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Milestone Systems, a provider of data-driven video technology software, announces the opening of its London Concept Centre, the latest in several experience-driven spaces across Europe, North America, and Asia. The London Concept Centre will showcase the latest Milestone technology, including Arcules Cloud solutions, XProtectⓇ, video management, and BriefCam AI driven analytics, alongside partner solutions. The London Concept Centre allows end users, integrators, and partners to experience Milestone solutions in action, for example, seeing how the technology operates in control rooms, smart cities, academic campuses, office buildings, event spaces, and more. The Centre will also showcase selected technology partners, such as Axis, barox, Bosch, Gallagher, Hanwha, Honeywell, i-PRO, ADI, Oprema, Zenitel, and 2N. Users will be able to test and customize solutions, combining Milestone and partner technology to understand how the system will work for their unique needs and goals. Video technology software Martin McGrath, Sales Director for UK & Ireland at Milestone Systems, said, “The launch of Milestone’s London Concept Centre comes at a critical time for video security overall, with advances in AI and connected devices meaning more organizations are seeing video as a strategic business opportunity beyond security. Being able to showcase the latest Milestone technology alongside partner solutions in an immersive, customisable way is invaluable. I look forward to welcoming guests at the Centre and showing them how Milestone can help them.” The Centre reinforces the UK and Europe as a key strategic market for Milestone, with UK-based prospects and customers, in particular, showing keen interest in Arcules, Milestone’s cloud-based video surveillance software. Strategically important market Training for end-users, partners, resellers, and others will also take place in the Concept Centre, helping them become familiar with products and integrations through practical presentations and hands-on demonstrations. Morten Illum, Chief Revenue Officer at Milestone Systems, said, “The UK is a top-performing and strategically important market for us, so when looking at locations for our next Concept Centre, it made sense to base it in London, where many customers, prospects, and partners can easily travel to it. With events, hands-on training, and immersive, customisable demonstrations, the London Concept Centre will be a hub for all of Milestone’s latest innovations and partner integrations.”

Multi-brand distributor, Oprema, are proud to announce the appointment of Natasha Owens as their new HR Director. Oprema are delighted to promote Natasha and welcome her to the Board of Directors in her new role. Natasha is the first female to join the Board, providing new angles to discussions. The decision to give HR a place at board level within Oprema reflects the value the company places on its people. Commenting on her appointment. Natasha said “At Oprema we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and technical support. In order to deliver this level of service, you need the right people in your team. As HR Director it’s my responsibility to ensure we attract and retain the right people; people who have the drive and enthusiasm to go the extra mile.” Receive regular feedback Oprema support their employees to develop themselves both professionally and personally and where possible, offer opportunities for progression and career development. It’s part of Natasha’s remit to ensure team members receive regular feedback on performance and that Oprema’s rewards and benefits package is both competitive and fair. We are very proud to have achieved both Investors in People (IIP) and Real Living Wage accreditations in 2019" Natasha said, “We are very proud to have achieved both Investors in People (IIP) and Real Living Wage accreditations in 2019, demonstrating our commitment to our people and to paying a fair wage. As HR Director it’s my responsibility to ensure employee well-being is taken seriously and that we offer the appropriate support in response to the myriad of challenges that life can throw at us." Reviewing internal procedures "As well as reviewing our own internal procedures and support structures, we work with national and local partners, in order to offer professional support to our staff where it’s needed. It’s part of my remit to keep up to date with relevant legislation and guidance in relation to employment law, and in more recent days in relation to the global pandemic that is COVID-19." "It’s been an incredibly challenging year for us all, both personally and professionally, but the team at Oprema has come together to ensure we continue to deliver an excellent service to our customers, and we are stronger for it.” Continued development Matt Epps, Managing Director commented “Natasha has been as asset to the team at Oprema since the day she joined, 7 years ago. Always forward thinking and taking steps to develop our employee relations, it’s a pleasure to see her progress. Thanks to Natasha, we were proudly awarded Investors in People accreditation in 2019 and shortlisted for IIP Awards in 2019 and 2020. We congratulate Natasha on her new appointment and look forward to the continued development she brings for the company.”

Oprema are delighted to announce a new partnership with Camect. Camect is a Silicon Valley company creating the simplest and most useful security solutions from ordinary camera installations in homes and businesses. Artificial Intelligence Camect’s state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) understands the objects that cameras see and raises alerts for only the interesting and relevant events, thereby eliminating false alarms. Furthermore, it doesn’t eat up bandwidth, it records continuously, and works even when the internet is down. A system to monitor high value assets takes only minutes to configure and comes complete with accurate alert notifications delivered in real-time. It offers universal secure remote access and can integrate cameras of many different brands. Strategic partnership Dave Small, EMEA Sales Manager at Camect commented on the partnership, stating “Working with Oprema is a great opportunity. Oprema’s first-class service and expert knowledge complement Camect’s values. We look forward to showcasing our best-in-class product range to their customers.” Gareth Williams, Sales Director at Oprema said, “We are excited to have Camect on board with us at Oprema, bringing the latest technology in the industry to our customers. The product portfolio at Camect provides a unique end user experience. We’re excited for what the future holds, Camect, welcome to the team!”

Even the most effective technologies usually require some level of human involvement. What new technologies do, generally speaking, is change the nature of a human’s role. Most jobs in today’s world are vastly different than 50 years ago, in many cases because of the changing role of technology. In the physical security world, what specific impact does technology have on the human element of systems? We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: Have recent developments in security systems made manpower more, or less, important to the equation? Explain.

There’s a huge cloud hanging over the physical security market, but in a good way. Cloud-based systems, whether for video, access control or another category, are on the verge of taking the industry by storm. The benefits of that mythical “cloud” are well-known, or certainly well-touted, in the market. It’s almost as if the word “cloud” has become a buzzword that can mean different things, or at least whatever the customer wants it to mean (as long as they buy!). We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable to define the term more specifically, and to comment on the industry’s understanding of the terminology. Specifically, we asked: Define what we mean by “the cloud.” Is the definition universally understood in the market?