Soccer fever at ADI

July 2010 News & Events

ADI added to the country’s soccer hype at a breakfast seminar that it hosted for clients at the Johannesburg Country Club in May. While the aim was to bring attendees up to scratch with its market offering and channel partners, it also added flavour to the occasion by inviting none other than ex Bafana Bafana coach Clive Barker, to give his version on the latest on world cup soccer.

It was a morning packed with content. Opening the seminar, ADI’s MD, Andrew Stead, gave a global overview on the company, identifying its core business, its multitude of brands and sheer scale of the business worldwide. The stats were impressive: currently sitting with 250 branches worldwide, ADI operates in six zones, 19 countries and 90 locations with a global customer base of 50 000.

Axis, Ideco and Proxim completed the picture with equally impressive stats. Roy Alves, Axis country manager, highlighted astounding global growth figures for the specialist surveillance company over the last two decades. The company’s network video business has significantly impacted the over 400 local partners with whom it has partnered over the years, with sales amounting to a global total of 2,3 billion Swedish Kroner from more than 70 countries. Its video sales have increased exponentially since its inception in 1984 increasing at nearly 40% per year

“About 38% of all cameras shipped are network cameras,” Alves said. “The USA has gone surveillance crazy, catching up impressively with Europe and the Middle East. And in South Africa, Axis has about 550 companies that work with their products.”

Marius Coetzee of IDECO Biometric Security Solutions also wowed attendees with his detailed overview of how biometric technology decodes fingerprints. The company’s SAGEM agency has enabled it to offer the world’s leading fingerprint technology trusted by the FBI, Interpol and most major police and justice departments around the world (including SAPS).

Proxim sales director, Riaan Graham gave the low down on Proxim’s space in the networking market, pointing out why this USA-based company is now recognised as a global wireless networking leader. Speaking about the importance of providing outdoor security video surveillance solutions that require low maintenance and administration costs, Graham expounded the benefits of IP surveillance. “The fact that you can have people 40 km away from the actual cameras is where the beauty of wireless networking lies,” he said.





Share this article:
Share via emailShare via LinkedInPrint this page



Further reading:

Highest increase in global cyberattacks in two years
Information Security News & Events
Check Point Global Research released new data on Q2 2024 cyber-attack trends, noting a 30% global increase in Q2 2024, with Africa experiencing the highest average weekly per organisation.

Read more...
From the editor's desk: Keeping them out, keeping you aware
News & Events
Alarm, intrusion, and perimeter protection have been part and parcel of South African society for years. Many years ago, a home alarm consisted of wires covering one’s windows, which caused an alarm ...

Read more...
SMARTpod talks to The Risk Management Forum
SMART Security Solutions Editor's Choice News & Events Security Services & Risk Management Videos Training & Education
SMART Security Solutions recently released its first SMARTpod podcast, discussing the upcoming Risk Management Forum Conference 2024, which will be held on 26 September 2024 at the Indaba Conference Centre in Fourways, Johannesburg.

Read more...
New State of Physical Access Control Report from HID
HID Global Editor's Choice Access Control & Identity Management News & Events
HID released the 2024 State of Physical Access Control Report, identifying five key trends shaping access control's future and painting a picture of an industry that has been undergoing considerable transformation.

Read more...
Workforce Consortium to reskill 95 million people
Editor's Choice News & Events AI & Data Analytics
ICT Workforce Consortium of global leaders has come together, committing to train and upskill 95 million people over the next 10 years, as 92% of jobs analysed are expected to undergo either high or moderate transformation due to advancements in AI.

Read more...
Tech Trailblazers seeks the most innovative and diverse investors in enterprise tech
News & Events
This year, the global enterprise tech startup awards, the Tech Trailblazers, is looking for the most innovative and diverse VCs as well as its usual hunt for groundbreaking tech start-ups.

Read more...
ONVIF standards drive growth in physical security market
News & Events
ONVIF has announced that more than 30 000 product models in the $120  billion global physical security market meet the ONVIF conformance requirements for interoperability.

Read more...
Western Digital reveals new solutions
WD South Africa Products & Solutions News & Events Infrastructure
Western Digital unveiled new solutions and technology demonstrations at the Future of Memory and Storage Conference 2024. The innovations cater to diverse market segments, from hyperscale cloud to automotive and consumer storage.

Read more...
Challenges in SMME financing and support
News & Events Financial (Industry)
In a step towards empowering small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs), a recent forum was held in KwaZulu-Natal aimed at developing and growing SMMEs through public-private collaboration.

Read more...
SA’s portal for everything FM-related
Securex South Africa Facilities & Building Management News & Events
The Facilities Management Expo 2024, which took place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 11 to 13 June 2024, is now firmly entrenched as the ultimate portal for facilities management solutions.

Read more...