Milestone Network Video Surveillance Software

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Milestone Systems Corporate Profile
Milestone Systems develops advanced open platform software for controlling true IP network-based video surveillance. The Milestone XProtect® product line enables automated management of video surveillance cameras and digital image archiving for greatly improved security, quality assurance, and cost effectiveness.

In offerings scaled to different customer needs, XProtect solutions support the widest choice in network hardware like ACTi, Axis, Bosch, D-Link, FLIR, Infinova, IQinVision, JVC, Lumenera, Panasonic, Pixord, Sony, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba, VCS, Verint, Vivotek and more. In addition, Application Program Interfaces (APIs) enable value-adding integration with other systems data like Point Of Sale, Autmatic Teller Machines, Access Control, etc.

Milestone solutions are reliable and proven in operation at more than 24,500 customer installations globally, across a wide spectrum of industries from retail and hospitality to finance, manufacturing, education, healthcare, utilities, transportation, government, and the military. XProtect software is sold through authorized partners in 62 countries.

Since its inception, the company has put its focus on an international approach through its strong partner channel strategy where local representation brings closer understanding of each customer’s needs. Strong alliances with the leading hardware manufacturers are continually evolving, with support of the latest network devices one of our highest priorities.

Entirely independent and self-funded through fast but organic growth in response to fulfilling developing needs in the security market, Milestone Systems has become a well-established business, including membership in the Security Industry Association of America and the IP User Groups in Europe and the Americas.

Milestone Software Solutions

The XProtect™ open platform allows integration of IP video surveillance with other applications like POS and ATM systems.

Think Out-of-the-Box with Milestone Systems Open Platform IP Video!

IP Video is truly revolutionizing the surveillance world of today, especially when you leverage it further with integrated solutions based on standard IT products. A key technological advantage in this migration to IP resides in the utilization of open architecture for value-adding interoperability between systems. As the IT and Security industries continue to converge, the open platform approach serves as a multiplier in providing real world benefits. It functions as the crucial enabler and differentiator towards advanced video asset management, improved cost & convenience of system maintenance, and true interoperability with other systems and devices that all give greater efficiency and effectiveness in your operations.

Open platform IP video can free your business from the limitations of proprietary technology, empowering with greater flexibility and multiple benefits. One of the major benefits is the ability to create integrated solutions with open platform software, which gives Milestone the core role in this movement. We demonstrate this progression both with our own integrated solution offerings and through important partnership collaborations and programs.

Milestone software products, with their open platform architecture, are being successfully integrated with other systems and devices. Examples of this are such Milestone solutions as XProtect™ Central, XProtect™ Matrix, XProtect™ Transact and XProtect™ Retail. All of these offerings operate together with the main XProtect Enterprise surveillance system, adding extra value and return-on-investment to your IP video platform.

Because Milestone XProtect™ IP video software is designed with an open platform, it allows integration with other systems and devices by enterprising parters, as well. The Milestone SDK (Solutions Development Kit) offers partners the tools for creating integrations themselves, with the Milestone products listed above, with other third-party systems and devices, or with their own developed applications. Examples of these would be XProtect video surveillance integrations with access control, retail or financial transaction systems, and remote controls from third party applications.

It is purely digital, so you get:
- top quality recordings
- fast search and retrieval of recordings
- easy maintenance
- freedom from changing tapes
- no cumbersome storage of tapes

It has intelligent features:
- video motion detection
- speedup on activity
- detailed image analysis
- intelligent PTZ control
- active operator alerts

It's an open platform, so you can:
- integrate with other security equipment (gates, door alarms, access control)
- integrate with other business systems (payment, Point-Of-Sales, ATMs)

It's network based, so you can:
- run multiple cameras via the same cable
- use CAT 5, fiber, wireless or existing cables
- cover larger areas more efficiently
- connect via the Internet for remote access
- easily scale capacity and performance

Product Line Introduction

The Milestone Systems product line fulfills one core mission: to provide the best software for digital managing and processing of video image surveillance in network server-based installations.

Milestone XProtect is the best open platform IP video management system you can get. It acts as the core of your surveillance system, connecting all the hardware of your choice for an optimal, integrated solution. The software is offered in tiers as packaged solutions scaled to different business needs in the marketplace: XProtect™ Basis, XProtect™ Basis+, XProtect™ Professional with 4-channel Remote Client, and XProtect™ Enterprise with the XProtect™ Smart Client, 16-channel XProtect™ Remote Client, XProtect™ PDA Client, and XProtect™ Matrix plug-in.

Other solutions include XProtect™ Transact for integration of video images with POS or ATM transactions, XProtect™ Matrix for distribution of live video streams from any camera to any monitor on the network, XProtect™ Central for centralized video alarm control of multiple locations, and XProtect™ Retail for centrally managed shrinkage and fraud reduction with POS time-linked video evidence.

Milestone partners can install XProtect™ software in your choice of six languages: Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish.

Links:
Milestone XProtect Basis
Milestone XProtect Basis+
Milestone XProtect Professional
Milestone XProtect Matrix
Milestone XProtect Transact
Milestone XProtect PDA
Milestone Benefits
Milestone References
Milestone Product Maintenance Agreement
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Video Surveillance News

More Killer Software Magic (Strategy Page)
July 23, 2008: The U.S. military has invented a new (well, recent) term for the age of constant video surveillance. It's ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), and the U.S. Army has been ordered to rearrange its budget to get $1.3 billion more of it.

Mortorists blocking street sweepers face fines from cameras (Chicago Sun-Times)
Mayor Daley?s Big Brother plan to use video surveillance to ticket motorists who block street sweepers swept through a City Council committee Wednesday, but only after queasy aldermen got assurances about adequate signs.

Beer store window smashed (The Peterborough Examiner)
The window at the Chemong Road Beer Store was smashed early Tuesday morning, city police said Wednesday. Police said a man, caught on video surveillance, threw a rock at the window at 1:27 a.m., and then kicked it. He was able to shatter the window, police [...]

City of LA faces possible lawsuit over police tape (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
The city of Los Angeles is facing a possible lawsuit from a man whose cocaine possession case was dismissed after a video surveillance tape contradicted testimony from Los Angeles police...