The Physical Security industry has been built around the need for buildings and urban places to be made secure and safe from theft, violence and more recently terrorism. Whilst these factors will remain important drivers for the foreseeable future we have already entered a second stage of development which is to integrate all aspects of the physical security business; In order to share data and information between them and improve the performance and effectiveness of security for a lower cost than the combined parts. Sharing information is not limited to the prime security functions and can include operations that manage the business enterprise. This in particular has enhanced the benefits that video surveillance and access control can deliver to end user clients through reducing TCO. Our new research report – ‘The Physical Security Business 2016 to 2021’ – covers all these issues in detail. This form of integration has been operating for more than 10 […]