ONVIF:

• Video streaming codecs H.264, MPEG4, JPEG
• Audio in G.711, G.726 16kbit, G.726 24kbit, G.726 32kbit, G.726 40kbit
• Streaming protocols RTP over UDP, RTP over RTSP over TCP, HTTP, HTTP snapshot (JPEG)
• Joystick PTZ

PSIA:

• Video streaming codecs H.264, MPEG4, JPEG
• Streaming protocols RTP over UDP, RTP over RTSP over TCP, HTTP, HTTP snapshot (JPEG)

Milestone Press Release Excerpt:
“Milestone Systems has always spearheaded the concepts of true open platform IP video and we therefore embrace the standards initiatives of ONVIF and PSIA with our full support. We will continue to test compliant models that are released by the manufacturers as they make the firmware officially available. Many are still in the beta stages,” says Henrik Friborg, VP Strategic Alliances and Co-founder of Milestone Systems.

In addition to adding support for the standards as set forth by ONVIF and PSIA, the latest device pack also adds support for network camera hardware devices that do not yet follow the standards of ONVIF or PSIA but are still new to the Milestone XProtect software platform. New network device support added includes:

• Arecont AV8185 and AV8365 (H.264 support)
• Axis P1343 and P1344
• DVTel 7612e
• Dynacolor NH064 and NN221
• Etrovision EV3131A (audio support added)
• Honeywell HCX13M, HCX3D, HCX5D
• IQEye IQ732
• Panasonic BB-HCM705, BB-HCM715, BB-HCM735
• Sanyo HD2500, HD3500, HD2100, HD2300, HD3100, HD3300
• Sony EP154 and EX154
• VideoIQ VIQ-E Series encoder
• Vivotek FD7130, FD7160
• Weldex WDNC-64072C

Source: Milestone Systems Press Release

Milestone Press Release Excerpt:
“Milestone uses IP technology which is more convenient for us, and we know that this technology gives us the opportunity to advance in future. We chose Axis network cameras in the mix because they have a reasonable correlation between good quality and price. We work with LANIT – IV COM because their company has an excellent reputation all over the Ukraine,” explains Vadim Lazarev.

Vadmin Lazarev is the Head of Technical Security for Erste Bank Ukraine. JSC Erste Bank was founded in 2006, after the Erste Group entered the Ukraine market. The Erste Group is one of the leading financial institutions with 190 years of experience in Central and Eastern Europe.

Source: Erste Bank uses Milestone IP video platform to ensure safety and better service in 139 locations across the Ukraine

Hikvision products now supported within the Milestone XProtect platform include the DS-6104HCI quad channel video encoder, the DS-6101HFI single channel video encoder and a wide range of IP cameras from the DS-2CD7XX series and DS-2CD8XX series of cameras. Hikvision network product support will be provided with the release of Milestone Device Pack 4.6 which is expected next month.

Milestone Press Release Excerpts:
“The partnership with Milestone leverages our commitment to provide top-notch products and solutions to the security market,” said Tony Yang, International Marketing Director of Hikvision. “Coupled with Milestone’s powerful, reliable and highly scalable video management software, Hikvision is now able to deliver enhanced and value-added solutions in IP video surveillance to a broader base of customers.”

“Hikvision offers a very broad variety of network camera models and video encoders that serve many of the market’s needs, not least all of those who will be migrating from analog to digital over the coming years. Milestone is working closely together with Hikvision on many exciting installations with our combined solutions, and look forward to continuing to expand our relationship in the future,” stated Mads Bo Frederiksen, Director of Sales, Asia, Milestone Systems.”

Source: Hikvision Network Products Integrated with Milestone

Milestone Systems, the worldwide leader in providing open platform based IP video management software, has announced the hiring of Harald Zander and Roger Meier into the Milestone Systems family. Harald Zander, from Panasonic, has been hired on as Country Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland while Roger Meier, from John Lay Electronics, has been hired on as Regional Sales Manager for Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany. The addition of Mr. Zander and Mr. Meier shows Milestone continued commitment to strengthening their presence in the European market and will help to develop the Milestone partner channel along with sales of Milestone’s globally leading XProtect IP network video surveillance software.

