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Video and video analytics has been the fastest growing portion of the perimeter security industry since 2010 Video surveillance cameras and analytics continue to be pushed out toward the perimeter at a high rate and are becoming an integral part of electronic perimeter security solutions. According to a recent report published by IHS, the global market for intelligent devices in perimeter security applications is forecast to top $200 million in 2013. Historically, sensors hav...

The newly qualified Axis certified professional is based at CornerStone, a UK-based security consultancy Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, recently announced Europe’s first security consultant to graduate as an Axis Certified Professional from its worldwide academy. The newly qualified Axis Certified Professional is based at CornerStone GRG, an independent global and UK-based security consultancy, and becomes the inaugural Axis architect and engin...

At the ceremony, Hytera announced the launch of its latest DMR standard radios, PD50X and PD60X Hytera Communications Co., Ltd. started the celebration for its 20th Anniversary in Shenzhen, China. More than 600 partners and customers from over 50 countries were present at this three-day event. The event was heralded by an elite forum, PMR Industry Forum on October 10th, at which industry professionals shared their insights towards PMR technologies. Thomas Lynch, Associate Dir...

With shipments of cameras continuing to rise, the daily data dump is expected to more than double in just four years The extraordinary deluge of data in the surveillance business is being triggered by a flood of new high-definition (HD) video cameras entering the market, according to the new report entitled “Enterprise and IP Storage used for Video Surveillance” from IHS Inc. With shipments of such cameras continuing to rise, the daily data dump is expected to...

The residential sector accounted for 40.7% of the $2.7 billion global intruder alarm market in 2012 The elusive goal of integration in the intrusion industry is beginning to gain realistic momentum with the growing trend to combine home automation and home security systems, on a single platform, according to a recent study titled “The World Maker for Intruder Alarms – 2013 Edition” by IMS Research, now part of IHS. The residential sector accounted for 40.7%...

IHS reports also produced a detailed region- focused, audio and video door phones report on the China market Large-scale projects of audio and video door phones in Asia are forecast to grow in excess of 9.8 percent from this year until 2017, according to a new report by IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight.  Despite the weak economic climate worldwide, the global market for audio and video door phones will be bolstered by Asia, especially...

The high unit growth is being caused by steep declines in average selling price, according to a new report from IHS Inc. The uncooled thermal security camera market is forecast see high unit shipment growth of 25% over the next 5 years, close to twice the rate of the CCTV and video surveillance market. This high unit growth is being caused by steep declines in average selling prices which means thermal cameras are more appealing to the commercial security sector, according to...

The lion’s share of the revenue comes from the United States and Canada North America remains the dominant sales market for mobile video surveillance equipment, according to the latest research from IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight.   In a global market of almost $500 million spent on mobile video surveillance equipment—not counting accessories—the Americas contributed around 70 percent of all revenue in 2012, a tota...

The growing popularity of hardware-inclusive billing models has potential to reshape the video surveillance industry Much like the mobile phone industry, the video surveillance industry is turning towards a recurring monthly revenue model that includes the cost of hardware into a monthly service fee, according to a new report from IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight. The world market for video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) is expected to...

72% of British consumers express preference for HD CCTV over standard CCTV systems According to a survey by YouGov and Avigilon, 38 percent of people feel safe in areas where they know CCTV is being used because it acts as a deterrent, and a further 41 percent attribute the feeling of safety to the fact security forces can use the footage if anything were to happen. The presence of CCTV in the UK makes people feel safe, but the images captured by today’s CCTV cameras are...

Video surveillance shipments for China are expected to enjoy compound annual growth of 19.5% from 2012 to 2017 Shipments of network cameras in China will grow sixfold from 2012 to 2017 and proceed to surpass analogue counterparts in terms of revenue before the end of the period, according to a new report from IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight. Network products will be responsible for driving the growth of the China video surveillance equipm...

The global multi-technology reader market was worth an estimated $33 million in 2012, up from $30 million in 2011 Despite the exciting trends and industry buzz surrounding mobile technologies, wireless locks and hosted access control, more long-standing and less sensational trends such as encryption and multi-technology readers are taking centre stage in the access control market. The global multi-technology reader market was worth an estimated $33 million in 2012, up from $3...

