Surveillance, Intelligence firms expected to grow in this economy

At a time when most companies are paring budgets mercilessly, Gordon is positioning his security company, Viewpoint CRM, for growth in 2009: he expects revenues to triple, from $4 million last year, and to add about 30 employees to his staff of 63. The new command center, an upgrade of an existing facility in the same building, will spool up later this month.
Viewpoint, and a handful of other local companies, are benefiting from two dynamics that most of us regard as pretty depressing

Link: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/02/08/surveillance_gets_intelligent/