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Milestone Hires New Directors For Marketing And Distribution
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has hired Inger Holm Vinther as Director of Corporate Marketing and Kitty Van Der Sluis as Director of Sales Distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Christian Bohn, VP Alliances and Corporate Marketing, says: ?Inger?s experience from marketing positions at large […]
Milestone Systems Expands Device Support
By Kirsty McMahon on February 27, 2014 _HYT6505 (Custom) Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has released Device Pack 7.2 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect ® security solutions. Device Pack 7.2 has deep driver support for more than 3,000 devices, which means that Milestone has added more than 2,000 supported devices since 2011. This speedy development has only been possible due to Milestone’s dedicated efforts to drive the uptake of open platform technology in the physical security industry. The Milestone Device Packs include optimized drivers that enable all the relevant capabilities of a camera or other hardware device to be managed fully by the XProtect software. Milestone works closely with the device manufacturers in the Manufacturer Alliance Program (MAP) to achieve the optimal interaction between their devices and the XProtect VMS . This ensures the highest quality for a video surveillance solution – very important for total system operability, efficiency and stability. Milestone is actively promoting driver standards like ONVIF and PSIA , but these standards are not always able to keep up with the rapid development of security device hardware. Milestone steps up with dedicated, deep driver support to ensure that partners can leverage the newest device technologies in their solutions, with the freedom to choose camera models from more than 100 manufacturers in the Manufacturer Alliance Partner (MAP) network. Milestone Axis – 300th camera -1 (Custom) Christian Bohn, Milestone Systems VP Corporate Marketing & Alliances, says: “The release of […]
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Retailer Paul Smith Goes IP
Video management software (VMS) with network cameras are being deployed across all of Paul Smith’s 45 stores as part of the UK-based retailer’s first company-wide IT refresh. Initially the new digital video system is being used for loss prevention but once it is fully in place worldwide by the end of 2015, Paul Smith plans to use it for business intelligence to assist retail operations management. Paul Smith has been an early adopter of IP and cloud-based services. In 2001 it migrated to IP telephony, installing a Cisco IPT network. Embracing the latest IT management approaches (including use of open-architected and Microsoft-based systems), the company has been able to maintain a relatively small network services team despite growth. Paul Smith has a retail presence in 35 countries. This approach means that when new IT challenges present themselves, Paul Smith’s Head of IT, Lee Bingham, pictured, looks for standards-based products that can be scaled up. He specifies that new systems and services must last a minimum of ten years because he simply does not have the manpower or budget to go on replacements of devices and software. Paul Smith’s legacy CCTV had grown organically as the group expanded. When the IT department was asked to take over running Paul Smith’s CCTV, Lee Bingham insisted that it must be moved to IP video and be visible on the corporate network: “If it’s not IP then it’s not IT, and therefore it made no sense to move it from our Facilities Management […]
Milestone Systems Appoints Country Manager In Japan
Erik Friis Mondorf – Country Manager Japan By Milestone NewsDesk on February 17, 2014 Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces the appointment of Erik Friis Mondorf as the company’s Country Manager for Japan. Erik Friis Mondorf is a permanent resident of Japan after living there for 17 years and is a certified Japanese speaker. He has supported Milestone Systems since before the Danish company’s CEO Lars Thinggaard visited Japan to inaugurate the burgeoning partnership with JVC, who launched a Network Video Recorder (NVR) pre-installed with Milestone video management software. “With 127 million people, Japan is also one of the world’s largest markets for video surveillance equipment, in the company of China, the US, UK, Canada, Russia and Germany, according to market results for 2013. The IP video surveillance market growth in Japan is expected to be more than 20% per year over the next 3 years and we know that Erik Friis Mondorf is our man in Japan to help Milestone’s role in that journey,” states Eric Fullerton, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for Milestone Systems. “Longer term, the 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo may drive some big projects, too, similar to what the security industry has experienced in the UK and Brazil with high-profile events of the same stature.” “Besides working closely with Milestone distributors and system resellers, I also have an important task supporting existing Manufacturer Alliance Partners (MAPs) such as Canon, JVC Kenwood, OPTEX, Panasonic, Sony […]
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Milestone?s MIPS Partner Conference Attracts Top Video Surveillance Professionals
Published on 14 Feb, 2014 The 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 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 realise innovative new efficiencies and more strategic approaches. 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 Why Compromise? “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. The scalability and […]
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Bosch Gets Milestone Systems Elite Partner Status
The Danish IP video management software (VMS) company Milestone Systems, has made Bosch Security Systems an Elite Partner in the Milestone Alliance Partner program (MAP). Christian Bohn, Milestone Systems VP Corporate Marketing & Alliances, says: “Our Elite program is the highest partnership level we offer in the MAP program. It represents a partner’s total commitment to achieving maximum return on investment for its customers through superior camera technology and a focus on long-term customer satisfaction with camera solutions integrated to Milestone products. Milestone Channel Partners and customers now gain the advantage of the deepest relationship between Bosch Security Systems and Milestone.” The companies say that they have put in a dedicated and targeted effort on mutual technical and commercial engagement. Milestone says it will provide even deeper integration for Bosch Security Systems’ cameras with support from the XProtect software. And Rudolf Spielberger, Head of the Bosch Integration Partner Program, says: “Our video technology focus is to deliver superior intelligence and analytics, highest quality of video images, most efficient data rates, with lowest storage requirements. And now, through this strengthened partnership with Milestone, we will bring even more unique and relevant cutting-edge features to customers – offering them new integration possibilities.”
