Access Control

The Video Surveillance industry has long forecast that HIKVision the world’s largest manufacturer would make its first major deal in North America; Its largest market outside China its home market. However on Friday, with more than $1.5 billion to spend it buys Pyronix a $30 million revenue (2014 Figures) Intruder Alarm business based in the […]

Integration between the three main product groups (Access Control, Video Surveillance, Intruder Alarm) in the Physical Security business has developed slowly with an initial interest starting almost ten years ago. In 2015 it became one of the most active areas for development particularly by companies involved in the supply of more than one of these […]

This article was contributed by Per Björkdahl, ONVIF Steering Committee Chair. ONVIF has achieved a lot since its founding in 2008. The member consortium began as a small group of manufacturers that wanted to collaborate to accelerate the acceptance of systems based on network surveillance cameras. While ONVIF’s mission hasn’t changed significantly since then, its […]

In 2015 every major security exhibition around the world demonstrated numerous products that integrated all the three different security services (Video Surveillance, Access Control, Intruder Alarms) and also connected with other building technical services. Similarly when visiting Lighting, Building Environmental Controls, Fire detection & Safety exhibitions, integration was a major theme and this has gained […]

Please Join us on Thursday 28th April for our 4th FREE Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Tridium… China’s Video Surveillance Companies are Exerting More and More Influence on the Global Security Market. We sit down with Michael Yang, CEO of the CPS Media Group, for a Q&A Webinar. We will […]

Memoori has been charting Merger and Acquisitions in the world of Physical Security Manufacturing for the last 15 years and whilst it has been a continual roller coaster ride during that time, we have never experienced before such a dramatic rise in value of deals as we have in the first two months of 2016. […]

This month Memoori spoke with Adam Stroud, Paxton Access Chief Executive, about the companies ambitions and the role of Access Control in a smart, connected building. Adam is responsible for overseeing the direction and strategy for all companies in the Paxton Group; Paxton Access Ltd, Gendis Ltd, Paxton Access Inc. and Paxton GmbH. After intensifying […]

Despite the fact that the world market for physical security products grew by 7.5% in 2015 according to Memoori’s 2015 Annual Report, there is an undercurrent of pessimism in some sectors of the business, because the rate growth has declined. This particularly applies to video surveillance cameras, where unit prices have fallen over the last […]