Technology Trends: IP, Cloud and Intelligence

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IP Fallout IP offers tremendous benefits, but presents a high technology threshold to cross over. “The market is highly fragmented,” Holtenhoff said. “As the world moves to IT-fication, we're going to see shakeout.” Scaling the IP learning curve can be lucrative but difficult. “Since the cost of entry to IP-based security is higher than it used to be with analog, there will be fewer players i

Service-based Approach to Stay Competitive

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The past 10 years of security have been predefined by Sept. 11, 2001. A tremendous boom with double- or even triple-digit growth took place until the recession dampened the market's giddiness. With market uncertainty, what's next for the coming 10 years? We find out more from Security 50 participants, along with industry players who are not at liberty to disclose physical security sales.

Targeting Emerging Markets and Innovations

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Targeting Emerging Markets The seemingly recovering yet shaky global economic conditions required security companies to tighten their belts. Top performers found success in emerging markets, and aimed to increase market presence in these regions through partnerships, acquisitions or new offices. Assa Abloy saw 2 percent growth in EMEA in 2010, up from a -12 percent drop in 2009. The Americas

Ways to Survive in Recession

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Growth picked up significantly in the latter half of 2010, allowing the security industry to take a few gulps of fresh air amidst the suffocating effects of the recession. While the transition to IP-based security and the demand for sharper images have enabled companies catering to the video surveillance market to enjoy healthy growth, things have been rough for other segments of the security indu

Memoori: Growth in Physical Security Can Only Come Through Innovation and New Technology

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Memoori's third annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 shows that growth in this market can only come about during the next 3 years from a stream of more innovative products and systems that deliver on meeting the customers need to drive more ROI out of its investment. Physical security needs to move, as far as is possible, from a cost centre to a profit centre status, if it's to

Memoori: Defense and IT Companies Buy into Physical Security

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Memoori's 3rd annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 shows that some $1.178 billion accounting for 12 percent of total investment in acquisitions in the last 12 was made by companies from the Defense and IT related industries. In addition Venture Capital and Private Equity Groups acquired 6 companies investing some $3.605 billion; including Bain Capital's purchase of Securitas fo

Memoori: Difficult Times Ahead for Physical Security but Growth Opportunities Are Available

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One of the most encouraging conclusions from Memoori's 3rd annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 is that the Physical Security Industry has outperformed most of its peers; and despite a troubled economic climate it has increased revenues and profitability whilst merger and acquisition has surged by more than double in the last 2 years to $9.847 billion. This business looks like a ve

Memoori: Acquisitions Have Doubled in Past Two Years, Without Major Suppliers

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One of the more baffling and intriguing findings of our third annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 is that despite a surge in acquisition activity, which has doubled in the last 2 years, most of the traditional market leaders have not participated and watched this going off from the sidelines.

How to Avoid Common Surveillance ‘Traps'

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Instances where poor video surveillance installations result in detrimental impact on forensic investigations remain common, leaving end users unhappy and frustrated. In this article, Iain Cameron of Mirasys details some of the most common mistakes made by installers and/or end users, which reduce the efficacy of surveillance infrastructure, and presents some advice on how these common downfalls c

Video Surveillance Potential Maximized When Social and Ethical Issues Are Addressed

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In Europe there has been a steadily growing campaign during the last five years to restrict the use of Video Surveillance in public areas. It has been based on the assumption that it infringes on the privacy and liberties of citizens. Since the August Riots in major cities in the UK, "Big Brother Watch" has been silent because many of the million plus CCTV cameras in the UK played a pivotal ro