** *** ********* du ****.

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Hans Kahler

06/15/15 08:25pm

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

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Michael Silva

Silva Consultants | 06/16/15 12:33am

****,

***** *******. *** **** ******* ** * *** ** *** major *********** ** ****. **** *** * *** ****:

  1. **** ****** ************** *** ******** ***** **** ** ** ********* using *** *********** ******** ** *** ********** *******, *** ******* the ****. **** ***** **** *** ** ********** ********* ** the ********** ****, *** *** ** *** ************* ****. **** is * **** ************** *** ***-***** *** ***** **** **** are ******* * ***** ******* ******.
  2. *** ********** ************ **** ** ******** ** ** ********* *** upgraded. **** ******** **** ******* **** *** **** "******" **** connects ** *** *********** **** ** ********, ********* ******* **** of ********* ** ******* *** *******.
  3. *** ******* *** ** *** ******** ******* ******* ******** ** the ***** ******* ******* *** ** *** ** *** ******* being **********. *** *******, ** *** ****** ******* ****** ******** global ****-********, *** ******* *** *****'*, ******* *** **** **** the ******* ****** ***'* **** ****** ****-********.

* ******* **** ***** ****, ******* ** *** ******** ******* blog (*** **** ****** ***** ****) ****** ****** *** ****** up **** *** "****" *******. ** **** *** * *** lively ******* **** *** ***** ** ** *** ****** ** PSIM. ** *** * ******* ******** **** ** *** **** could ** ****, ******* **** *** **** ********* **** **** a ****** ***** ** **** *** **** *** ********, *** for * ********* ** ***** ******** ******* ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

06/17/15 12:38pm

***** ******* *** *** ** ********. **** *** ** ***** the ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

06/18/15 12:40pm

**** ***** **** **** ********'* ******** **** * **** ** it ************ **** ********** ************* ** ******* ** ****** ** buy ******** **** ********** ********. *** ***** ** ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 06/18/15 01:29pm

* ** **** ***** ** ******* *** ***** **** ****** that *** * ***** **'* * ****** ********. ****** ******* case ********** ******** ** *** **** ********* **** **** ** that's * *** ** ***** ***** ** ***** ** *** do *** ****** **** *** ** **. ****, *'* ** surprised ** **** ***** **** *** ***** ** **** ********** that **** **** ********** ******** ********* *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 06/18/15 02:10pm

** *** **** ******* ** *** **** ** ****, ** is ** ***** ** *** ****** ** ***** **** ** provide. ** ** *** ***** *** **** ********** **** ** the ******* ** ***** *** **** ***** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/18/15 02:17pm

"** *** **** ******* ** *** **** ** **** .... It ** *** ***** *** **** **********"

**** *****.

*** ******** **** ******* - *** *** *** *** *** cost ****? *** ****, *** **** ** **** *********** ******* while ********** ***** (*.*., *** ****** ** ********* ***** / buying **). ** ******, **** ****** ** **** ** *** core ******** - *** ****** ** **********, ****** ***** **** hard *** ************ *** ********* **** ********* *** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

06/18/15 02:14pm

**** ** *** (******) ********* ****, *** *** *** *** PSIM *********. **** **** *** ********** ** *** **** ****** manufacturers ** *** ******** ************ *****, * ** *** *** any ******** - **** ******** ******* ***. ** *** **** 10+ ********** **** * ***** *** ** ********** *** **** them ** ******** ***** ** ******* *********, *** *** *** rely ** ****** */** ** ****. ***********, ***** **** ********* are *********** ******** ********, *** **** * ****** *** ********* understands ******* *** *** ** **+ ********* ********* ** ****.

** *** *** *** **** ** ** ******** - ** interface ***? **** ** ** *** ******* ******* ** ** our ********* *****. ******** *** ********? **** ****.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 06/18/15 02:20pm

"* ** *** *** *** ******** - **** ******** ******* IMO"

*** ******* ** **** *** ******** *** **** '***' *********. For ****, ******* *** *** **+ ********** *** ***** ******** or **** ** ******** ** ******* *******, ** **** ****** can ******* ******** * ******* **** ** *** ****. ***/**?

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to John Honovich | 06/18/15 02:29pm

-***

* ***** **** ***** **** *** **** **** ***** *** budget-driven ********* **** **** * ***** ************ *** ** ****** control ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to John Honovich | 06/19/15 07:34pm

* ***** **** *** ****, ****. * ***** **** *** that **** **** ** *** "***" ********* *** *********** *** long **** **** ******* ** *****-****** ******* *********** ****** ****** minimizing *** ****** ** ************ ***** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 06/19/15 08:53pm

*, ***, *'** **** ********* ***** ***** *** ***** **** quote *** *******, "* ***** ** **** **** *** ******* all ** *** *, * ** *."