The new code of practice compliance is only voluntary and no enforcement will be imposed While the British government last week launched a new video surveillance code of practice, the event will have limited impact on growth of the UK market for video surveillance equipment, according to a new report from IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight. The United Kingdom is an important outlet for the vendors of video surveillance equipment, being t...

According to the report, the global door phone market is transitioning from audio to video technology The $1.8 billion global door phone market is transitioning from audio to video technology, with video set to grow and account for 50% of unit shipments in 2017, according to a new report entitled “The World Market for Audio and Video Door Phones” from IMS Research, now part of IHS. Worldwide unit shipments of video door phones are forecast to grow by 7.5% during t...

According to the report, the CCTV and video surveillance market will head to a "tipping point" in 2014 The CCTV and video surveillance market continues to be headed to a “tipping point” in 2014, with revenue for network video overtaking analogue for the first time ever next year, according to a new report entitled “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment” from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. Analogue cameras are still forecast to...

As part of the research, IHS tracked the adoption rates of wireless download technology across vertical markets A surplus supply of wireless download technology was fitted to 16% of all video recorders sold in mobile video surveillance markets during 2012, according a new report entitled "The World Market for Mobile Video Surveillance" from IMS Research, now part of IHS. This is technology that the customer either never intends to use, or doesn’t have the back-end softwa...

The market is forecast to reach $1.26 billion in 2017, up from $581.4 million in 2012 Shipments and revenue of video surveillance equipment in Russia and Eastern Europe are on track to approximately double from 2012 to 2017, buoyed by improving economic conditions and preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup, both events to be held in Russia. According to a new report from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. the East Europe and Russia market...

Revenue for both internal and external HDDs in video-surveillance applications will rise to $1.0 billion by 2017 The market for hard disk drives (HDDs) used in video surveillance will hit the billion-dollar level in less than five years, as safety concerns and the requirement for higher image quality spur demand for more data storage, according to a Storage Space Market Brief from information and analytics provider IHS. Revenue for both internal and external HDDs in video-sur...

The Romanian video market more than doubled in size to $12.6 million in 2012 The growth of the Croatian video surveillance equipment market is expected to accelerate following its membership of the European Union earlier this month. This follows large expansions in the Romanian and Bulgarian video surveillance equipment markets since their accession in 2007. The Romanian market has benefited from generous E.U. funding, which has driven the growth in infrastructure and city su...

Axis strengthens its market position by taking first place in the video encoders category Axis Communications retains its global market-leading position in network cameras and security cameras and has also taken first place in video encoders. This is shown in a new report from information and analytics firm IHS. “We have further strengthened our position due to our long-term strategy of continuous releases of innovative network video products and the fact that we offer...

The report entitled “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment – 2013 edition” is available now from IHS Milestone Systems and Genetec last year were evenly matched as the top suppliers of video management software (VMS) in a market worth more than half a billion dollars, according to a new report on video surveillance equipment from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. The global VMS market for CCTV and video surveillance was valued at more t...

ISD will offer the robust and streamlined Milestone Arcus VMS embedded in its edge devices Milestone Systems, the open platform company for IP video management software (VMS), has signed Innovative Security Designs (ISD) as the first camera partner who will offer the robust and streamlined Milestone Arcus VMS embedded in their edge devices. With this collaboration, Milestone and ISD mark a new era of edge storage solutions. By redefining the role of a camera, Milestone Arcus...

Worldwide revenue for such equipment will soar to $705 million in 2017 The global market for wireless infrastructure gear used for video surveillance applications is set to more than double from 2011 to 2016, with a significant amount of growth driven by demand for low-cost systems in emerging economies like China and India. Worldwide revenue for such equipment will soar to $705 million in 2017, up nearly 160 percent from $274 million in 2011, according to a new report publish...

The report states that integrators can remainprofitable if they focus on increasing serviceand maintenance revenue As dark economic clouds continue to linger across the world, how can building automation integrators guarantee future success? A recent report from IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)), states if integrators focus on increasing service and maintenance revenue they can remain profitable despite the economic conditions. The IMS Research repor...

IMS Research states network video surveillance equipment was 53% of video surveillance sales in 2011 IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc., estimates that the tipping point when network video surveillance sales overtake analogue video surveillance sales has already happened in the Middle East. Its recently published report on this market, estimates that network video surveillance equipment accounted for 53% of video surveillance equipment in 2011.    The...