Distributors (142)

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China Direct / Aliexpress Favorability

A source for incredible deals, or too good to be true? In our Distributor Favorability Survey integrated shared their experiences and opinions on...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Most Respected Manufacturer Competitors 2017

Manufacturers told IPVM what competitor they most respected. In terms of total revenue, Hikvision, Dahua and Axis are certainly tops but would...

By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago Info plus reports label

ADI's 'Elves' Selling Direct on Amazon

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...

By IPVM Team - almost 7 years ago Info plus reports label

ScanSource Favorability Results

ScanSource lacks the name recognition and branch outlets of its biggest competitors in security, companies like ADI, Tri-Ed and Anixter but how do...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Tri-Ed Favorability Results

Tri-Ed, owned by Anixter, far outranked Anixter, the lowest ranked company in our distributor favorability series. Still, Anixter's ownership did...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Axis Posts Strong Q1 2017 Financial Results

Axis posted strong numbers for Q1 2017, after having some challenges in 2016 (Q1 2016, Q3 2016). Inventory levels and overall spending show...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Anixter Favorability Results

Anixter's direct sales and integrator anger about it has been in the news recently: Anixter / Bosch Sells Direct to Amazon Anixter Touts...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Dahua Distributor Bad Breakup

A Dahua distributor in Europe claims that Dahua took over his top customers, revoked his distributorship status, and left him with a large amount...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

CSC / Wesco Distributor Favorability Results

  IPVM has conducted favorability statistics for distributors, based on 100+ integrator responses, covering ADI, Anixter, Scansource, PSA, Tri-Ed,...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Amazon Distributor Favorability Results

Amazon is not a security distributor, but they often have more stock, better prices, and faster shipping on certain components than many...

By Brian Karas - about 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Boycott Anixter, Says 82% Integrators

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

Cut in Half, Everfocus Shifts Strategies

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...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Amazon Sales of Hikvision China Cameras

Hikvision has become widely available in the US, including on popular retail outlets like Amazon, with over 2,600 results: 4MP Hikvision outdoor...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

ADI Battles Manufacturer Partners

ADI is battling their manufacturer partners, building up their own competitive house brand W-Box, while manufacturers still fund ADI's business...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Distributor's #1 Challenge

Manufacturers and integrators are not the only ones challenged in the security market, distributors are also impacted, fighting to maintain margins...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

The Future of Video Surveillance Distribution

40+ video surveillance distributors around the world told us what they see as the present and future of distribution. The key positive: solutions....

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Distributor Offers Local Job Site Delivery

Local distribution branches are a big differentiator for many integrators, as they facilitate quickly picking up supplies locally without having to...

By Ari Erenthal - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Anixter Sales People Selling To End Users

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...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Shakeup of Milestone NA Distribution Team

Milestone built up their NA distribution sales team in the past year, following building up their manufacturer rep network and then terminating...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Dahua ‘Duplicitous’ Says Botnet Victim

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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