This review is based on material gathered from Memoori’s monthly Executive Brief on Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances in the Security industry and then discussion with leading innovative companies around the world. The epicentre of entrepreneurship in the physical security industry is currently firmly established in the IP Video business. Memoori’s database of manufacturers of intelligent analytical software, digital cameras, encoders and digital storage list some 143 companies across the globe who are significant manufacturer suppliers. We have identified a further 20 companies, that have yet to be fully verified, that have annual sales of less than $1 million and this is unlikely to be the full complement of players to the IP video market. However it is a very substantial sample and includes all the major players to the world market. The analysis of this sample of the 143 companies shows: The USA is home to approximately 45% of these companies and Fig 1 shows […]