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Where are the Growth Opportunities in the Security Industry
September 1st, 2010How Big is the Smart Grid – Can it Deliver on its Forecasted Exponential Growth
April 27th, 2010Smart Grid – The Renaissance of the World’s Electrical Transmission & Distribution Industry
At the start of the last decade throughout the world’s developed countries, the electrical transmission and distribution network was pretty much moribund. A static market serviced by a few great names from its illustrious past consolidated to a rigid core; a cash cow that would nevertheless survive for a long time yet. But in the […]
What’s Driving Consolidation (And What it Means for Integrators)
The current wave of consolidation among security equipment manufacturers will continue, driven largely by the sector’s fragmentation, a new research report predicts. The study, from Memoori ltd., a U.K.-based research firm that follows the building automation sector, found that 50 percent of the companies in the security products industry lack the economic size to remain […]
Convergence & Integration – Part 2 Proving the Business Case
Allan McHale, Director of Memoori, reviews the business case for convergence and integration in buildings. Part one of this article ran in the May issue of A&S;, with the second part focusing on security systems delivering holistic solutions. Building automation is specified at the design stage for new construction, while security is frequently purchased after […]
Convergence & Integration – Part 1 Proving the Business Case
Allan McHale, Director of Memoori reviews the business case for convergence and integration in buildings and explains why this will change the business model and have a significant impact on merger acquisition and alliance. This is a complex subject because it involves so many different stakeholders in the supply chain with some being protective of […]