Milestone Systems Overview

Milestone Systems offers IP video surveillance software. Milestone focuses on software and does not provide cameras or encoders. A key differentiator for Milestone is the breadth of its support for third party cameras and security systems. This is part of Milestone's focus on being an open platform. Milestone is considered the largest supplier of IP video surveillance software though all suppliers have relatively small market share.




Milestone Systems Company Coverage

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Milestone has NOT Open Sourced its VMS on May 13, 2013
"IFSEC has reported that Milestone has open-sourced their VMS. However, Milestone has confirmed th..."
Milestone Interconnect Reviewed on May 08, 2013
"Milestone has so many VMS versions it is hard to keep track. Indeed, recently, they announced 'In..."
Milestone Launches New VMS Platform Arcus on Mar 21, 2013
"Last year, a camera company had the biggest news in VMS, as Axis announced Camera Companion, an o..."
Milestone VMS Lawsuit on Sep 17, 2012
"The biggest brand in Video Management Software, Milestone Systems, has been sued by rival VMS dev..."
Milestone HTML5 Web Client on Sep 07, 2012
"Web clients are supposed to make it easy to view a VMS system but often that does not happen. Dis..."
Milestone Moves Into Silicon Valley on Sep 04, 2012
"Hey Mark Zuckerberg, you've got a new friend - Milestone Systems is coming to town! The über..."
Milestone vs Genetec - Who Will Win? on Aug 27, 2012
"Recently, many investors has asked us about Milestone vs Genetec: Who is better? Who will be bigg..."
Milestone's Inept PR Agency on Jul 31, 2012
"I've said it before and I'll say it again, PR people are worthless. Not all, of course, but an am..."
Milestone as a VSaaS on May 23, 2012
"While Milestone seeks global VMS domination, many view the VSaaS market as a potential new rival ..."
Milestone Unannounced Funding and Profitability on May 09, 2012
"Last year, Milestone boldly proclaimed plans to dominate the global VMS market. To better underst..."
Milestone's New Support Take 2 on Apr 23, 2012
"Controversy swelled around our recent report about Milestone's 'unprecedented' support charges. N..."
Milestone's Unprecedented Support Charges on Mar 12, 2012
"Following 2 years of unprecedented licensing price drops, Milestone is now implementing unprecede..."
Surveillance Trends at Milestone Conference 2012 on Feb 16, 2012
"Each year, the Milestone Partner conference provides an opportunity for Milestone and their manuf..."
Milestone Spring 2012 New Releases on Feb 13, 2012
"Milestone has announced a number of new product versions including XProtect Corporate 5 and XProt..."
Milestone Shootout - Panasonic Best MP Camera on Feb 05, 2012
"Panasonic is the winner of open platform VMS developer Milestone System's first camera shootout a..."
Is Milestone Actually Making Any Money? on Dec 11, 2011
"In the past 18 months, Milestone Systems has redefined itself as the low cost VMS champion, slash..."
Milestone Mobile Version Examined on Nov 15, 2011
"Today, Milestone became the last major VMS vendor to launch their own mobile application, the sim..."
Hawk-I Mobile App for Milestone Removed on Nov 09, 2011
"In May, we reviewed a new third party iPhone app, called Hawk-i, for the Milestone line of VMS sy..."
Milestone Seeks Global VMS Market Dominance on Oct 31, 2011
"In a recent interview, Milestone Systems declared that they will reach an astounding and unpreced..."
Milestone Launches New Low Cost VMS on Sep 15, 2011
"For fall 2011, Milestone made 3 additions - new version of their Essential and Professional VMS v..."
Milestone XProtect Enterprise Version 8 Reviewed on Sep 15, 2011
"In Summer 2011, Milestone released a major enhancement, Version 8 to their XProtect Enterprise VM..."
Milestone Training / Consulting Subsidiary Connex on Sep 06, 2011
"Leading VMS developer Milestone Systems has a training / consulting subsidiary named Connex Inter..."
Milestone Financials and Profitability Examined on Aug 31, 2011
"In this note, we examine the financials and profitability of VMS developer Milestone Systems. As ..."
Millestone Hawk-i Mobile App Examined on May 23, 2011
"A new iPhone application supporting Milestone's VMSes, named Hawk-i, has been released. While man..."
Can Milestone's NVR Appliances Compete? on Mar 07, 2011
"Surprisingly, Milestone is entering the hardware business. After years of warning the industry ab..."
Milestone 2009/2010 Financial Progress Examined on Dec 23, 2010
"In this note, we examine Milestone Systems financial progress across 2009 and 2010, including an ..."
What's So Special About Milestone? on Nov 07, 2010
"Milestone is one of the most well known companies in the industry yet neither its sales nor its t..."
Examining Milestone Corporate Version 4.0 on Oct 18, 2010
"The next major release of Milestone's highest end VMS version, XProtect Corporate 4.0 is sch..."
Testing Milestone GO VMS (Free 8 Ch) on Aug 29, 2010
"Milestone's aggressive moves targeting the smaller video surveillance systems continue. This mont..."
Milestone Essential VMS Version Examined on Jun 22, 2010
"Milestone's new entry level version announcement will have a major impact on the VMS market, forc..."
Testing Milestone XProtect Corporate VMS on May 03, 2010
"As IP video surveillance systems continue to grow, deployments of 1000 or more IP cameras become ..."
Testing Milestone SmartClient and SmartWall on May 02, 2010
"Enhancing the usability of video management clients is a major trend within video surveillance. A..."
Testing Milestone XProtect Central on Apr 28, 2010
"Alarm monitoring and response are key elements for monitoring large surveillance systems. With hu..."
Production Support for ONVIF and PSIA on Jan 05, 2010
"Milestone has released production support for both ONVIF and PSIA in their 4.6 device pack. We ha..."
Testing Milestone XProtect Enterprise VMS Software (6.5f) on Jan 04, 2010
"Milestone is one of the most used and well-known Video Management Software providers, with 4..."
Smart Wall / Corporate 3.0 Examined on Nov 06, 2009
"Milestone has posted a video from their ASIS demonstration of Xprotect Corporate 3.0 and the inte..."
Assessing 2009 Financial Performance on Oct 29, 2009
"In a recent web post, Milestone shares an update on its financial performance and asserts the val..."
Examining XProtect Version 7.0 Software Release on Sep 11, 2009
"Milestone has announced an upgrade for its XProtect Enterprise VMS software, moving from 6.5 to 7..."
Milestone to Release Support for ONVIF and PSIA on Aug 24, 2009
"Milestone plans to release support for both ONVIF and PSIA IP camera specifications in the 4th qu..."
Open Platform Whitepaper on Jul 07, 2009
"Milestone's CTO has published an Open Platform Whitepaper. The document examines their appro..."
Expanding Support Offerings on Jun 01, 2009
"The complexity of IP Video software demands causes difficulties for many integrators (especially ..."
XProtect Analytics 2.0 Overview on Mar 31, 2009
"Manufacturer Description: “Seamlessly integrates video analysis tools from different manufa..."