International. According to Omdia's most recent access control report (Informa), it indicates that Genetec is the fastest growing access control software provider in the world.
The report showed that Genetec rose to fourth position globally (from sixth and eighth positions in 2018 and 2017, respectively) with a growth rate of almost five times the pace of the market.
"Genetec was the fastest growing software provider across the Americas in 2019, increasing by more than 1 percentage point to reach more than 9% share and maintaining its 3rd place in this region. The company's rise in recent years has been emblematic, with a broader trend favoring vendors actively selling world-class access control and video surveillance solutions. Genetec's access control software, Security Center, easily supports integrations with VMS software and video analytics," said Bryan Montany, Physical Security Analyst at Omdia.
Enterprise, government, education, and public safety organizations are moving away from proprietary solutions in favor of secure access control solutions that are part of a unified physical security platform. This allows them to make clear and timely decisions based on a better understanding of their security and operating environment. Meeting this requirement has resulted in Genetec not only surpassing the growth of the access control market, but also continuing to be recognized as the global leader in video surveillance software, according to another recent research report by Omdia.
"While much of the industry has been concerned with traditional access control needs, Genetec has taken a radically different approach that looks beyond the door," said Léon Langlais, Vice President of Product Engineering at Genetec. "As the market moves away from old technology, enterprise customers want to invest in a modern, open-architecture access control solution that enables their organizations to not only bolster their security, but also extract useful intelligence to improve operations."
Genetec offers an open platform solution that supports a wide range of third-party access control devices. Security Center Synergis™, the company's access control system, enables customers to leverage existing investments in networks and security equipment, while offering flexible deployment options based on the latest in information technology to ensure businesses have flexibility and optimize their spending.
Importantly, the company has developed solutions and innovations such as physical identity management (Genetec ClearID™), access control for unguarded or remote infrastructures, and the ability to leverage access control intelligence to improve day-to-day operations and facility management.
