Re: What's the fate of Concord and NetworX

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 21, 3:28=A0pm, Effenpig1 <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Nov 21, 4:24=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Nov 20, 10:14=A0pm, Effenpig1 <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Nov 20, 10:16=A0pm, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
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> > > > "Effenpig1" wrote:
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> > > > > I seriously doubt UT doesn't already have a game
> > > > > plan coming into this purchase, somebody knows
> > > > > something.....
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> > > > I'm sure they do. =A0Years ago I contacted Caddx to ask if there wa=
s any truth to
> > > > the rumor that one of current panel series -- Ranger, if I recall c=
orrectly but
> > > > it's been a long time and I don't always recall correctly :^) -- wa=
s going to be
> > > > dropped. =A0I was assuerd there were no plans to do so... three wee=
ks before the
> > > > line was dropped.
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> > > > > I don't pretend to know whats actually involved in
> > > > > designing a "new'' panel. I just thought it might be
> > > > > possible to incorporate some of the better feature
> > > > > of one panel into the other. Maybe make the
> > > > > Concord programming a little more flexible, or a
> > > > > variation of the networx with a built in wireless
> > > > > receiver.
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> > > > Anything is possible and it is common practice to incorporate popul=
ar features
> > > > in the next design. =A0I've been peripherally involved in the desig=
n of one series
> > > > of fire alarm panels. =A0It was interesting discussing design detai=
ls with the
> > > > engineers. =A0I'm not an engineer but my company was contracted to =
write the
> > > > software so I got to sit in on these "round tables" every few weeks=
. =A0Lots of
> > > > fun and they also paid us (better still).
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> > > > --
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> > > > Regards,
> > > > Robert L Bass
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> > > It would put me in a very bad position if these lines were
> > > discontinued, I've been using GE products for my installs since 2002.
> > > I really doubt they would drop the Concord series. Even though I don'=
t
> > > think very highly of big slam install companies, Protect America for
> > > instance, they do move an enormous amount of =A0Concord and Simon
> > > equipment. It would seem like a mistake to chance losing that market.
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> > I could see them dropping the Concord and continuing with the NX
> > series, I like the Concord but those Caddx panels are far more popular
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> I always thought that, while the Networx is more robust, =A0a "true"
> security panel if you will, the Concord/Simon series was a higher
> volume product. This isn't the case?

the Simon IS by far a higher volume product than the Concord or NX
however the NX panel outsells the Concord by a large margin. The
Concord is a good panel, not as many programmable options as the NX
but just fine for most installations. Only bad thing about the NX
panels is the wireless appears to be more of a hack than a true addon,
I like the RF receiver/keypad tho