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IHS found Milestone to be the worldwide market share leader of open platform VMS for more than a decade Milestone Systems has again been ranked the number one global video management software provider in terms of revenue according to the latest analysis from IHS Inc. Research from the IHS Technology Video Surveillance Intelligence Service has found Milestone to be the worldwide market share leader of open platform video management software (VMS) for more than a decade. Mil...

Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, has announced the full integration of its 29 models of megapixel cameras with the award-winning Milestone XProtect® open platform video management software, with the Milestone Device Pack 7.3 released most recently. As one of the few manufacturers with in-house design and production capabilities, Surveon offers a full line of IP cameras and RAID NVR with enterprise storage to furnish partners with end-to-end professional surveillance soluti...

ADI uses Milestone’s XProtect VMS to manage its security cameras and secure indoor and outdoor environments of all branches With 100 branch locations, ADI was looking for a scalable video management software solution that was reliable and easy to manage for its local teams. As a trusted business partner, ADI turned to Milestone for support. ADI needed a cost effective solution that was easy to operate and install. They were looking to provide the best protection possible...

BCDVideo recently released its EVO Series of low-cost, high-performance Network Video Recorders. These appliances ship pre-loaded with a choice of Axis Camera Station, Milestone XProtect, or OnSSI Ocularis licenses. Each EVO appliance offers a turnkey NVR solution to the security integrator and include an Intel Xeon processor, BCDVideo’s SMARTconnect and SMARTvms technologies, lifetime telephone support, as well as a three-year worldwide on-site warranty. The EVO10 is an Ultra Small Form...

A key criteria of video management software is adaptability for adding new components - as long as it is a true open platform Traditionally, security systems have been designed with the cameras in mind first then with added consideration for the infrastructure and cabling components. But this is old-school analog thinking. Milestone Systems CEO Lars Thinggaard states that a security system can be designed for more than just protecting assets by starting with specifications for...

IPSR helps their customers by selecting the right security product for their application IP Security Reps Inc. (IPSR), a leading manufacturer’s representative firm dedicated to the security industry, recently announced that the company has redefined the meaning of being a manufacturer’s representative and has become one of the largest security rep firms in the U.S.  Within four years, the company has seen exponential growth due to their market knowledge, t...

Open Options demonstrated the interface between DNA Fusion and Milestone’s XProtect Access Control Module at ISC West 2014 Open Options, a leading provider of open platform access control, expands their integration with Milestone Systems Video Management Software (VMS) to include a new interface to their new add-on, the XProtect® Access Control Module (ACM). While Milestone XProtect® VMS has been accessible from within Open Options DNA Fusion access control soft...

Data overload describes both my condition in the midst of a busy trade show and the current condition of the industry itself. At an opening session at ISC West in Las Vegas, I hear that technology development now means there are more sensors and cameras providing more and better quality data all the time. As if making the case, Axis introduced a 4K “super high resolution” camera for under $1,000. Other companies also introduced 4K cameras, including Sony, Bosch, and several more. Ho...

JVC’s VR-X3200U NVR Series features Milestone’s XProtect Enterprise VMS JVC is displaying its newly released VR-X3200U NVR Series with enhanced performance and expanded recording capacities at ISC West 2014. Available in configurations with 4, 8, 12 and 16 TB of internal storage, the VR-X3200U NVR Series features Milestone’s XProtect Enterprise VMS pre-installed along with 32 fully licensed channels, eliminating recurring fees. The new NVRs are ideal for stan...

JVC will exhibit its new VN-H557U PTZ camera, VR-D100 LoLux DVRs, and PKT-23 Pocket-Sized Portable Radio There are few names in the history of the professional video and security industries that resonate with innovation, reliability and value more than JVC. This year at ISC West, JVC is showcasing a suite of innovative new camera and recording solutions that further reinforce their leadership position, as well as a renewed focus on the core security and select vertical markets...

Agent Vi’s savVi presents real-time event detection, video search and business intelligence applications Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture, video analytics software, announces the launch of its innovative video analytics product, savVi™. A unified software platform encompassing the most comprehensive video analytics offering available in the surveillance industry, savVi presents real-time event detection, video se...

The Milestone Husky appliances featuring automatic device discovery with wizards for configuring the entire system Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces extended availability for the Milestone Husky Series of network video recorder (NVR) appliances. These NVR appliances – preinstalled with Milestone’s XProtect® video management software (VMS) – will be available in 2014 Q2 in Europe, Middle East and...

Axis cameras help local citizens to settle disputes over accidents by viewing the footage Mission The City of Dubuque, Iowa, is a regional hub of 60,000 people on the border of Illinois and Wisconsin. In the early 2000s, the traffic department began linking traffic signals and intersections together in a fiber optic network. Initially, they installed network cameras to detect vehicles at the intersections for signal changes, but they later switched over to microwave-based det...

The MIPS highlighted Milestone Solution and Manufacturer Alliance Partners giving attendees the opportunity see the latest innovations In February this year, Milestone held its ninth annual partner conference, the Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) 2014 in Orlando, Florida. With more than three-hundred and fifty video surveillance professionals gathered, Milestone presented its 2014 theme – Why Compromise? The open platform enables compatibility with a w...

The Milestone Solution Certification provides verification of the components being interoperable and optimized for performance with XProtect VMS Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS) announces fully reported performance certification of Milestone Solution Partners with IT infrastructure components such as servers, storage, and workstation products. The first to achieve this comprehensive process with documented results are HP, NetAp...

