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Western Video Surveillance Manufacturers Need New Strategies to Compete with the Chinese
January 12th, 2016Mergers & Acquisitions in Physical Security start an Upwards Trend to 2020
January 5th, 2016The Chinese Economy Splutters & World Stock Markets Dive – What Does This Mean For the Security Industry?
Everyone agrees that the Chinese economy is slowing down and the World Bank statistics showed GDP growth of 7.4% in 2014 and predicted in August that it will fall to just over 7% this year. If this figure proves to be accurate it is still 3.5 times more than the average GDP growth of many […]
In 2014, Growth through Acquisition in Video Surveillance Cooled Off – Will the Axis Deal Change this now?
The announcement last month that Canon will buy Axis Communications has created much comment about the significance of the deal and how it may change the competitive landscape; setting off a new wave of consolidation in the Security industry. To establish the importance of this deal you need to go back over at least the […]
Long Term Strategy Defines the Axis Communications Deal
Within 9 months Canon has acquired two of the world’s leading edge suppliers in Video Surveillance technology. That’s not been done before! There are a number of reasons why Canon have adopted this acquisition strategy. One is based around business culture in Japan and Scandinavia and the other is thinking about the long term implications […]
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 […]
Canon’s Strategy for Video Surveillance Unfolds as they Acquire Axis Communications
Canon + Axis + Milestone = The New Dominant Player in Video Surveillance Technology The Board of Directors of Canon Inc. and Axis Communications have announced today that Canon has made a public offer to the shareholders of Axis to transfer all of their shares in Axis to Canon for a consideration of SEK 340 […]
Audio: The Future of Video Surveillance & its Place in the Internet of Things
Below is the Audio Stream from our 1st Free Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… The Future of Video Surveillance & its Place in the Internet of Things – Q&A with Martin Gren, Co-Founder of Axis Communications and developer of the 1st IP Video Camera. In it we discussed Martin’s ideas and views on […]
The Milestone Acquisition and its Importance to the Video Surveillance Business
When the world leader in open Video Management Software (VMS) is acquired it’s not surprising that it results in many hundreds of column inches of widely differing opinions; usually surrounding the impact it could have on VMS and the wider implications for the IP Video Surveillance industry. Some of this discussion has focused on “Why […]
High Growth in the Video Surveillance Market can no longer Feed all the Manufacturers
The news that 2 under performing companies, Vicon and IQinVision are merging, is surely evidence that life is getting tougher in the Video Surveillance business as prices fall and niche opportunities evaporate due to the majors steadily increase their range. World demand is strong but it is skewed by high demand in China and Asia, […]
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