The Intruder Alarm / Perimeter Protection market (IA/PP) is at last shaking off its reputation of being the poor relative of the Physical Security business. It is now pushing forward by applying and connecting; radar, thermal / multi-sensor cameras, advanced sensor technologies, wireless technology and also deeper integration with video surveillance & access control. Although these technologies have all contributed to its growth over the last few years it is still running at less than half the value of the Access Control and Video Surveillance product markets. We accept that there could be some video surveillance and access control products that are being installed in IA/PP projects that are not being counted in this sector and this could have distorted growth. IA/PP is a mature market that is more dependent upon the fortunes of industry and the public sector and here when it comes to investing in capital equipment it has been at the back […]