Axis cameras in service at Länsförsäkringar

Axis cameras in service at Länsförsäkringar 

Axis Communications announces today that its network cameras are part of the
Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkring Älvsborg's alarm service for farming,
companies and private homes. Länsförsäkringar will initially offer the alarm
service to its policy holders in Älvsborg county. 

The alarm service means that customers with the installed service will receive
an alarm in the case of an unexpected event such as a burglary or water damage
at home when they are not there. The event is verified by video from an Axis
network camera. All that is required is an Axis network camera, which is
connected to an alarm, and a broadband connection. Swedish Connection, one of
Axis' partners, has designed the service for Länsförsäkringar Älvsborg's alarm
center.

Länsförsäkringar will initially offer the AXIS 207 STS network camera to its
policy holders in Älvsborg for installation in farms, companies or private
homes. Having a connected alarm will allow the customers to avoid paying
deductibles and to obtain a discount on their insurance premiums. 

“It is important for Länsförsäkringar Älvsborg to provide security - peace and
quiet - for our customers. We are market leading in our segment and offer
insurance solutions of the highest class in combination with qualitative alarm
and security services.  We view the collaboration with Axis as a natural
development in our security mindset, says Sten Lundqvist, CEO of
Länsförsäkringar Älvsborg."
”It is exciting for Axis and a natural step in the development of our STS*
concept, video surveillance as an internet service, that Länsförsäkringar sees
the advantages of providing security assisted by network video technology
enabling remote monitoring of a residence or company, says Ray Mauritsson,
President of Axis Communications. 

*STS, Subscriber Technology Services



For further information, please contact:
Margareta Lantz, Manager IR&Corporate Communications, Axis Communications 
Phone: + 46 46 272 18 00, E-mail: pressoffice@axis.com

About Axis Communications
Axis is an IT company offering network video solutions for professional
installations. The company is the global market leader in network video, driving
the ongoing shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Axis products and
solutions focus on security surveillance and remote monitoring, and are based on
innovative, open technology platforms.
Axis is a Swedish-based company, operating worldwide with offices in more than
20 countries and cooperating with partners in more than 70 countries. Founded in
1984, Axis is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange, under the ticker AXIS. For more
information about Axis, please visit our website at www.axis.com.

About Swedish Connection 
Since its foundation in 1994, Swedish Connection has specialized as a system
integrator within IP technology and telecommunications. Our clients are mainly
within the sectors: banking/finance/insurance, public authorities, passenger
traffic, processing industry and telecommunications. Swedish Connection is
headquartered in Sundsvall and has site offices in Gothenburg and Kramfors.

About Länsförsäkringar Älvsborg 
Länsförsäkringar Älvsborg was founded in 1841 and operates as a bank as well as
an insurance company. In addition, we offer brokerage services (Länshem
Fastighetsförmedling) and have our own alarm center and security company. The
company operates in 19 municipalities, which previously constituted Älvsborg
county and which now form part of the Västra Götaland region. 
 Länsförsäkringar Älvsborg is a mutual company, i.e. we are owned by our
customers. The policy holders exercise their ownership role by electing
representatives to the company's highest decision making body; the council. The
council elects the board of directors and passes resolutions regarding the
company's operations at the annual general meeting. 
 Our customers are private individuals, companies and farms. Personal service
and local proximity are what matters most, according to the customers.  This
proximity helps us to familiarize ourselves with your everyday finances and your
particular questions. When something happens we offer prompt and flexible
settlement of claims and furthermore, we do everything we can to prevent losses.