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He shares his perspective on the South African security market, including particular reference to the access control and CCTV sectors, facial recognition technology, and opportunities and best practices for the security space in 2013.
This market is still very much in its growth phase, where it is now starting to lean toward demanding more professional integrated products - providing great potential for players that are able to provide integrated security offerings.
The technologies that are now moving toward the front are fully integrated solutions offered at reasonable prices. There is a preference toward biometrics (facial recognition/ matching security technology) that we believe will make significant headway during the year.
Fully integrated solutions, including access control, CCTV, Analytics, and Time and Attendance technologies with fully functional biometric capabilities included.
We see security needs arising mostly from large corporates and Government organisations.
There is a large shortage of skills, both on the user and supplier sides. Mustek is building a model that will address these issues. Mustek's incubation solution consists of all the required business and technical modules, that once completed will ensure the production of a skills pool that is desperately needed in this market.
Africa is far more active than South Africa. South Africa is lagging behind in implementing state of the art security solutions.
What are your top tips/ advice to security experts in SA for the year ahead?