Axis is the market leader in network video. We invented the world’s first network camera back in 1996 and we’ve been innovators in video surveillance ever since, increasing the security of millions of people worldwide and helping to meet the growing need for a smarter, safer world. With the help of 80,000 partners, spanning 179 countries, we’ve delivered a series of groundbreaking products and many industry firsts. And, we look forward to pioneering many more.

Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. is a provider of video surveillance products and services, with the world’s 2nd largest market share, according to a 2015 IMS report. In addition to its core video surveillance product line— network cameras, NVR, HDCVI cameras and HDCVI HCVRs—Dahua also offers a full range of solutions, from intercoms and alarms, to motion sensors and access control. Dahua Technology provides video surveillance solutions that are applied in many markets, including banking, public security, energy, telecommunication, intelligent-building and intelligent-transportation. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahua_Technology

Hanwha Techwin, founded as Samsung Techwin, is a surveillance and optoelectronics company. It is a subsidiary of Hanwha Group. The company employs 4,501 people and is headquartered in South Korea. Its totals sales in 2014 were 2,615 billion South Korean won. Before the acquisition by Hanwha, Techwin also developed and sold automation, aeronautics, and weapons technology products. These businesses have since been spun off into dedicated Hanwha subsidiaries – Hanwha Precision Machinery, Hanwha Aerospace, and Hanwha Land Systems. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwha_Techwin

Hikvision is the IoT solution provider with video as its core competence. The company has more than 26,000 employees, over 13,000 of which are R&D engineers. Hikvision advances the core technologies of audio and video encoding, video image processing, and related data storage, as well as forward-looking technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and deep learning. Hikvision has established one of the most extensive marketing networks in the industry, comprising 38 overseas regional subsidiaries and 38 branches throughout China mainland, ensuring quick responses to the needs of customers, users and partners. Hikvision products serve a diverse set of vertical markets covering more than 150 countries, such as the Philadelphia Recreation center in the USA, the safe city project in Seoul, South Korea, Dun Laoghaire Harbour in Ireland, Milan’s Malpensa Airport, and the Bank of India, to name just a few. Hikvision went public in May 2010 and is listed on SMEs Board at Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hikvision/about/

uawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world, having overtaken Ericsson in 2012. Huawei was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former engineer in the People's Liberation Army. At the time of its establishment, Huawei was focused on manufacturing phone switches, but has since expanded its business to include: building telecommunications networks; providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China; and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market. Huawei has over 170,000 employees as of September 2015, around 76,000 of whom are engaged in research and development (R&D). It has 21 R&D institutes in countries including China, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, France, Belgium, Germany, Colombia, Sweden, Ireland, India, Russia, and Turkey, and in 2014, the company invested $6.4 billion USD in R&D, up from $5 billion USD in 2013. In 2014, Huawei recorded a profit of 34.2 billion CNY (5.5 billion USD). Its products and services have been deployed in more than 140 countries and it currently serves 5 of the world's 50 largest telecoms operators. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei

Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. , is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. The company was founded in 1918 and has grown to become one of the largest Japanese electronics producers alongside Sony, Hitachi, Toshiba and Canon Inc.. In addition to electronics, it offers non-electronic products and services such as home renovation services. Panasonic is the world's fourth-largest television manufacturer by 2012 market share. Panasonic has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX indices. It has a secondary listing on the Nagoya Stock Exchange. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic