Arjan Bouter
Arjan Bouter
Sales Director, Nedap Security ManagementSince taking up office in April 2001 at Nedap, Arjan Bouter has guided the Nedap Security Management organisation from a direct business model into an indirect model.
Business processing; system integration between access control, intrusion detection, IP video, intercom and fire detection
Round table contributions
Open systems are great at providing freedom for end user customers. But does the term “open system” mean the same thing throughout the industry? In the bad old days before the introduction...
In a fast-moving market like physical security, sharing information is an essential component of growth. However, there often seems to be more information available than an integrator or end user coul...
IP network dependability matters in physical security and safety applications, given that a company’s assets and people are at risk. There have been strides in the areas of network dependability...
Will 2016 see faster adoption of video analytics? Will cyber-security have more impact on physical security? Is the market likely to see greater use of cloud-based products and services? Will technolo...
Historically, biometrics applications have often been thought of as specialised, high-tech and used predominantly in governmental markets. Everyday systems have tended toward card readers and keypads,...
Any business sees its share of highs and low, of flare-ups and lulls. In the security market, several factors can impact general business trends, whether at the macro level or for an individual manufa...
Violence in our schools and colleges often makes headlines, suggesting a growing and scary trend. A consequence of high-profile school shootings and other reports of violence is to increase awareness...
Salesmen may face pressure to “seal the deal,” but might an overemphasis on the ABCs of selling (“always be closing”) actually work to the detriment of an unsuspecting customer...
They call it “critical” for a reason. The so-called “critical infrastructure” is composed of the basic services that citizens have come to depend on, and which are necessary to...
The world of politics, like the world of security, is an environment of constant change. But do changes in one have an impact on the other? Governments around the world are involved in buying a wide v...
Consolidation is a reality in the security and video surveillance market. In the last several years, we have seen a variety of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving scores of companies of all...
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) describes standards as guidelines or characteristics for activities or for their results, aimed at achieving the optimum degree of order. They...
Meeting a customer’s expectations is a key component of success for any business, including the physical security market. However, understanding customers’ expectations is a big challenge,...
As security industry buzzwords go, “convergence” is perhaps the best known and most pervasive. We have been hearing about convergence in our market for almost 20 years. We have heard it&rs...
Changes in our industry’s technologies are reflected in the language we use. Over the years, more than one industry trend has been tied to associated buzzwords – for better or worse. As th...
Open systems are great at providing freedom for end user customers. But does the term “open system” mean the same thing throughout the industry? In the bad old days before the introduction...
In a fast-moving market like physical security, sharing information is an essential component of growth. However, there often seems to be more information available than an integrator or end user coul...
IP network dependability matters in physical security and safety applications, given that a company’s assets and people are at risk. There have been strides in the areas of network dependability...
Will 2016 see faster adoption of video analytics? Will cyber-security have more impact on physical security? Is the market likely to see greater use of cloud-based products and services? Will technolo...
Historically, biometrics applications have often been thought of as specialised, high-tech and used predominantly in governmental markets. Everyday systems have tended toward card readers and keypads,...
Any business sees its share of highs and low, of flare-ups and lulls. In the security market, several factors can impact general business trends, whether at the macro level or for an individual manufa...
Violence in our schools and colleges often makes headlines, suggesting a growing and scary trend. A consequence of high-profile school shootings and other reports of violence is to increase awareness...
Salesmen may face pressure to “seal the deal,” but might an overemphasis on the ABCs of selling (“always be closing”) actually work to the detriment of an unsuspecting customer...
They call it “critical” for a reason. The so-called “critical infrastructure” is composed of the basic services that citizens have come to depend on, and which are necessary to...
The world of politics, like the world of security, is an environment of constant change. But do changes in one have an impact on the other? Governments around the world are involved in buying a wide v...
Consolidation is a reality in the security and video surveillance market. In the last several years, we have seen a variety of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving scores of companies of all...
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) describes standards as guidelines or characteristics for activities or for their results, aimed at achieving the optimum degree of order. They...
Meeting a customer’s expectations is a key component of success for any business, including the physical security market. However, understanding customers’ expectations is a big challenge,...
As security industry buzzwords go, “convergence” is perhaps the best known and most pervasive. We have been hearing about convergence in our market for almost 20 years. We have heard it&rs...
Changes in our industry’s technologies are reflected in the language we use. Over the years, more than one industry trend has been tied to associated buzzwords – for better or worse. As th...
Open systems are great at providing freedom for end user customers. But does the term “open system” mean the same thing throughout the industry? In the bad old days before the introduction...
Articles by Arjan Bouter
How can security system integrators not just survive but thrive in today’s IT-led market? The key seems to be in training. As increasingly more clients look to integrate access control with IT e...
Many security solutions available today have the problem of being insufficiently open, offering very limited flexibility. Integrating third-party products is practically impossible. Customers therefor...
Regular upgrading ensures all systems communicate correctly In the IT world, innovation moves quickly. New versions of software are launched every day to keep business process...
Uncoupling software from hardware allows manufacturers to respond faster to changes Nedap Security Management 2014/2015 Review and Forecast:Threats such as Mifare hacking, the Europ...
News mentions
The ASIS Welcome Party, powered by Nedap will take place on 29 March 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany Nedap and ASIS International recently signed an agreement, which states that Neda...
Nedap has been ASIS' exclusive partner since last year ‘Nedap organised the ASIS Welcome Party in The Hague for the first time last year. During the evaluation of this we...
Nedap launches AEOS 3.1.4, introducing intercom integration with Commend intercom. As a result of this integration AEOS not only instantly shows who is at the door, but at the same time verifies this...
At IFSEC, Nedap will demonstrate the world’s first software based security management platform: AEOS Nedap Security Management, developer and manufacturer of the first softwar...
SourceSecurity.com’s Expert Panel covered a lot of ground in 2017 about a variety of topics resonating in the security market. The most-read Roundtable discussion in 20...
Recently, Nedap has released software version 3.2 of its AEOS security management platform. To anticipate more quickly to emerging risks and threats organisations face nowadays, Nedap launches new sof...
The ASIS Welcome Party, powered by Nedap will take place on 29 March 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany Nedap and ASIS International recently signed an agreement, which states that Neda...
Nedap has been ASIS' exclusive partner since last year ‘Nedap organised the ASIS Welcome Party in The Hague for the first time last year. During the evaluation of this we...
Nedap launches AEOS 3.1.4, introducing intercom integration with Commend intercom. As a result of this integration AEOS not only instantly shows who is at the door, but at the same time verifies this...
At IFSEC, Nedap will demonstrate the world’s first software based security management platform: AEOS Nedap Security Management, developer and manufacturer of the first softwar...
SourceSecurity.com’s Expert Panel covered a lot of ground in 2017 about a variety of topics resonating in the security market. The most-read Roundtable discussion in 20...
Recently, Nedap has released software version 3.2 of its AEOS security management platform. To anticipate more quickly to emerging risks and threats organisations face nowadays, Nedap launches new sof...
The ASIS Welcome Party, powered by Nedap will take place on 29 March 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany Nedap and ASIS International recently signed an agreement, which states that Neda...
Nedap has been ASIS' exclusive partner since last year ‘Nedap organised the ASIS Welcome Party in The Hague for the first time last year. During the evaluation of this we...
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