Top 5 Moves November 2012

Author: John Honovich, Published on Nov 28, 2012

Lots of interesting moves this month but here are the 5 we see as having the most impact on the surveillance business, listed in alphabetical order:

Order of presentation: Intransa, Axis, Genetec, ObjectVideo and Avigilon. After, we have a 1 hour discussion with members on various business topics:

 

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