Axis strengthens its position on the global security market

Axis strengthens its position on the global security market

Axis Communications maintains its strong market leading position for network
cameras and further improves its position in the category - global vendors
providing video surveillance equipment. This was published in the latest report
from IMS Research.

The 2009 edition of the annual IMS Research report “The World Market for CCTV &
Video Surveillance Equipment” is based on data compiled in 2008 and provides an
overall view of the video surveillance market for both traditional analog
manufacturers and the network video market where Axis is active.

In the report, Axis is ranked fourth in the world in the category - vendors
providing video surveillance equipment - compared with sixth place last year.
Axis retains as number three in the world in the security cameras category,
which includes analog as well as network cameras. In the network cameras
category, Axis is identified as clear market leader and retains its market
leading position.

“The fact that Axis strengthened the company's position in the overall security
surveillance category and now ranks as one of the four largest vendors providing
video surveillance equipment shows that the ongoing shift from analog to digital
surveillance continued at a strong pace in 2008”, says Ray Mauritsson, President
of Axis Communications.

"In just three short years Axis Communications has moved from being the 12th
largest vendor of video surveillance equipment globally to the 4th spot in 2008
- an impressive and noteworthy achievement by any standard. Axis Communications
remains the largest provider of network video surveillance equipment by market
share globally", says Alastair Hayfield, Senior Market Research Analyst, IMS
Research.

Axis focuses on the professional segment of the network video market with
customers in sectors including education, transportation and government. In the
IMS report these customer segments are identified as the largest growth areas
for network video in the coming years.

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.

About IMS Research 
IMS Research (www.imsresearch.com) was founded in 1989and is now one of the
leading suppliers of detailed,quality market research to the global electronics
industry.  

 
Axis is a Swedish-based company, operating worldwide with offices in 18
countries and cooperating with partners in more than 70 countries. Founded in
1984, Axis is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange, Large Cap and Information
Technology. For more information about Axis, please visit our website at
www.axis.com.