Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), today launches a new mini-website called The Milestone Post for publishing thought leader articles with its global ecosystem of partners and customers. The site will post blogs and other articles from the company?s own wealth of expertise and from its universe of stakeholders, with the goal to continue educating business people from a broad spectrum of industries about networked video monitoring in action, practical advice, trends, concepts and innovative visions.

Lead articles for the premier of The Milestone Post include ?Recalibrating the Market? by Milestone Director of Large Accounts Keven Marier, ?The World Is Changing ? Are You?? by ISONAS CEO Rob Mossman, and ?Too Many Cooks Don?t Spoil the Pot? by consultant Paul Boucherle. A blog by long-time Milestone Communications Manager Courtney Pedersen called ?It?s NOT a Wolf!? describes the history and meaning of the popular Milestone Systems ?mascot? whose watchful eye has been used in the company?s worldwide branding since early 2004.

Thoughtful pieces reflecting the viewpoints from Milestone managers, partners, consultants, customers and industry journalists will be posted. These will describe interesting concepts, new ideas and emerging trends; share technology know-how, best practice and blueprints; air opinions or comments and in-depth interviews. Customer stories and partner project ?lessons learned? will provide useful knowledge for all kinds of implementations.

?Over 17 years Milestone Systems has built up a treasure trove of documented expertise as the globally leading provider of IP video management software. This intellectual capital has been presented separately in different security media over time but now, in The Milestone Post, has a home of its own as a convenient central repository for easy access by all of our stakeholders &nash; current and future,? says Karl Erik Traberg, Head of Corporate Communications, Milestone Systems. ?Highlighting the expertise in our universe of partners and customers is integral to our open business model and vision. Our goal is to generate insights that inform our thinking, add value to our efforts and help shape the world in which we operate.?

Milestone Systems has a worldwide ecosystem with thousands of partners: distributors, system integrators, resellers and A&E consultants who work with the company?s VMS to install video monitoring solutions. Milestone?s open platform technology also enables unlimited combinations with many alliance partners who are third-party manufacturers of cameras, storage devices and other systems. Thousands of customer installations have been achieved to date, in every business sector.