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Difficult Times Ahead for Physical Security But Growth Opportunities Are Still Available For Those With The Right Products and Services
October 12th, 2011Acquisitions Have Doubled In The Last 2 Years; But The Major Suppliers Elect Not To Join In
October 5th, 2011What Makes a Winner in the Security Industry
Unsurprisingly, this month has seen very few important industry announcements as the holiday season starts to kick in. However when we start to sieve through the considerable flow of data there is still valuable information to uncover. Public quoted security companies across the globe have this month announced their 2nd quarter results and with few […]
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 […]
Never Mind the Security, Feel the Fire
Back in April this year we placed GE Fire & Security on our list of the top 50 potential acquisition prospects for 2009. This followed the decision that month for the sale of 81 percent of its Homeland Protection business to Safran, a French company known mainly in the security industry for its Sagem Securite […]
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 […]
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