Security 50 2015 (Part 2): China will change the global industry landscape

The Chinese economy heavily impacts the global security market and the leading Chinese manufacturers, Hikvision Digital Tecnology and Dahua Technology, are about to change the industry landscape, originally led by Western companies. Hikvision made US$2.5 billion in 2014, a 57.5-percent gro

a&s International presents top 10 winners of Security 50, 2015

In order to pinpoint global trends in the current security industry, a&s International annually reviews the financial reports of worldwide public-listed security manufacturers and ranks the top 50 companies by product sales revenue. In 2015, a&s again ranked the top 50, according to their 20

Security 50 2015 (Part 1): Finding the right fit after industry shake-up

Global market demand for security equipment reached another historical height in 2014 and 2015. Terrorist attacks and civil unrest keep pushing end customers in various market sectors to invest in security equipment for safer environments. According to IHS 2014 report, the global market size of vide

Security and IoT: More tied together than ever

The term Internet of Things (IoT) was first coined by British entrepreneur Kevin Ashton back in 1999 to describe the concept of a globally connected network of RFID devices. Today, the connected vision has become quite a reality as IoT has found its way into different parts of our lives, from safe c

Milestone VP discusses IoT's impact on security

With Gartner predicting 25 billion connected devices to be in use by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) has certainly become a much-talked-about subject, even among security players who find more and more of their devices connected to the Internet. In a recent interview, Lars Nordenlund Friis,

Race to smarter societies daring economic concerns

The year 2015 has seen a strong global move toward smarter applications. From smart homes at the consumer level to smart cities at the government, customers have been increasingly interested in integrated systems with a single platform to manage them.  Incidentally, this rush to become smart

Spike in global safety concerns impact security industry

Among the numerous sentiments that have floated across the globe this year, a significantly common theme was “fear.” To be more precise, an increase of it. A quick scan of global media reports over the year would show reasons for it too.  From the rise of terrorism and war-induce

With technology, Asia cities become safer and smarter: Hikvision

Asian cities are expected to become safer and smarter, as municipalities turn to technology to achieve further administrative efficiency, said Derek Yang, General Sales Director for Asia at Hikvision Digital Technology, in a recent interview. According to Yang, the region’s rapid urbanizati

Wireless access control: the Truth is Out There… or is it?

Let's begin with something that's hardly front-page news: the market potential for wireless access control is huge. At January's Intersec exhibition forecasts of 15% annual growth in the Middle East region alone were suggested. ASSA ABLOY's own data predicts that wireless locks could make up 30% of

Samsung Techwin brand and sales remain intact after sale

There has been a lot of speculation, differing opinions, and misunderstandings regarding the fate of Samsung Techwin after its stock ownership sale to Hanwha Group in late 2014. Rumors that the Samsung Techwin brand would go away after the sale, or that the sale was due to any kind of weakness of th