ISONAS was issued a patent pivotal to the fast growing and emerging market of IP access control In August 2010 ISONAS was issued a patent pivotal to the fast growing and emerging market of IP access control. Patent 7,775,429 covers aspects relating to one or more of the following features: IP Access Control Reader The ability for a reader/controller to make decisions “locally” at the edge, while still having the ability to program permissions for all access...

The conference will be bringing together end-users, system integrators, and technology manufacturers all in one place ISC West, the largest physical security show in North America, will be held April 2-4 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. ISONAS, Inc., the first access control company to design and manufacture a cutting-edge, IP-to-the-door solution will be participating in the following: Sentry 360 Partner Conference April 1st – 2:00-6:00pm Treasure Isl...

Total Recall Corporation, a video-centric security technology provider specializing in surveillance solutions, has brought together nine state-of-the-art technology vendors to deliver an award-winning IP-based, digital video surveillance solution used by the U.S. Park Police, National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Interior (DOI) to enhance public safety and improve operational efficiencies at the recently renovated Statue of Liberty National Monument and Liberty Island. The high-prof...

Total Recall has brought 9 security vendors to enhance security at the Statue of Liberty National Monument Total Recall Corporation, a video-centric security technology provider specialising in surveillance solutions, has brought together nine state-of-the-art technology vendors to deliver an award-winning IP-based, digital video surveillance solution used by the U.S. Park Police, National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Interior (DOI) to enhance public safety and imp...

PROMISE Technology, Inc., a leading developer of high-performance storage solutions optimized for the requirements of video surveillance, recently updated their Vess A2000 Series NVR storage appliance to deliver greater support for the industry's top Video Management Software (VMS) solutions, provide up to double the performance throughput for HD (1280x720) video in RAID6 configurations and offer support for the new PROMISE Surveillance Solution Planner tool which helps determine the overall ins...

The new CA3000 software provides robust access control functionality and seamless integration with alarms ContinentalAccess, a division of Napco Security Technologies, Inc., has recently released new CA3000 version 2.9 software, that not only provides robust access control functionality and seamless integration with alarms, locking and a growing list of video systems, but offers a host of many new sought-after features including; the ability to run the CardAccess 3000 and asso...

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 Center in Orlando, Florida, was the location for this year’s meeting of 350 video surveillance professionals. Security equipment manufacturers, distrib...

Allied Market Research reports IP Video Surveillance and VSaaS market to reach $57.3 Billion by 2020 The new market research report titled "IP Video Surveillance and VSaaS Market (Technologies, Applications, Services, Geography) - Industry Analysis, Trends, Share, Opportunities and Forecast, 2012 - 2020", published recently by Allied Market Research. As per the market study, the global IP Video Surveillance and VSaaS market is expected to reach $57.3 Billion by 2020. North...

Milestone appointed Thomas Lausten as its Vice President of Sales for EMEA Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), is strengthening its organization with a new Vice President of Sales for EMEA, a Public Relations Manager for EMEA, a corporate Director of Large Accounts and National Sales Managers in the Americas. Thomas Lausten started this month as VP Sales, EMEA, and is also a new member of the Extended Leadership Team (ELT) in Mi...

With the goal of driving down gun violence in the Roosevelt-Uniondale area of New York, the Nassau County Police Department wanted to leverage its existing MilestoneXProtect video surveillance solution and its open platform technology for the next step in safety. To help deter gun crime and assist in quickly solving firearm-related cases, the department focused on enhancing the capabilities of its street cameras. The answer was to integrate its existing gunshot detection system with real-time vi...

Brown County, Wisconsin, has upgraded disparate DVR systems that were time consuming and unreliable to an improved system designed to keep workers and publicly owned property safe with streamlined efficiency. They installed a fiber communications network with an IP-based surveillance system. Network cameras from Axis Communications are interconnected through Milestone XProtect® Corporate video management software (VMS). Brown County now efficiently monitors public buildings including the mus...

EIA’s coordinated strategic integration included solutions such as IP surveillance cameras EIA, Inc., one of America’s leading Networked Technology Integrators successfully provided the tactical installation and final integration of a deployment package. The package consisted of various surveillance and security equipment which provided robust situational awareness to the management of the ING New York City Marathon—the largest and most popular marathon in th...

Connex has added certification testing and documentation of Milestone Solution Partner integrations with the XProtect open platform Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), is purchasing all outstanding shares of the surveillance training, certification and consulting company Connex International, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Milestone was already a majority stakeholder in Connex from an initial investment in July 2010. For y...

Milestone VMS allows authorized staff to monitor for safety, security and disciplinary actions at any time Milestone XProtect open platform video management software (VMS) is the basis for an integrated security system in the Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS). Since each school previously had a stand-alone system, the security was upgraded to connect all 26 buildings in the district on one IP network. Paul Mahon, Director of Construction and Maintenance for TCAPS, par...

Milestone Arcus VMS will run on IQeye cameras, offering a streamlined video management tool IQinVision (www.iqeye.com), market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced the upcoming launch of a new line of IQeye cameras featuring Milestone Arcus™ embedded video management software (VMS), to provide an intuitive, robust and cost-effective solution that requires little or no maintenance. Milestone Arcus VMS will run on IQeye cameras, offering...