Milestone Systems Press Release Excerpts:

“The market is changing and IP is the new language in video surveillance. For me, moving from a hardware manufacturer to the world-leading IP video management software company is a natural path where my background can support the transitions from CCTV to IP solutions now and in the future,” says Harald Zander. “The German speaking area has always been a strong place for mature solutions developed by camera suppliers and software companies in strong partnerships. I now look forward to working with the Milestone open platform, which is on the forefront with the widest choice in such relationships.”

“At John Lay I supported customers on all elements of designing video surveillance solutions: gathering requirements, doing quotations and product dispositions, providing expertise during setups, as well as controlling performance and results,” says Roger Meier. “When I started working with Milestone IP video software it was very exciting to unlock the door to limitless options through its open platform. Now I will spread this further in the Milestone channel, helping partners to develop new business opportunities.”

Source: Milestone announces new managers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria

Milestone Systems has recently announced the 10 year continued successful integration of the Milestone XProtect network video surveillance software installation at AL Bank. Arbejdernes Landsbank (AL Bank) made decision to convert from analog CCTV to IP digital video surveillance 10 years ago and has successfully moved from CCTV to IP. At the present, Milestone XProtect software manages an assortment for 650 cameras put in place to monitor the safety of customers, employees and assets in all of the AL Bank locations across Denmark. Founded in 1919, AL Bank is one of Denmark’s largest banks and includes 66 bank branches with approximately 1,000 employees serving 200,000 customers.

Milestone Systems Press Release Excerpt:

”The primary goal is to protect our customers and employees. We also use the surveillance to manage card abuse at the ATMs where we document the cash and card transactions with the video recordings. And the video is indispensable when it comes to robberies – here the cameras function both as prevention for the safety of personnel while the video provides great assistance for the police in their work to resolve the crimes,” says Henrik Krog-Meyer

Source: AL Bank has Ten Year Milestone for IP Video Security

The renowned Academy of Santa Cecilia, home to historical treasures from Italian music and culture, has chosen Milestone Systems XProtect open platform IP network video surveillance software. Milestone network video surveillance software was chosen due to the great flexibility and scalability that the Milestone XProtect software platform provides.

Milestone Systems Press Release Excerpt:
“Our situation is unique, considering the quality and quantity of the assets we are required to preserve and this video surveillance system fulfils all of our requirements. The features we appreciate most include integration with other systems in the building and scalability that is essential for rapid response to new demands that develop,” stated Angelo De Santis, Logistics Superintendent at the Academy of Santa Cecilia.

The IP video surveillance system project was implemented by system integrator e-Jam. System integrator e-Jam installed Axis Communications IP network cameras for use with Milestone XProtect Professional software. The open platform basis of Milestone XProtect allows for the newly installed IP surveillance system to be gradually added upon as required and also allows for centralized management directly on site or remotely via a VPN connection. The Axis IP cameras have been set to record based on motion detected events controlled by separate recording schedules for each IP camera through the XProtect Professional software. The recording schedules have been configured based on the need to monitor activity at different time periods within different areas.

Source: Academy of Santa Cecilia preserves national musical heritage

Milestone Systems, the worldwide leader in open platform IP video management software, has recently announced the addition of Jesper Balser to the Milestone Board of Directors. This addition will help Milestone Systems to continue its successful global expansion.

Milestone Press Release Excerpt:
“Milestone is an exciting company in a very interesting sector. I am impressed with how much has been achieved since its start in 1998. Milestone has already documented its ability to compete in the global market. Now the international expansion will be accelerated and systemized, where I hope my background will contribute,” says Jesper Balser.

Source: Jesper Balser joins Milestone Board of Directors

Milestone Press Release Excerpt:

“The Milestone open platform enables the integration with ioimage analytics, so customers can benefit from the expertise of both companies and gain more effective tools for managing security. This partnership illustrates the value of leadership alliances in the industry,” stated Henrik Friborg, VP Strategic Alliances and Co-founder of Milestone Systems.

“Our partnership with Milestone leverages our commitment to open architecture, offering our users and system integrators an integrated video analytics platform designed for simplicity in installation and use,” said Zeev Farkash, ioimage’s CEO. “Coupled with Milestone video management capabilities, ioimage intelligent appliances provide a best-of-breed solution that ensures reliable, cost effective and proactive video security.”

