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Global fire market not set to recover to pre-recession growth rates until 2012(19/03/2010)
According to the latest IMS Research fire detection and suppression report, the global fire market declined by some -3.0% during 2009, with the market not set to recover to pre-recession growth rates until 2012. As new construction starts began to decline late in 2008, slowdown in the fire industry was inevitable. Justin Siller, report author and analyst at IMS Research comments, “The decline in sales of fire products lagged the general econo... [more]
Gate automation industry continues to decline(18/03/2010)
With commercial buildings, protection in some shape or form is required rather than desired. With private residential properties, vehicle gates are not a necessity and as a result, market growth remains slow in this application. During the recession, most high wealth individuals still have money and will continue to purchase vehicle gates. Unfortunately, this type of customer accounts for only a small proportion of the market. According to th... [more]
Chinese market forecast to see a switch in attitude towards fire detection and suppression equipment(10/03/2010)
IMS Research estimates that by 2014, the Chinese market for fire detection and suppression products will be worth over $1 billion, growing at a CAGR of 12.9% (2009-2014). Recent amendments to China’s fire laws will breathe new life into the region’s fire detection and suppression industry. The driving force behind this growth is that the fifth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People’s Congress made amendments to Chin... [more]
Video Surveillance as a Service to move into the limelight in 2010(14/01/2010)
IP Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) - also known as Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) - is expected to move into the limelight in 2010. With VSaaS, the initial system cost is reduced by removing the need for local management and storage, and replacing it with a subscription-based service. And users are not required to be IT experts as the system's management is performed remotely. According to IMS Research, the 10 hottest video surveil... [more]
IMS Research to Run Event at All-over-IP Forum(28/10/2009)
IMS Research has confirmed their participation in the Second Annual All-Over-IP Forum that takes place on 19 November, 2009 at Sokolniki Expo in Moscow Russia. IMS Research will hold an exclusive closed event for the leading Russian security vendors, distributors, system integrators and end-users. The presentation will cover the data and facts from the company’s most recent 2009 CCTV and video surveillance study. Primary Sponsor: Smartec ... [more]
Video surveillance market expected to recover in the later stages of 2010(11/09/2009)
Despite the impact of the economic downturn, IMS Research’s latest report, “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment - 2009 Edition” forecasts that the world market for video surveillance equipment will grow by 3% in 2009. “Clearly the economic downturn has disrupted historical growth trends within the global video surveillance market,” says IMS Research analyst Gary Wong. “In the last IMS Research market update released in F... [more]
IT managers involved in decision to purchase IP-based physical security products(19/06/2009)
According to a new report from IMS Research, IT managers are involved in almost 60% of decisions to purchase IP-based physical security products. The report, based on a survey of North American integrators and installers of IP-based security products, also found that over three quarters of the companies surveyed dealt with IT managers more now than they did one year ago. Market Analyst at IMS Research, Niall Jenkins commented, “IT managers are... [more]
Price and legislation continue to be hurdles that limit the use of biometrics(04/06/2009)
With government agencies continuing to benefit from the use of fingerprint devices, other industries have started to follow suit as the interest surrounding biometrics grows. Fingerprint solutions are now becoming more commonplace within airports and for border control applications. Within healthcare they have found a niche in the protection of patient records while in more industrial areas, such as manufacturing, there is an increasing requi... [more]
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