Axis Communications AB Overview
Company Global Headquarters: Sweden
Founded: 1984
Workforce: 1,566
Company Overview: Axis Communications AB (Axis) is one of the market leaders providing network video surveillance and access control solutions. The company invented the world’s first network camera in 1996 and is constantly innovating in video surveillance technology ever since. The company has 90,000 partners across around 179 countries and delivers its products and solutions worldwide. The company specializes in network cameras and offer a variety of cameras such as fixed box cameras, modular cameras, thermal cameras, and fixed dome cameras. It also offers IP-surveillance video management software solutions for offices, schools, small stores, retail, and manufacturing clients. On April 15 2015, Canon acquired 76.1% of the issued shares of Axis Communications AB, becoming its majority stakeholder. Axis serves as a single point of contact for both Axis and Canon network video products and solutions, and Axis continues to serve Canon’s customers. The company offers various solutions for industries such as banking and finance, retail, transportation, healthcare, critical infrastructure, education, and government. The company also provides facial recognition, deployable surveillance, license plate recognition, people counting, perimeter protection, and mobile surveillance. Axis leverages different technologies to focus on enhancing image usability, reliability and quality, system integration, and secure network communication.
Strategy
Axis Communications is generating new opportunities to develop products and solutions in close collaboration with its customers. This long-term strategy involves collaborating directly with the customers without compromising with their successful partners and distributors. The company’s strategy is based on three components — a global presence, sales via distributors and partners who are experts in local markets and continuous broadening, and renewal of products and solution offerings. Axis Communications uses an active patent strategy to safeguard its investments in core technology and intellectual capital.