** **** ******* *** *** ** ******* ** ****** ** they ***. **'* * ***** ****.

Undisclosed #5

06/18/15 02:41pm

*** *** *******, ** *** *** **** **** *** ****, what *** ****'* ******** ************** **:

  1. *-*-*-*
  2. *-***
  3. (*)*** **** *** * **** (**********)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 06/18/15 02:44pm

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

********:

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Robert Baxter

06/19/15 05:44am

*** **** ****** *********, *** **** ******* ****? ***** *** simple ****** ******* *** ************ **** *****. ***** ** *** proof?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

06/19/15 04:40pm

*** ***** ** ****** *** *******. ***** *** ********* ******* iterations ** *****-****** ************ ***** **** ***** ** ******* ********* on *** ***-**** ********.

**** ****** ** * **** ***** ***** **** *********** ** lots ** ******* ***** **** ***** **** ** ******* ****** methods ** "*******". * ********* ***** **** *** **** ****** have ***** ***** **** * **** ****** **** ** ********. However, **** **** ** ********* *** **** **** ******* ** their ******** ** *** **** ** *** ****-*** ******* *** administration *** ******** ** **** **** **** ******** *** ***** to ****** ** * ******* **** ***** *********** ******** *** number *** ****** ** *********** ********.

Steve Mitchell

06/19/15 07:45pm

**** ******* ****** **** ** **** ********. **** ** *** days **** ** **** ****** ** ****** *** **** ** were ***** ** ** ***** ****. *** ****** ******** **** at *** **** *** ** ** * ********* ********** **** they ** **** ** ******** **** **** ****** ** *****. They **** ********** ** *** ******* *********** ******** *** **** the **** ** ***** ********** ** ********** *************. *** *** just ***** **** *********** *** **** ********, ‘***** *******,’ **********, lots ** *********. **** ** **** *** ******* *********** ******** arrow ** ***** ******. *****’* ********* **** * ****** **** tactical--we **** ****** ** ***** *** *********** **** ***** *** that *** ****/****** *********** **** ***** ***** ****** ** ********* systems. ***** *** * ****** ******* ** ** *** ************ use ***** ** *** *** *** ** ****** ** ****** to *** ****. ** **** ***** ** **** ******* ** the ***** ***** ******** ** * ***** **** *********** ** one **** *** *********** ********** ** *** ***** ****.

**** ******** **** ***** ** ***********. **** ** *** *** possibilities, *** *********** ** *** ************, ***** **** ** *** product ***** ***** *** *****, ****** ** ‘*******’ **** *** of ****. *********, ** **** **** * *****-**-***-*-**** ********** ** deciding ** ** *******.

** * ******** ************** ** ****’* ******** **. ********** *********** frameworks ****** **** **** ************ ****** *** ****** ******** ****** that *** ** ************ **** ******** **********. *** **** *********** frameworks (**** **, ***** **** ******** ****), *** *** ****** of **** **** **********. **** ***** ***** ***** *** ***** for * ****** ** *******: **** ** *********, **** ** sufficient ******** *******, ****** **** ** ****** **** **** ******** the ************. **** *** ****** ***** ****** ********* ** *********** implementations *** ****** ** *** ***** **** ********. ******* ****** customers ** **** ** ******* **** **** **************, *****’* ** market.

Undisclosed #5

06/19/15 07:54pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/06/15 07:20am

**** (** *** *************** ***** ** ****) ** *********** ******* *** **** *******:

“**** ** *** *** ***** **** *** ***** **’** *******; PSIM ** *** ***** *********** *** *** ***** **********,” ** says. “***** *** ******** ***** ** **** * ****** ****, there **** ******** ** ** ********* ***** **** **** ** and ***’*. * ******’* ** ********* ** * *** **** emerged ****** *** **** *** ** ** ******.”

Undisclosed Integrator #7

09/09/15 01:50pm

** ********* *** * **** **** ******** ** ***** ** Sureview ** ** ***** ********** ** *** ********* **********. **** had * ****** ******* ** **** ** ** ***** *** Cloud ******* ***** ***** ******* ** **** ** *** ********** version, ***** **** ******* *** *** *********** **. ** *** is *** ***** ********** *** ******** ******** ********* **** *** website ** *** **** ****** ********** **** **. *** ***** any ***** ********* **********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 09/09/15 01:57pm

*, ** *** ***** ***** **** *** **** **** **** and *** ********** ******* **** ******* **********? ** **** *******? It ****** *****?

**** ****** ** *** **** ** *******? **** ***** ** be *** **** ****** **********? *** ** **** *** * guard **** **?

Undisclosed Integrator #7

09/09/15 02:07pm

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

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