State of the Market Series - Articles - Page 7

State of the Market: Video Surveillance 2014

Exploding usage and outlets for connecting technology with consumers has the 2014 video surveillance market booming.

February 17, 2014

In 1929, Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy proposed the theory that the modern world was “shrinking” due to ever-increasing connectedness of human beings. He believed that any two individuals could be connected through at most five acquaintances, which is the original version of six degrees of separation.

State of the Market: Access Control 2013

2013 access control sales are being boosted by integration, mobility, managed access and continued regulation.

Heather Klotz-Young

April 11, 2013

The average access control system lasts 10 years. Additionally, the average customer wants to do more with less within continuingly tight budgets.

State of the Market: Alarm Systems 2013

Challenges — in many forms — have come fast and furious over the last few years. The trend continues in 2013, but so does the alarm industry’s ability to meet and beat the obstacles.

Heather Klotz-Young

March 15, 2013

For every challenge the alarm industry overcomes, another pops up, almost like a fast and furious game of Whac-A-Mole. “Whack!” The industry beats the advanced mobile phone service (AMPS) technology sunset in 2008.

State of the Market: Video Surveillance 2013

Despite continuing challenges, there is money to be found in the 2013 video surveillance market.

Heather Klotz-Young

February 5, 2013

Two tiny acronyms: IT and IP. A3 Communications, Irmo, S.C., is an expert in both. Founded as an information technology (IT) company 20 years ago by chief executive officer (CEO) Joe Thomas, the company added Internet protocol (IP)-based surveillance and access control to its portfolio in 2005.

State of the Market: Fire Protection 2012

Benjamin Franklin was savvy enough to put his wisdom into words regarding the ROI of fire prevention.

Heather Klotz-Young

May 18, 2012

There are no flashy changes or broad shifts to be found in the fire alarm market in 2012. In fact, in a lot of ways, the 2012 fire alarm market looks very similar to the 2011 market. Despite a lack of healthy construction in the commercial space, the industry continues to move forward — supported by code requirements, mandatory inspections, insurance incentives, and the simple unremitting need for life safety.

State of the Market: Access Control 2012

Smart cards, especially the new PIV-I card, managed access, and NFC all stand out in the 2012 access control market.

Heather Klotz-Young

April 26, 2012

For years, the physical security industry has predicted the “tipping point” in the video surveillance market as the point in time when Internet protocol (IP) video will outsell analog video. But are you paying attention to the other tipping point? Yes, access control has a tipping point of its own — the point when smart cards will outsell legacy cards.

State of the Market: Video Surveillance 2012

The video surveillance market in 2012 shows a wide range of growth potential, in part due to disappearing barriers to adoption.

Heather Klotz-Young

March 22, 2012

Video surveillance, for all its clear benefits, comes with its equal share of barriers: storage limitations, image quality and resolution demands, price concerns, a painfully absent ease-of-use. There’s a whole list.

State of the Market: Alarm Systems 2012

This year the alarm industry is increasingly unshackled from landlines and high costs, buoyed by end user demand for remote/interactive services, and up against more competition.

Heather Klotz-Young

February 22, 2012

Every new year always starts off with speculation. The interpretation of several noticeable changes impacting the alarm industry in 2012 depends on whether one subscribes to the philosophy of “glass half empty” or “glass half full.” What do you think as you read through the following list?

State of the Market: Fire Alarm 2011

The focus on fire protection and mass communication is stronger than ever, providing opportunities in 2011 and helping shift the fire industry ‘from neutral to positive.’

Heather Klotz-Young

May 12, 2011

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude quake hit northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami with 10-meter-high waves that reached all the way to the U.S. West Coast.

There’s so much happening in the video surveillance market in 2011. From A (analytics) to Z (zettabytes), continued advancement in key areas means the best video has to offer just keeps getting better.

State of the Market: Video Surveillance 2011

Heather Klotz-Young

March 8, 2011

There’s so much happening in the video surveillance market in 2011. From A (analytics) to Z (zettabytes), continued advancement in key areas means the best video has to offer just keeps getting better.