New Milestone CFO to Strengthen Performance Culture Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, has hired Kasper Boel Rousoe as Chief Financial Officer to bolster the focus on internal process optimization. He will ensure collaborations between HR and Finance, with the goal to build further on Milestone’s market position as the global leader in its sector.     Milestone Takes Openness to the Next Level with the Universal Driver Milestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management software, has announced the release of the Milestone Universal Driver for fast, basic device support of IP network cameras in XProtect solutions. The Universal Driver matches the most standard video and audio streaming formats in the market, and it is available immediately.     Quantifiable Reduction in Vandalism for Danish Housing Video surveillance works.  Since the Hojstrup Housing Association in the Danish city of Vollsmose installed Milestone video surveillance in the spring of 2008, the costs of vandalism have fallen by 36 percent.  It has created better security for the residents and more money to make improvements for youth activities.     Matrox Graphics and Milestone announce enhanced security surveillance solutions at IFSEC Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, has announced a partnership with Milestone Systems to provide enhanced surveillance solution performance to the security market. Matrox and Milestone will be launching this collaboration through an integration of the Milestone XProtect™ Smart Client with the Matrox VDA-1164 Video Decoding Accelerator for surveillance systems and operator stations in large-scale IP security networks.     viasys Smart Analytics integrated with Milestone IP video platform Milestone Systems, the leading global provider of open platform IP video management software, and viasys have announced integration of the Smart Analytics solution that works both at the server and at the edge.  This double capacity addresses the industry’s questions about which approach is best - the answer is having the option of both: together in one unified interface.        XProtect Central trouble-shoots combined surveillance system elements Milestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management software, has announced XProtect™ Central version 3.6.  Large security installations can minimize risks and optimize operations using clickable graphical overviews and customizable alarms with visual verification on the status of all connections and hardware - response control at its best.  XProtect Central is especially ideal for implementations with multiple sites or buildings.       Market Leaders Milestone and OnSSI Announce Collaboration On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI) and Milestone Systems has announced a partnering agreement between the two market category leaders for open platform IP video management software. OnSSI and Milestone have signed an ‘ingredient OEM’ (Original Engineering Manufacturer) agreement, where the Milestone XProtect IP software platform will act as one of the recording engines for OnSSI’s Ocularis Video Management Platform, with the Milestone API and OnSSI’s Ocularis facilitating the integration.     Mount Holyoke College deploys Perceptrak by Cernium Cernium Corporation, the leading developer of video analytics-enabled products, has announced that Mount Holyoke College has selected Cernium’s Perceptrak® advanced video analytics software, integrated with Milestone XProtect™ Enterprise IP video management software, to enhance the security of its South Hadley, Massachusetts campus.     Milestone establishes offices in Australia and Spain Milestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management software, sets up subsidiaries in Australia and Spain to support continued long-term business growth in these regions.      Barix IP Control Solutions Provide Bridge to Milestone IP Video Management Software Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, today announced that Milestone Systems, the leading global developer of open platform IP video management software, has accepted Barix into its Manufacturers Alliance Partner (MAP) program.  The partnership enables Milestone customers to integrate legacy hardware devices with Milestone XProtect™ video management software over IP, using the Barix Barionet as a bridge between the physical and software layers.  The complete solution enables a more responsive, proactive surveillance system that enhances security and safety, and minimizes hardware upgrade costs throughout multi-site surveillance networks.     Lextech Labs and Milestone announce integrated iPhone solution Lextech Labs, leading mobile application company, and Milestone Systems, developer of open platform IP video management software, announce the integration of the mobile surveillance iPhone application iRa Pro with the Milestone XProtect Enterprise server.       Basler IP cameras supported by Milestone Systems Basler Vision Technologies has teamed with Milestone Systems to integrate the Basler IP camera series with Milestone XProtect™ open platform IP video surveillance management software. All Basler IP camera models are now supported by Milestone XProtect Basis+, Enterprise, Professional, and Corporate products. This integration brings a powerful, top-quality solution to the surveillance community.       Milestone Consultancy projects are an important hallmark of true open platform IP video software Many security companies today claim to offer open platform IP video solutions, but very few actually deliver what the security industry and end users really need. Milestone Systems has a Consultancy Department working full time with integration projects using a rich Application Programming Interface and an extremely well documented Software Development Kit.       Milestone Partner Program Expands for New Levels of Distinction that Help Build the Future Milestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management software, strategically builds new facets into its global business model that support and strengthen partners for ultimate customer satisfaction.       Italian city protects citizens and property with future-proof solution The city of Manerbio, Italy, has migrated from analog to IP video, with major savings and the ability to scale up in future while adding new innovations, thanks to Milestone open platform video management software.       Milestone again rated number one for IP video surveillance software in IMS Research Report Milestone Systems has been recognized again as the global market leader for IP video surveillance software. IMS Research has published a new report that identifies Milestone as having the highest world market share in the category of software-only vendors of open platform network video management solutions.       