Tag: Niall Jenkins
IMS finds end users boosting budgets for physical security gear
June 12, 2013Rich Miller
WELLINGBOROUGH, England—Budgets for physical security equipment continue to defy the sluggish economic recovery, with 45 percent of end users reporting that their security funding increased during 2012, according to a survey conducted by IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc.The survey involved more than 200 responses from readers of Security Director News, primarily security managers, CIOs and risk managers representing end users from across North America. Forty-four percent said their budget...
Day 3 and done ISCWest 2013
April 15, 2013Martha Entwistle
On Friday, April 12, Day 3 of ISC West, many were already heading to McCarren, but I was heading back to the show floor. And this year, though the crowd had thinned considerably, so were a lot of other folks.
Very decent crowd for Friday of ISC West.
While I had early rallies on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I didn't have any official appointments until 10 a.m. on Friday. My first was with IMS/IHS's Niall Jenkins. We caught up on a few things including plans for TechSec 2014. Yes,...
Limited awareness remains growth inhibitor for PSIM market
February 6, 2013Rich Miller
The world market for PSIM software is estimated to have more than doubled between 2009 and 2011, but limited awareness tempered revenue projections for 2012 and continues to do so for 2013, according to a new report from IMS Research.Despite strong growth from 2009 to 2011, the PSIM market remained below $100 million mostly due to lack of knowledge about the platform, IMS said. Confusion about the definition of PSIM—physical security information management—and more importantly, what it...
IMS report: limited awareness curbs growth for PSIM
November 20, 2012SSN Staff
WELLINGBOROUGH, U.K.—Although the global market for PSIM software is estimated to have more than doubled between 2009 and 2011, according to a report from IMS Research, figures remained below $100 million in 2011, with limited awareness identified as the greatest inhibitor of market growth.
In addition to limited awareness of the platform, confusion regarding the definition of PSIM and its function were also cited as inhibiting factors.
“Growth forecasts for PSIM software revenues in...
Remote monitoring market exceeds $29 billion in 2011
September 26, 2012Rich Miller
The world market for remote monitoring services was worth more than $29 billion in 2011, with the North American market accounting for about 45 percent of revenues, according to a new report from IMS Research.The global total was equivalent to $2.4 billion in recurring monthly revenue and involved 54 million accounts, IMS reported. Remote services included alarm monitoring, video monitoring, physical access control, fire detection monitoring and Personal Emergency Response Services.Niall Jenkins,...
Remote monitoring market exceeds $29 billion in 2011
August 20, 2012SSN Staff
WELLINGBOROUGH, England—The world market for remote monitoring services was worth more than $29 billion in 2011, equivalent to $2.4 billion in recurring monthly revenue over the course of the year, according to a new report by IMS Research.IMS estimated that 54 million customers used remote services, including alarm monitoring, video monitoring, physical access control, fire detection and PERS (Personal Emergency Response Services).The U.S. market accounted for about 45 percent of worldwide...