The security industry has come a long way over the past 29 years, with us at asmag being a small part of it. To say thank you to our readers, our editor descended into the vault to search for and scan our very first issue—from January 8, 1997—but unfortunately he found nothing, probably because asmag, then a bimonthly print magazine, was not yet edited out of Messe Frankfurt’s Taiwan office.
Asmag#1 is lost to time. Digital information on our servers, however, date back to our third-ever issue, from May/June 1997.
These were the contents:
Special Features
- A shortcut to the Southeast Asian security market
- Special Interviews in Security Asia 1997
- New products in Security Asia 1997
- Market: CCTV surveillance equipment of Japan
A Shortcut to the Southeast Asian Security Market: Security Asia 1997 is considered as the biggest security show in the Asia-Pacific region. Because of the regional economy boom leading to a strong demand on security products, the exhibitors as well as the visitors have seen the vigor in the Southeast Asian security market...
Special Interviews in Security Asia 1997: As people in Asia become more wealthy in these years, the need for security protection will be more important for their life. Most of the security product manufacturers from the region or from the abroad are consequently enjoying the amazing growth rate on the sales of their products. A&S International interviewed many important exhibitors during the Security Asia1997 show time. Their overall views on the Southeast Asian security product market, the market potential, distribution channels, product trends, and sales performance are ...
New Products in Security Asia 1997: In this section, we have prepared a total of 48 new security products from manufacturers around the world for you, including visual alarm systems featuring an easy interface with existing CCTV systems, 1/4“ CCD digital signal processing cameras, software-based fire alarm systems, razor-wire security barriers, intelligent lock systems, vehicle ID tags and much, much more...
CCTV Surveillance Equipment of Japan: The strong demand for security products in Japan has led to a turnover of 86 billion Japanese Yen. CCTV surveillance products have become more popular, but cost-effective ways of operating these facilities are also a major concern...
Meanwhile, the oldest article in our online archive is this one, from 2005:
Market in Korea: Waiting for a Boost
It also makes for a fascinating read, containing quotes such as this one: “General end users in Korea do not consider security products as necessity.”
Indeed, security has come a long way since then.