Source: ioimage and Milestone announce technology partnership

Milestone Press Release Excerpt:

Just because Milestone Systems was recently lauded by IMS Research for the fifth year in a row as the global market leader for open platform IP video software does not mean they will rest on their laurels. According to 44-year-old Hans Joergen Skovgaard, the newly hired Head of Product Development at Milestone, it is important to keep striving for more innovations.

Source: Milestone hires new Head of Product Development from Microsoft

COPENHAGEN – 17 September 2009. Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, will demonstrate a concentrated sampling of leading-edge video-enabled integrations from select solution partners at the ASIS trade show in Anaheim, California, 21-24 September.

Milestone Systems was founded on the concept of an open and independent IP video software platform to drive the convergence of video surveillance and IP-based management systems. The Milestone Solution Partner and Manufacturer Alliance programs have driven innovation and flexibility for customers through software and hardware independence. This will be illustrated at the upcoming ASIS security industry event next week.

The open platform IP video management software from Milestone Systems has had an available Software Development Kit (SDK) since June of 2004. Since that time the Milestone Solution Partners have integrated over 100 video-enabled applications with the Milestone open platform utilizing this SDK.

The Milestone Solutions Center at ASIS will give attendees a unique opportunity to experience multiple application integrations in one place. These integrations illustrate how an open platform can provide innovative developments for video management solutions. ASIS participants visiting the Solutions Center will be asking themselves what other exciting applications will also be possible in the future.

“When Milestone talks about our open platform making the future up to you, we mean what we say and the Solutions Center demonstrates this with some ground-breaking video-enabled applications. A truly open platform provides endless options for integrating new innovations as they become available – no matter which vendor those may come from. Our Solution Partners are taking advantage of this to offer leading-edge video-enabled solutions that can make a difference in surveillance and business installations,” says Eric Fullerton, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Milestone Systems.

The Solutions Center at ASIS booth 4445 will demonstrate to the market that Milestone offers strong APIs, which more than 100 Solution Partners have integrated with XProtect open platform IP video management software. The innovative and diverse video-enabling applications on display at the show will include the following: VideoIQ’s intelligent video cameras with built-in DVRs, SecurTEQ’s high-level threat detection systems, RISCO Group’s intrusion access control, Iomnis servers and storage, CNL’s IPSecurityCenter, and BriefCam’s Video Synopsis.

• BriefCam’s Video Synopsis technology compacts hours of events into a “brief” that takes just minutes to search, find and watch, saving hours of video review and speeding up response times. This integration is easy to install with the integrated Milestone XProtect platform.
• CNL’s IPSecurity Center provides Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) functionality to improve enterprise security by aggregating intelligence from all security systems. It helps increase control with embedded, process-driven, situation management and reduces costs by efficiently managing all security resources.
• Iomnis offers FTL servers and storage optimized for video. Configuration portals make installation easy and link to leading distributors. Preconfigured with Milestone XProtect software already integrated, these solutions are optimized for the optimal video environment.
• RISCO Group’s seamlessly integrated solution uses the Milestone XProtect™ IP video open platform as a recording engine for the SynopSYS™ Integrated Security and Building Management System. Site management and control is from one simple interface, using intuitive synoptic maps to allow command and control of security, video monitoring, fire detection, access control and other building automation systems.
• SecurTEQ’s integration offers best-in-class sensors for threats from chemicals, biological matter, radiation, nuclear risks, and explosives. SecurTEQ’s offerings also include intelligent video analysis for intrusion detection and verification, building and facility systems such as HVAC integration and automatic mitigation.
• VideoIQ claims the world’s first and only intelligent surveillance cameras and encoders with built-in DVRs, auto-calibration, and self-learning intelligent analytics, all with minimal bandwidth and storage demands, using the Milestone XProtect recording engine.

The Milestone Solutions Center Theater will also be presenting exciting map and Smart Wall functionality available with the newest release of the company’s flagship IP video management software for very large installations: XProtect Corporate version 3.0.

Learn more about the Milestone Solutions Center at ASIS 2009 on these web pages:

http://www.milestonesys.com/asis2009.

About Milestone Systems
Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the leading global developer of open platform IP video management software. XProtect™ gives users a powerful surveillance solution that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in more than 50,000 customer installations. With support for the industry’s widest choice in network hardware and integration with other systems, XProtect provides best-of-breed solutions to “video enable” organizations – reducing costs, optimizing processes, protecting people and assets. With headquarters in Denmark and ten international offices, Milestone software is sold through authorized partners in 100 countries.

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