Axis celebrates 25 years in the network business

Axis Communications was started back in 1984 by Martin Gren, an engineering student at the Lund Institute of Technology, and Mikael Karlsson, a 22-year-old business graduate from the Stockholm School of Economics. Their original idea was to develop innovative protocol converters/printer interfaces for the connection of PC printers in IBM mainframe and mini-computer environments. In the 1990s, Axis set to work making the network smarter, broadening the IP-based technology platform to allow simple, affordable connection, access and use of other types of office equipment in networks. The very first network camera, the AXIS 200, was launched in 1996.

Apart from its products and culture of innovation, Axis has another trump card to play - its unique sales model and worldwide partner network. Axis has been applying the same indirect sales model since the start. This tried and tested business model - selling exclusively through partners and investing heavily in training - is a cornerstone of the company’s success and sure to stand it in good stead in the years to come.

Our network experiences in products and partnership takes us forward – and beyond!