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The shift from analog to IP has accelerated through the last 5 years, as both manufacturers and consumers focus their spending on technology that can be scalable and deliver not just better security but add on services to improve the operation of their business. However, as we show in our Research Report, growth in IP […]

During the last 3 years the competitive landscape of the physical security market has undergone significant change as prices have fallen and margins tightened. This is the result of the growing maturity of IP Networking products where innovation has become more incremental and product differentiation has been difficult to achieve. At the same time changes […]

Canon + Axis + Milestone = The New Dominant Player in Video Surveillance Technology The Board of Directors of Canon Inc. and Axis Communications have announced today that Canon has made a public offer to the shareholders of Axis to transfer all of their shares in Axis to Canon for a consideration of SEK 340 […]

Separating Internet of Things (IoT) Hype from Reality is getting increasing difficult as wearables and implants push the boundaries of how and why we should manage identity. The BBC published a rather lazy article last week entitled “Office puts chips under staff’s skin” concerning RFID chip hand implants. A company in Sweden, succeeded in drumming […]

The game changer in the Physical Security Industry is still IP driven not just across Video but now into Access Control and Intruder Alarms. The Physical Security industry is now fast moving to an all IP driven business which has vastly improved and extended the value propositions for its customers. Security companies that have grasped […]

In 2014 Chinese video surveillance manufactures sent out a strong message to the major western markets that they are moving up the value chain with better than “just OK” products at significantly lower prices than local offerings; And have extended and improved their distribution network to include System Integrators and provide local back-up services. 2 […]

We recently wrote about the status of M&A in Physical Security, in an article called “Strategic Acquisitions Dominate Security M&A; Whilst Major Conglomerates & External Buyers lose their Appetite” – http://memoori.com/strategic-acquisitions-dominate-security-m-whilst-major-conglomerates-external-buyers-lose-appetite/ In the last 2 years there has been a significant trend for medium sized specialist companies (previously totally dependent on organic growth) to adopt […]

The 2014 10th global venture capital survey by NVCA and Deloitte shows that Venture capital fundraising has been picking up steam in recent quarters with US venture capital firms having raised $7.4 billion in new commitments from 78 funds during the second quarter of 2014. A 24% increase compared to the number of funds raised […]