India: Security in High Demand

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India's GDP growth rate is the world's second highest, after China. With the government pushing aggressively for more liberal trade practices, India continues to attract foreign investments. The global economic meltdown may pose threats to some, but the security business in India will continue to grow as demand and awareness for security and safety increase.

Global Digital Surveillance Forum (GDSF) China Highlights Central Management Systems

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The 2008 GDSF China seminars explored smarter security solutions, such as intelligent buildings, as the trend toward situational awareness heated up worldwide.

Insight on Asian Network Camera Market

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The rise of IP heralded the age of networked surveillance. At the edge are network cameras, stalwart sentinels ready to capture images. ASMAG.com talked to several Asian vendors about their solutions and how they fit into surveillance for the future.

Consolidation Strengthens Security

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There are two major forces reshaping the security and safety industry. The first is a rapid consolidation process that is inevitable but is particularly powerful when any business is young, immature and growing fast. The second is a heady cocktail of converging technologies from the fast-growing Web services, IT and digital electronic industries that have only been introduced to our industry in re

Integrating Technology, People and Procedures

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Batsheva Genut Iluz, Vice President of Business Development at the Sdema Group, discussed effective security solutions at GDSF China.

Australia's Diversified Market Sustains Steady Growth

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The Australian security market imports some technical know-how, but adapts solutions to fit its unique needs.

FIFA 2010 Reinvigorates South Africa Market

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The South African economy is expected to reverse downward growth trends in the run up to the 2010 FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup.

Korea Strives to Battle the Depression with Development and Marketing Strategies

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As the subprime and financial crises boil over from the United States to the rest of the world, fears of how these could affect the security business continue to rise in Asia. Despite ambivalent forecasts and fierce competition from China and Taiwan, Korean manufacturers are finding their way out of these challenges.

Array of Projects Underway in Malaysia

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Like Thailand, Malaysia faces issues to do with bureaucracy and its ethnic population; the latter to a lesser degree than Thailand. However, new infrastructure, whether government-sponsored or private, is always being built.

Southeast Asia Sees Varied Growth

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While Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia surge ahead, their fellow, ASEAN nations face slower or uncertain growth. ASMAG.com takes a look at the Southeast Asian markets in general before focusing on specifics.