IP Networking
Disruptive Technologies and Economic Tsunamis Fail to hold back the Security Industry as it Reconfigures its Modus Operandi
September 29th, 2012Despite an Economic Crisis in Europe the Security Market Offers Some Relief
August 31st, 2012Is there a Role for Distributors in the World of IP Security?
The channels of distribution in the physical security industry are changing, particularly in the Video Surveillance sector, where IP network products has taken a major leap forward in the last 3 years requiring new skills for designing and installing systems. We have been charting the routes to market for physical security equipment since 2006 and […]
Acquisitions Have Doubled In The Last 2 Years; But The Major Suppliers Elect Not To Join In
One of the more baffling and intriguing findings of our 3rd annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 is that despite a surge in acquisition activity, which has doubled in the last 2 years, most of the traditional market leaders have not participated and watched this going off from the sidelines. It is not […]
The Security Industry Is Not For Turning
The physical security industry in the first half of 2011 has well outperformed what most stakeholders had forecast; despite setbacks in economic fortunes. ‚Â Towards the end of last year optimism had returned to the market as economic trading conditions started to improve; but in the last 3 months indebtedness has come back to haunt the […]
Physical Security Industry 1st Quarter Disappoints as Consolidation and Funding Slow Down
Despite marginal growth and a lack luster financial performance by suppliers across the industry in 2010, consolidation increased by 75% on its 2009 figure that had already picked up from its precipitous fall in 2008. Similarly new investment in the supply side also increased rapidly in 2010. So with a forecast improvement in trading conditions […]
Where are the Growth Opportunities in the Security Industry
Despite August being the silly season for business, this month has brought some encouraging developments. This would suggest the second two quarters of this year will experience a welcome acceleration of growth in security revenues in some vertical markets, technologies and geographic areas. The reason for this belief is not based on the many overly […]
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 […]
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