Axis Communications, network video product firm, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009.
The idea for Sweden-based Axis Communications was born in a student room in Lund in 1984 when two students and entrepreneurs, Martin Gren and Mikael Karlsson considered the possibilities presented by the dawning computing revolution. They identified early opportunities in the corporate printing sector so decided to begin there. Its initial product offering was an IBM protocol converter that made it possible for the first time for several users in a building to share the same printer. In 1996, Axis decided to connect a camera to the network. Axis is a well-known local company in the university City of Lund, where its head office and the majority of its research and development operations are.
Axis reports that it is in an expansionary phase. During 2008 Axis recruited more than 100 new employees, established new offices in Moscow, Beijing and São Paulo. Last year, Axis also launched its in house developed ARTPEC-3 chip featuring the latest compression standard (H.264).
Ray Mauritsson, Axis CEO, said: "With 25 years experience of innovation and building loyal partner networks, Axis is well positioned to continue delivering on its stated mission to be the driving force in bringing customers the full benefit of intelligent network video solutions. We’d like to express our warmest thanks to our customers and partners for their fantastic support and commitment through our journey over the past 25 years."
