Distributor Favorability Ranked (North America)
What North American security / surveillance distributors do integrators favor the most? The least? 150 integrators rated and commented on the...
What North American security / surveillance distributors do integrators favor the most? The least? 150 integrators rated and commented on the...
A source for incredible deals, or too good to be true? In our Distributor Favorability Survey integrated shared their experiences and opinions on...
Manufacturers told IPVM what competitor they most respected. In terms of total revenue, Hikvision, Dahua and Axis are certainly tops but would...
Buy from Amazon, get delivery from ADI. What? Recently, we bought a part from Amazon and the shipment came from ADI. We dug into the...
ScanSource lacks the name recognition and branch outlets of its biggest competitors in security, companies like ADI, Tri-Ed and Anixter but how do...
Tri-Ed, owned by Anixter, far outranked Anixter, the lowest ranked company in our distributor favorability series. Still, Anixter's ownership did...
Axis posted strong numbers for Q1 2017, after having some challenges in 2016 (Q1 2016, Q3 2016). Inventory levels and overall spending show...
These are the top selling video surveillance distributors in North America, as reported by 150 integrator survey respondents. In this report, we...
Anixter's direct sales and integrator anger about it has been in the news recently: Anixter / Bosch Sells Direct to Amazon Anixter Touts...
A Dahua distributor in Europe claims that Dahua took over his top customers, revoked his distributorship status, and left him with a large amount...
IPVM has conducted favorability statistics for distributors, based on 100+ integrator responses, covering ADI, Anixter, Scansource, PSA, Tri-Ed,...
Amazon is not a security distributor, but they often have more stock, better prices, and faster shipping on certain components than many...
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82% of 130 145 integrator respondents say integrators should boycott Anixter, in response to Anixter / Bosch Sells Direct to Amazon. This is the...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago
The race to the bottom impact continues. Now, Everfocus, who used to be one of the larger budget providers, is shifting strategies after years of...
Hikvision has become widely available in the US, including on popular retail outlets like Amazon, with over 2,600 results: 4MP Hikvision outdoor...
ADI is battling their manufacturer partners, building up their own competitive house brand W-Box, while manufacturers still fund ADI's business...
ADI has reached a new low - literally.
Manufacturers and integrators are not the only ones challenged in the security market, distributors are also impacted, fighting to maintain margins...
40+ video surveillance distributors around the world told us what they see as the present and future of distribution. The key positive: solutions....
A China State Owned Company, Hikvision products are listed as "Made In United States of America" and for sale to US government agencies, despite...
By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago
Local distribution branches are a big differentiator for many integrators, as they facilitate quickly picking up supplies locally without having to...
Anixter's most frequently heard defense of selling to end users is that they used to do it, but not anymore. However, this was undermined by...
Milestone built up their NA distribution sales team in the past year, following building up their manufacturer rep network and then terminating...
The victim of the record-breaking botnet, Brian Krebs, is calling Dahua duplicitous in its statements about the Mirai botnet. He says Dahua should...
By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago
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