Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has just held its ninth annual MIPS partner conference in the Americas, on its 16th birthday.

The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida, was the location for this year’s meeting of 350 video surveillance professionals. Security equipment manufacturers, distributors, channel partners, and integrated solution partners gathered to learn, share, and brainstorm about the latest in video technology.

Milestone Systems CEO Lars Thinggaard opened the event, stating: “Video enabling is happening now and being used for more than just security as integrations with analytics, biometrics, RFID, and all kinds of business metadata are being incorporated into operations to realize innovative new efficiencies and more strategic approaches.

The Milestone MIPS Technology Showcase illustrated 48 examples of interoperability with the Milestone open platform in every facet of security implementations. Security equipment manufacturers and integrated solution partners gathered at the MIPS partner conference.

This is something Milestone defined years ago in our mission and vision. With our international ecosystem of partners, we are well positioned to take advantage of this major business opportunity.” Eric Fullerton, Milestone Systems Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, spoke on the topic

“Video is becoming mission critical for value-added purposes in all vertical sectors, as a tool for daily business. Open platform IP video fosters deeper integrations that bring more value than any one company could do alone, and our ecosystem proves this concept. ” […]