Re: Brink's money talks.

[Jim Rojas <jrojas+tech-man.com>]

Makes good storyline though...maybe Stephen King will make a movie about it.

Jim Rojas



BDEBJ wrote:
> "someone" has no clue what they're talking about!!
> damn near every sentence in this "story" is untrue....
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> "Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Rumors:
>> In most of the market Brink's operates in it is simply a residential
>> burglar
>> alarm vendor as everyone knows. However, Brinks is now entering the world
>> of
>> small commercial business as well. In Dallas and Houston there are Brinks
>> small commercial offices that have opened. These units are successful in
>> the
>> market place. By Brinks selecting equipment known to be easy to install
>> and
>> program, Brinks seems to be finding a niche. Brinks is going to expand the
>> small commercial operation nationally. Florida is most likely the next
>> target. Because of the small commercial operation, Brinks can now add
>> Bosch
>> to the list of manufacturers under their financial influence. I believe
>> this
>> is mostly through the AEC line currently, but who knows what else is
>> coming?
>> Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!
>> Brinks is moving into the market of the integrator, albeit in a small way.
>> Unlike ADT where there are a list of angry customers too long to list,
>> Brinks seems to be doing well by taking small bites and gearing its
>> offering
>> to the low skill level of its workforce. Knowing what it has as a skill
>> set
>> to work with, Brinks insists on complete training for anyone involved with
>> the product. So instead of seeing where ADT has been to make new customers
>> out of ADT's angry customer base; following a Brinks small commercial
>> salesman could lead to sales as their customer base outgrows Brinks
>> offerings, or is simply too large out of the chute. Unlike the Brinks
>> burglar alarm panel market, so far what Brinks sells in small commercial
>> is
>> the same bill of fare as a regular dealer can offer. In this case AEC is
>> available through ADI, which is funny in a way since Honeywell offers its
>> own brand of web based access control.
>> Although Brinks in the residential marketplace is viewed with a suspect
>> rating, so far none of the big boys have too much bad to say about their
>> small commercial operation.
>> I wonder what legal torment is in store for the smaller dealers that get
>> an
>> old Brinks customer, for whatever reason. Unlike the residential market
>> Brinks makes its living from, there are some big boys like JCI, Stanley,
>> and
>> others that may pony up instantly when Brinks wants to go to court. It may
>> be time to find a good skirt to go hide under now, or set aside a couple
>> hundred thousand to keep them off you. In the meantime, and to Jim
>> especially "Noli nothis permittere te terere".
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