Security giants preview 2013 (Part 1)

Everything about 2013 seems uncertain. a&s asks how industry heavyweights see the year will unfold.           Consumer Market Drives Professional Market Johan Paulsson, CTO of Axis Communications The consumer market is a fundamental driver for the professional sec

Security giants preview 2013 (Part 2)

Everything about 2013 seems uncertain. a&s asks how industry heavyweights see the year will unfold.           More Practical Buyers Carmen Lahr, Communications Director for Geutebruck I think solution providers and end users are getting more realistic. Less attent

Looking beyond the 2012 ranks

Consensus among the physical, electronic security industry is that the marketplace out there is highly fragmented and support-intensive. Cream of the crop, by unbiased financial performance, is not easy to muster, let alone gathering a representative 50. In this feature, a&s looks into the 2012 Secu

Old acquaintances but new entries in 2012

Among the many changes that took place over the last year, 2012's Security 50 ranking welcomes a few “new” faces — Arecont Vision, Optex, Safran Group, Tiandy Digital Technology, TKH Group and Tyco Security Products. Either through strategic M&A (split in Tyco's case) or organic growth, these co

Unveiling 2012 a&s Security 50

a&s annual ranking Security 50 is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, with new rising stars as well new growth drivers and challenges. The physical, electronic security industry's only ranking of global hardware and software solutions providers by revenue, Security 50 salutes the champions

Protecting financial organizations from emerging threats

The banking and financial sector needs to be constantly prepared to manage and mitigate an increasing range of security risks from fraud and anti-social behavior to data mismanagement. Organizations must anticipate such potential risks and have well-established plans in place to address them, proper

Bosch president update from Essen 2012

This year's security fair takes place at a time that is characterized by worldwide political and economic challenges. Security is an all-important factor here, meaning that our market is experiencing incredible dynamics in many regions and more subdued investment activity in others. In 2011, growth

Axis Targeting Smaller Applications and Installers

We Brits are conservative. We've been quite slow in switching over to IP, but 2011 was really a “lightbulb” moment as people started to see the benefits that IP has brought to other parts of the world. Last year, we trained more than 500 partners in the U.K. alone. For the Nordics, everything went

Avigilon Turning From Niche to Mainstream

One of the pioneers in multimegapixel technology, Avigilon used to focus on education and scientific research verticals. Long gone are the days of proprietary protocols and compression formats. Today's Avigilon is ONVIF-compliant, offering complete solutions from 1 to 29 megapixels, hardware to soft

Assa Abloy Turning Profits From Emerging Markets

A key element of Assa Abloy's rapid expansion has been identifying and building up relationships with potential acquisitions, successfully acquiring them, and equally successfully integrating them into the group. The company has now made over 150 acquisitions. The company's journey can also be descr