Milestone At Intersec 2014 – The Numbers Have It
Milestone Systems, the Danish IP video management software (VMS) company, showcased its XProtect products at Intersec 2014, in Dubai. Nine Milestone Solution Partners were also exhibiting in the booth to present integrations based on Milestone software. This event showcase and local presence in the Middle East/Africa (MEA) region gave Milestone more than 19,067 visitor impressions and 3,520 visits at Intersec 2014. These numbers where measured using video analytics, where a certified Milestone Solution Partner, NetApp, had an application that captured the number of Intersec visitors passing and their age, gender and interest level in the company stand. The total number of visitors to Intersec 2014 was 24,853, meaning the firm says that it has documented a huge visitor imprint that confirms the region’s growth in interest for video-enabled solutions. Video analytics are a focus area for the firm and four of the nine Milestone Solution Partners present showed video analytics. The number of third-party integrations is now in the hundreds. Video analytics provide a tool for use in security systems, and for business applications, for example in retail and as a part of ‘smart buildings’. Peter Biltsted, Sales Director, Middle East and Africa, for Milestone Systems says: “It was a very successful Intersec 2014 for Milestone and our partners. In particular, the huge interest shown by visitors, who came from the entire MEA region, is a clear indication that the market is accelerating. We can build on this positive response to further leverage our open platform strategy and dedicated […]
EET Europarts Saves Money With Iqinvision
16-12-2013 EET Europarts is relying on a combined Iqinvision-Milestone advanced IP video surveillance solution to document all transactions, improve customer service, and enhance overall productivity. With annual sales topping $250 million, EET Europarts is one of the largest distributors of IT products and parts to more than 24 countries in Europe. The 113,000 square foot (10,500 square metre) Logistics Center is located in Ballerup, Denmark, where the vast majority of shipments originate, and ships an average of 3,000 packages daily. A few years ago, EET’s management sought to improve operations by more effectively documenting for their customers that the correct products had been accurately packaged and sent. This would help reduce employee errors and provide an audit trail to more efficiently solve any packaging mistakes. Timely, accurate documentation of all shipments would also improve customer service and customer relationships, and cut costs that EET normally had to cover in the event of shipping error claims. The solution to EET Europarts’ challenges proved to be right under their noses, sitting on the shelves of the warehouse: since 2009, the company had been a distributor of Iqinvision HD megapixel network cameras. The company chose to optimise their logistics processes with Iqeye network cameras for their excellent image quality and high reliability. Further, Iqeye cameras are quite easy to set up and operate. To view, record and export the video from the cameras, EET Europarts chose Xprotect from Milestone Systems, the global industry leader in open platform IP video management software. To […]
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SALTO integrates with Milestone XProtect
Northern Ireland-based Ambar Systems, a SALTO Certificated Partner, has developed a plug-in integration that combines SALTO Systems access control with XProtect software. It is estimated that more than 10 million people rely on SALTO each day to provide access control over who is able to access what, where and when. Ambar’s plug-in integrates SALTO Systems directly into XProtect Smart Client, enabling users to control access and monitor video surveillance from a single interface. Integrating the two systems eliminates the need to run two separate applications and enables the user to open doors while simultaneously viewing video footage of the doors. The SALTO plug-in captures critical events from the SALTO software and registers them as alarms in XProtect Smart Client. These alarms are automatically linked to relevant video footage from corresponding cameras. Other key features include: Users can seamlessly control cameras in their surveillance system, such as starting/stopping recording, changing video frame rate and moving cameras to focus on a door Monitoring events are issued by the Salto system and automatically registered as alerts within the alarm manager in XProtect Smart Client. Full details of the event, card holder, location and time are captured along with the video footage to provide a complete package of surveillance information Allows users to open doors remotely from the XProtect Smart Client.
