Report Highlights

In 2008, Citibank and UBS lowered earnings estimates for security vendors such as GE, Tyco and Honeywell, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. expected shipments of the global security market to grow by 8% in 2009. Against the backdrop, China's security market maintained steady growth in 2008, which is noteworthy for global security vendors.

Video monitoring remains the mainstream in China's security market. It is characterized by industry application differentiation, which requires differentiated products and solutions. Therefore, in 2008 new security products kept emerging. At the same time, as competition intensified, "brand products at reasonable prices" and "quality products at reasonable prices" were also a feature of the market in 2008. On the whole, nevertheless, the industrial structure is not rational, competition remains on a low level, and enterprises are generally small, with outdated operation and management methods.

The Chinese Government announced a 4-trillion-yuan stimulus plan. Rural road, passenger-dedicated railway and coal transport corridor projects, trunk railways in the western regions and expressway networks, water pollution control in major river valleys and regions, and reconstruction of earthquake-stricken areas all spell huge market demand for security products. In security projects such as city surveillance, transport entry/exit, toll, pollution monitoring, and forestry fire prevention, the security industry faces immense opportunities.

In the face of changes and challenges of competition and market, we release the 2008-2009 Annual Report on China's Security Market, which helps vendors, investors and industry insiders grasp more accurately laws governing the market's development and comb the development track of application value.

* More in-depth and detailed market research data. The report describes changes in the market from the angle of product structure and regional structure, and clearly identifies development direction.
* More comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the industry chain and competitions. we sum up key enterprises' performances from such diversified dimensions as competition pattern in market segments, competition strategies and SWOT analysis.
* Scientific and complete forecasts. Through modeling regression and expert verification in major market segments, the report examines related links in the industry, and presents valuable trend analysis and quantitative forecast result.