Access Control
World Market for Building Internet of Things (BIoT) Systems to Reach $76 Billion by 2020
May 7th, 2015Reviewing Future Technology Drivers in the Physical Security Industry
April 9th, 20153 Forces that will Determine the Future of the Security Business
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 […]
Who are the Leading Global Suppliers of Access Control Technology?
Access Control, for so long the poor relative of Video Surveillance, has in 2014 upstaged it by delivering a higher growth rate; which we forecast will continue over the next 5 years. The 3 main drivers for growth are the continuing move to IP technology, the integration of Access control with Identity Management and Wireless […]
Digital Disruption and Digital Hope for the Workplace
In our previous article, ‘Building Smarter Workplaces for the Digital Age’ (http://memoori.com/building-smarter-workplaces-digital-age/), we introduced a ‘Framework for Workplace Concepts’, developed by Dr Jacqueline Vischer, University of Montreal (The Concept of Workplace Performance and Its Value to Managers, California Management Review, Vol 49, No. 2, Winter 2006). It is summarised in Figure 1. The highest state […]
What Part with Wearable Technology Play in Identity Management?
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 […]
Internet of Things will Reshape the Security Industry and Redefine Business Models
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 […]
3 Recent Acquisitions Underline the Future Direction of Physical Security
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 […]
Why the Physical Security Industry Will Play a Key Role in the Internet of Things
The definition of The Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing Internet infrastructure without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. Typically, the IoT is expected to offer advanced connectivity of devices, systems, and services that goes beyond machine-to-machine communications (M2M) and covers a variety of protocols, domains, […]
Access Control Upstages Video Surveillance in the Quest for Driving Growth
Poor trading conditions right across the developed world in recent years have caused physical security equipment buyers to hold back on replacing old systems unless they can be sure that the new systems improve the effectiveness of security, reduces operating cost and delivers an improved and satisfactory ROI on their investment. There is only one […]
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