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SPECIAL FOCUS: STATE OF THE INDUSTRY mean 2014 is a breakthrough year for the technology," research manager Niall Jenkins says. Other key takeaways from the report include: • The global video surveillance market will grow by more than 12 percent in 2014; • The video surveillance camera category winner in 2014 will be 180/360-degree panoramic network cameras, with global unit shipments forecast to increase by more than 60 percent over 2012; • With increasing awareness of embedded audio analytics and even sound source localization, market penetration could be about to rise; and • More new product and service announcements from network focused security companies, as they seek to add new revenue streams to their portfolio. "Business intelligence software will give end-users For more on 2014 valuable, profit-improving data. This will, consequently, v i d e o s u r v e i l l a n c e trends and technoloincrease the use of physical security devices for data gies, be sure to check gathering, such as card readers, video surveillance and out additional articles in this special section, alarm point monitoring." in clu ding a cl o s e r — Bill Bozeman, PSA Security Network CEO examination of the IP migration (page 24); a look at how HD and megapixel are driving In its recent report on the top surveillance the market (page 28); and an outline of video trends to watch for in 2014, research firm IHS verification service as it relates to alarm forecasted that the un-cooled thermal camera monitoring (page 30). market will see the largest average selling price (ASP) decline during the next few years Access Control and Intrusion Detection in the video surveillance market. "While the Technology releases and advances in the number of un-cooled thermal camera units consumer market are driving the demands on shipped to the commercial security industry cutting-edge access control systems. In just a suggests that the market has not yet been couple of examples, consumers — and thus commoditized, increased competition, new security end-users — want the ability to open products and new end-user markets will doors with their "While advances in biometrics are not new, the biggest phones; and biometrics has gone impact (in 2014) may come from that area, which has from a governreceived increased attention recently in part by the ment program to something every fingerprint identification system incorporated into the new Apple iPhone and other mobile consumer devices." other person has on their smar t— Don Erickson, SIA CEO phone or tablet. conducted by ASIS Intl. and the Institute of Finance and Management (IOFM), video surveillance is the fastest-growing technology market in the security industry. The survey said that 17 percent of respondents were expected to increase video surveillance spending by 10 percent or more in 2013 — led by finance and insurance firms, healthcare, and manufacturing companies. No doubt a byproduct of the IP technology boom, the report states that "the ability to watch and transfer video across the globe — and to deliver it to myriad devices — creates an opportunity to merge a security department's video surveillance strategy with an organization's broader effort to monitor all business activity. When examined jointly, a business case for upgrading IP video capabilities becomes easier to make." 22 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com | SD&I; | January 2014