Hikvision Partners with Milestone Systems in IP Video Management Software Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with headquarters in China, has established a partnership with Milestone Systems, the world leading developer of open platform IP video management software.      Milestone to China with Danish Prime Minister Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen lead a delegation to China the week of October 20th, with a specially chosen group of representatives that included Milestone Systems, global developer of open platform IP video management software. The agenda of the trip was future business collaborations and environmental matters between China and Denmark, who will host the next big international climate agreement talks in 2009.      University at Buffalo helps control food service costs This 7-campus university in upstate New York manages food services that total $20 million annually from vending machines, convenience stores, cafes and restaurants.  Loss prevention is an important part of this, centrally handled with efficient network surveillance from Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software.     Milestone Integration Platform Symposium sharpens focus on IP video surveillance leaders Milestone Systems held its bi-annual ‘MIPS’ event in Europe: the Milestone Integration Platform Symposium. Several hundred international security industry professionals gathered to learn the latest in digital surveillance solutions, and one of the first presentations from IMS Research announced that Milestone is number one ‘software only’ supplier of IP video management software, according to their 2008 report due out soon.     StarDot Megapixel IP Cameras Now Integrated with Milestone Systems IP Video Management Platform Milestone’s integration of the NetCam SC cameras provides value to customers by giving them significantly more visual data than a standard IP or CCTV camera. The combination of StarDot and Milestone provides a powerful solution for capturing detailed video of faces, license plates and monetary transactions.      Italian ports gain powerful, scalable security and safety The Italian port of San Giorgio di Nogaro has installed IP video surveillance management software from Milestone Systems with License Plate Recognition to help manage busy shipping and transit traffic, security of goods, and people safety. The system is scalable for expansions in the three-port area, with an open platform for best-of-breed hardware support with flexible central and remote operations.     Newest oil drill rigs from Aker Solutions improve safety. Newest model drill rigs improve safety and control with IP video integration: Aker Solutions Advanced H6 drilling rigs use a custom-integrated Milestone video surveillance software solution for state-of-the-art operations in harsh enviroments.     Milestone receives USD 27 million growth stage investment from Index Ventures. Milestone Systems, a global developer of open platform IP video management software for surveillance systems, has announced $27 (€17) million in growth stage funding from Index Ventures, one of Europe’s top venture capital firms. This is the first ever external investment into Milestone, after nearly a decade in business, and marks the latest investment from Index Ventures’ €400 million growth fund, which closed in January 2008.     Convention Center transitions to IP video with Milestone open platform Crowds in public venues create special demands for safety that are being addressed by the Rhode Island Convention Center complex.  They are undergoing renovations that allow them to upgrade from a system of mixed and outdated analog surveillance equipment to a networked open platform to integrate all the elements of their security and add better technologies.  Milestone IP video management software plays a pivotal role in this migration.     New Generation of Security Association Members As the video surveillance market changes from traditional analog technology to being IP-based, the Danish Industry Association for Safety and Security is experiencing a need for increased education.  Milestone Systems is providing the network expertise, holding a series of valuable IT knowledge courses for the members, specially relating to the new digital developments for security applications.     XProtect Protect Analytics LPR 1.5 now includes support for XProtect Professional. It is with great pleasure that Milestone Systems announces that XProtect  Protect Analytics  LPR 1.5 now includes support for XProtect  Professional. XProtect Analytics - LPR (License Plate Recognition) is a  system that can read, detect, alert and store License plate  information from a video stream.     Milestone XProtect Corporate 2.0   It is with great pleasure that Milestone Systems has announced the release of Milestone XProtect Corporate 2.0. The powerful IP video management system XProtect Corporate is designed for large-scale mission-critical enterprise applications, supporting unlimited cameras, servers and users. The central management and intuitive access clients make even very large installations easy to use and manage. Based on an open platform, XProtect Corporate video-enables your business, and allows you to integrate with 3rd party systems and video content analysis.     Milestone releases SDK version 3.2 for powerful IP video integrations. Milestone Systems, a global leader in open platform IP video management software, has released a new version of its Software Development Kit, or SDK.  The SDK provides rich and robust tools for Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) used by consultants and systems integrators to create network-based surveillance solutions that are inter-operable with other systems and devices.  Examples of these include Milestone IP video integration with analytics, access control, Point-of-Sale, people counting, HVAC building management, lighting, fire alarms, baggage handling, fencing, gates, barriers, and much more.     Belgian city protects multiple public facilities with scalable Milestone IP video. The city of Geel in Belgium near Antwerp has a population of 35,000.  Their Tourism Center exhibits art in a renovated historical building, and a new community sports hall is actively used.  Here they are setting a good example with modern technology: a scalable, centralized approach to security and safety in public facilities using IP network video surveillance from Milestone Systems and Axis Communications.