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Port Arthur, Sabine-Neches Waterway Improve Video Security
Port Arthur featured With high-level national security implications, live-camera views and the ability to quickly check recorded video is essential to the port’s operational standards for efficiency. As the fourth largest port in the U.S., Port Arthur in Texas’ Jefferson County is the number-one crude oil destination for foreign tankers, as well as the number-one commercial and military out-load port. Hundreds of vessels are processed through the channel each day, making their way from other domestic ports and from all over the globe into the Gulf of Mexico and up the Sabine-Neches Waterway. With oil refineries and other critical infrastructure lining the 55 miles of river bank through Jefferson County, the sheriff’s department required a sophisticated security surveillance system to monitor waterway traffic and incidents. Deputies needed to ensure the safety of those working and traveling through the port, and to keep commercial and military traffic flowing. A vast waterway traffic-monitoring network has been deployed at Sabine-Neches to ensure all vessels can safely navigate the waters. The new surveillance system also monitors the many petroleum refineries that line the channel. Backed by a Verizon Wireless 4G connection, the county cameras alongside the waterway are networked through the use of Milestone XProtect Enterprise surveillance software. “Milestone’s open platform IP software integrates with all of the cameras seamlessly” said Mark Nolan of Knight Security Systems, the designer and integrator of the Sabine-Neches Waterway monitoring and surveillance project. “Milestone XProtect provides the sheriff’s department with more high-definition screen images […]
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CoastalCOMS Milestone Solution Provider Delivers Coastal Analytics
Milestone Systems The CoastalCOMS solution is an integrated solution that leverages proprietary coastal video analytics/data and Milestone XProtect Corporate video management software to provide contextual environmental measurements and information directly from processed surveillance camera images/video. With a primary focus on beach hazard identification and risk management support, the company’s analytics packages provide break zone identification, wave height, wave period, snapshot people counts by preset view (or combinations of preset views), shoreline or waterline variance (mean sea level, mean high water, etc), beach width, and vessel counting. Coupled with Milestone XProtect modules and public weather data sources, the company provides the ability to schedule devices against complex environmental changes and drive beach safety and marine surveillance workflows based on changing weather or hazard thresholds. Secondarily, CoastalCOMS analytics outputs coupled with Milestone XProtect functionality can be applied by science agencies and engineering organisations as smart monitoring and data collection solutions for marine protected area monitoring and enforcement and general coastal project monitoring. View all: CCTV cameras
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Danish City Prevents Vandalism And Violence
The city of Alleroed, in a suburb north of Copenhagen in Denmark, aims to stop vandals and violent individuals before crime is committed. A key tool for the municipality is XProtect? IP video surveillance software from Milestone Systems. Mobile access means faster response and proactive intervention before situations can escalate. The staff at a daycare […]
Milestone Announces New Versions Of Its XProtect Line Of Products
Published on 18 Sep, 2013 Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces the next versions of its professional line of products: XProtect® Essential 2013, XProtect® Express 2013, XProtect® Professional 2013 and XProtect® Enterprise 2013. The products’ new features will further empower Milestone distributors, resellers and end-users to do more by embracing new capabilities and enabling more business opportunities. The new enhancements in the product line will make customers more productive, more cost-efficient, and more responsive. XProtect Professional 2013 provides security operators with a graphical overview of the entire installation from a single interface, empowering them to react quickly to incidents and efficiently manage alarms. The Alarm Manager ensures users are notified when unwanted behaviours occur. With this release customers get the power of choice with updated user interface clients – XProtect® Smart Client, XProtect® Web Client and Milestone Mobile – each available in 26 languages. Users can quickly identify trouble areas by accessing video from various locations, including mobile devices. The new product offerings are designed to simplify initial deployments of XProtect® and to enable users at different skill levels to effortlessly set up a Milestone IP video solution. This helps distributors to broaden the offerings of XProtect so the benefits of IP video surveillance are available to a more varied reseller audience. “Deploying an IP video management solution can be a daunting and time consuming task. With the increased focus on cost efficiency and time optimisation, system installers can’t afford to […]
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Milestone To Unleash The Power Of New Husky Appliance NVRs
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), will be releasing a new series of products called the Milestone Husky Series. These NVR appliances will feature robust, ready-to-use surveillance solutions that provide Milestone?s advanced VMS pre-installed on high-performance hardware. The global leader in video management software enters the solution market with […]
Ingress, Software For Access Control, Is Now Compatible With IP Cameras Via Milestone And Epicamera
The advanced access control system, Ingress, is designed and developed to be a flexible yet completely secure solution for users. On top of readily available high-level security features such as the comprehensive audit trails report, interlocking and anti-passback, the access control management application is also ready to expand its functionalities by supporting IP camera usages […]