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Milestone Systems Acquires brighter AI to Enhance Video Anonymization
April 8th, 2025Milestone Systems VMS Business & 2023 Financials Examined
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Canon Video Surveillance Business 2022 & Growth Strategy Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Canon video surveillance businesses, incorporating Canon and Axis Communications network cameras, Milestone video management software, Arcules cloud services and BriefCam video analytics software. This analysis is based on the parent company 2022 financial results, investor presentations, Corporate Strategy conference 6th March 2023, Axis 2022 Sustainability Report, 29th March […]

Canon Video Surveillance Business 2021 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Canon video surveillance businesses, incorporating Canon and Axis Communications hardware, Milestone video management software, Arcules cloud services and BriefCam video analytics software. This analysis is based on the parent company investor presentations, corporate strategy conference 7th March 2022 and Axis 2021 Annual Review and Sustainability Report. Canon video surveillance businesses are reported under the network […]

Mobotix Repositions Video Surveillance Business & Updates Strategy
In this Research Note, we examine the Mobotix video surveillance business, based on their 2020/2021 Annual Report, 2022 business strategy and Memoori market analysis. Founded in 1999, Mobotix AG is a specialist manufacturer of IP network video cameras, based in Winnweiler-Langmeil, Germany, and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company is a subsidiary of Konica Minolta, […]

COVID-19 Helps Drive Growth for Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) in 2020
Memoori’s World Market 2020-2025 Report on the Physical Security business shows that all types of organizations across the world are investigating how they can leverage the Cloud to host security systems. Video surveillance and access control business suppliers have been building up VSaaS & ACaaS services over the last decade and more recently major software […]

Building the Security Business Through Merger & Acquisition; Has it Delivered?
Memoori have been collecting and analysing global M&A data in the Physical Security Industry covering the last 18 years. This article looks at the trends that have taken place over this period driven by the need for consolidation built around innovative products that deliver solutions. We review the impact M&A has had on developing winners […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]