Business News Genetec recognised as fastest growing firm in access control Montreal, Canada According to the latest report from research organisation Omdia, Genetec is ranked as the fastest-growing access control software provider in the world for the second year in a row. The report shows Genetec taking market share from other access control vendors and strengthening its number two position globally. Regionally, Genetec experienced the most organic growth in the Americas and was the fastest-growing software provider in EMEA. Migration to open platforms Traditionally dominated by proprietary solutions with slow innovation cycles, the access control industry provided few options for IT and cyber-security conscious customers. Modern enterprises of all sizes are now looking to migrate to unified, open-architecture, and secure access control solutions that allow them to choose hardware that best suits their needs. This has, in large part, according to Genetec, fuelled by the company’s rapid market share gains. “While traditional, proprietary access control vendors were hard hit the last couple of years, Genetec grew by almost 20 percent globally, gaining ground in both the Americas region and in EMEA,” said Bryan Montany, Physical Security Analyst at Omdia. Organically growth Genetec credits its growth to the continual innovation of its unified security platform, Security Center, where access control functions go beyond locking and unlocking doors and address non-traditional applications such as enclosure management. Genetec unified solutions are designed to reveal new insights that help organisations better understand their business and operations and provide customers with a measurable return on their investment. “At a time when many traditional access control vendors are trying to maintain market share Guy Chenard, Chief Commercial Officer, Genetec Inc. through mergers and acquisitions, Genetec is growing its access control business organically by focusing on innovative, non-proprietary, and cyber secure solutions that meet the needs of forwardthinking organisations, while laying the foundation for their future growth,” said Guy Chenard, Chief Commercial Officer, Genetec Inc. March Networks transitions to the cloud with new acquisition Ontario, Canada March Networks, a global video surveillance and video-based business intelligence provider, has acquired the Focus business analytics platform from Do IT Software Sp.Z.o.o based in Gliwice, Poland. The transaction fast-tracks its transition to cloud video and gives March Networks a new cloudbased data analytics platform that will be integrated into its existing Searchlight software, further extending its ability to deliver operational and business intelligence to its customers. Centre for advanced data and AI March Networks completed the acquisition on October 1. The majority of the Do IT Software staff will join the newly established March Networks Poland and the facility will serve as the company’s newly created development centre for advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Searchlight is a highly flexible platform that combines highdefinition video surveillance with various data sources including transactional data from point of sale systems, metadata from AI-enabled cameras and other forms of sensor-driven data to give organisations a complete view of their business. Using the platform, corporations can address security and fraud concerns, while also gaining insights into operational, compliance, and sales and marketing issues. Cloud-based platform With the new Focus software integration, Searchlight will be further enhanced so all data lives in the cloud. A modern and intuitive user interface will also feature customisable reports and dashboards, allowing customers to configure a multitude of reports, establish key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor trends, and set targets for improvement. Once the integration with Focus is complete, March Networks Searchlight users in 15 000 business locations worldwide will be able to upgrade to the new cloudbased platform and take advantage of its scalability and flexibility. “We are very excited to add the Focus platform to the March Networks product portfolio. This represents our first acquisition since being acquired by Delta in December,” said Peter Strom, President and CEO of March Networks. Release in Q1 2023 Searchlight March Networks is targeting to launch the next evolution of Searchlight integrated with the cloud-based Focus platform in Q1 2023. GJD sells into Ava Risk Group Heywood, Greater Manchester (UK) GJD Manufacturing Limited (GJD) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell 100 percent of its shares to Ava Risk Group Limited. The Ava Risk Group provides technologies and services to protect critical and high value assets and infrastructure. It operates three business segments – Future Fibre Technology (FFT), BQT Solutions and now GJD Manufacturing. FFT is a provider of ‘smart’ fibre optic sensing systems for security and condition monitoring for a range of applications including perimeters, pipelines, conveyors, power cables and data networks. BQT provides the market with high security bio- metric readers, access control and electronic locking products while GJD is a manufacturer of perimeter detectors, illuminators and ANPR cameras. “Our combined product portfolio is highly relevant to our respective end customers, and we can turbo charge their distribution by combining GJD’s go-to-market access with Ava’s current growth strategy. Importantly, this transaction represents significant strategic value for both FFT and BQT and is complementary to their existing growth initiatives,” comments Ava Risk Group Chief Executive Officer, Rob Broomfield. de te k to r i n te rna t ional • 19