Bosch Merges Video, Intrusion and Access Businesses

By: John Honovich, Published on Feb 19, 2018

Bosch is merging their "video systems, intrusion detection, as well as its access control and management software business units to form a single business unit, known as Security". This was announced as a detail of a recent renaming of "Bosch Security Systems" to "Bosch Building Technologies."

The merger is likely to have a bigger impact than the renaming. We spoke with Bosch Security's management about what they expect from the merger, what they are prioritizing in video surveillance and how this compares to their system integration business.

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Background / ******** ************ ** *****

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Focus ** "******-********, ********** ******** *********"

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Downside ** ******* - ************* ******* *** ***** 

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VMS - ***** ******* ** ********

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Cameras - ***** ** ************* *** *********

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Integration ***** ********

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Comments (7)

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Marco Sanchez

02/19/18 03:43pm

**** ***** *** *********** on *** **** ******* to ******** ***** ***** teams ** ***** *******? Do **** ***** **** manufacturers ************** *****? **** they ***** **** ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

02/19/18 05:04pm

**** **** ***** ******** into ****?  ** ******, they *** **** **** Siemens.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/19/18 05:40pm

* ******** ***** **** merging ******** **** ****. Let's ***** ***** **** they **** **** *** not, ** **** **** not **** **** *****. 

******** ** *** * big ******* ******* (~$*** million), ********** *******, *** mostly ******* ** ********. It's ****** *** *** enough ** * ******* to ** ***** ******* with *** ******** ********.

** *** ***** ****, if ***** ****** ******* a ********** *** ****** up ***********, **** **** would ** * **** to ** ** *********** changes.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

02/19/18 05:07pm

**** ******** ***** * lot ** ***** *** is * **** **** for ***** *** *********** in *******.  ** ** not ********* ********* ***** and *** ******** ** do ** ** *** serious ******* *** * see **** ** * postive ****.  **** ** had *** ***** *** out **** ***** *** knowledge ***** ** *** surveillance ******* ****** ******* and *** **** **** limited ** ****** ** the ******* ***** *********.  There *** ******** ********* in **** ****.

*'* * *** **** concerned **** * *** limited ******* **** ** the ********* ************* *** push ** **** **********, monitors, *** **** ***** the ******** ****.

*'* **** ********** ** see **** ******* **** Sony *** *****.  ***** position ** *** ******* communicated ** *** ***************.

Ed Pedersen

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 02/26/18 03:16pm

* ** ***** ** hear **** *** *** not **** * **** experience **** ******* **** a ***** **************.  ** are ******* *** ***** team ******* *** ** you ***** *******, ** takes **** ** *** new ***** ** ** speed ** *** ** are ********.  * ***** be ***** ** **** one ** *** ***** Engineers ***** *** ** set ** ** **-***** review ** *** *** solutions.  ****** ***** *** to ** ** **.********@**.*****.*** and * **** **** sure *** *** ***** care **. 

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Mark Jones

02/26/18 02:28pm

**** * ********** ***********, this ** *** ****.  They **** *** **** capability *** *****. **** have *** **** * good *** ** *********.  I ***** **** ************ is **** ** * relaunch **** ******** ****.  I **** **** ** say ****** **** * saw ** ***** ***, I *** **** *** merger ** ************.  *** issue *** ** *** expensive.  **** ******* * premium *** *** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 02/26/18 02:34pm

**** * ********** ***********, this ** *** ****. They **** *** **** capability *** *****

**** * ******** ***********, the ********* **** *** separately. ***, **** **** be *** ** ***.

*********, ***** *** ******* (at ***** ****) *********** of ***** ******** ******** for *****. *****'* ********** is **** ******* *** divisions **** ******** ****.

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