Milestone App - PSIM Lite (Alesys)
Milestone has many features in their VMS, but it is not a PSIM.
Italian PSIM developer Alesys thinks sensor integrations and alarm management can be improved with a PSIM-lite extension to Milestone XProtect. They are going up against 4 other contestants in the Milestone developer contest, including Parking Spotter, which we recently covered.
The owner of Alesys, Alessandro Ferrari [link no longer available], provided an overview of his company's MIPS entry, and why he feels it fills a niche that Milestone does not currently address. Inside, we examine features, pricing and competitive comparison to existing PSIMs and Genetec.
PSIM-Lite **. ****
****** ******** *** ***** * **** PSIM *****, ************** *******, ***** *** ************ **** ********* and ***** *****. ******** ******* **** a ***-***** *********, ******* ** ***** PSIMs, *** ** **** ** ***** customers **** ****** ********* ** ******* and ****** ***-******.
********* ** ******, ********* ***** ********* in ***** **** **** **** *** product *** **** ** ********* *** operate, *** ****** * ******* *************, but ********* **** ****** ******** ******* of ** ** ******** ***********. **** led *** ******* ** ******* ** entry *** *** **** ******* ***** these *****.
*** ********* ********** ***** ******' **** entry, ***** ** ******** ** * Milestone ******, ****** **** ************* ****** the ******** **. * *** **** an ******** ****** ** ** *** top ****, * ***** ***** ** the **** ********* ** *** ****** in *** *** *****, *** * list ** ****** ****** ** *** bottom **** ** *** ******:
Differentiator **** ***** ********* **** *******
*** ******* ***** *** ** ***** strongest ********** ** ***** ****-*-**** ***** interface *** ******* ****** ** *******, instead ** ********* * **** ** create ******* ******* ** *****. ***** goal ** ** ******* * *** for ******* ********* ** *** **** functionality *** ** ***** ******, ******* needing ** ****** * *** ** time ** ******* ** *** **** functionality, ** ******** *** ** ******* the ******.
****** *********
****** **** **** ****** ** ****** ** customers **** **** ** *** ****** tracking *** ***** ********** ** ***** security *********, *** **** ***** ** primarily ***** *******. ** ******* ***** be * *-** ****** **** ***** to *** ****** ** ***** ****** open *** ******* ****** **** ****** pop-ups, *** *****, ** ***** ******.
Supported *******
*** ******** ******** * ******* ** intrusion *** **** ****** **** *****, Honeywell *** ***. ** **** ***** with *** ********* *******, *** ******* **** ******* *** ****** ********.
******* *** ***** ******* *** ******* will ** ***** ***** ** ******** feedback.
Server ************
******** ************ *** *******, ********* ** Alesys, *** *** ****** ****** ** able ** *** ** *** ****** already ******* ******** ******* ********* *********.
Pricing *** ************
*** ******* ******* ** ******* *** software, **** ** **** ** *** win *** **** *******. ** **** be ****** ** ~$** *** ******/*****, with ** ******** **% ****** ******* fee *** ******* *** ******** (****** bug ***** **** ** ****).
**** **** **** *** *****-*****, ***** with *** **** ** *****, **** make ** ********** ** ********* *** want ** ****** *** ************* ** their ********* ****** ******* ****** ** make *** **** ** ********** ***** PSIM ******* ********* *******.
Compared ** ***** *****, ****** ******* ************
** **** ****, **** ****** **** similar ************* ** * *** **** panel ** ****** ******* ***********. * primary ********** ***** ** *** ***** who **** ** ****** ****** ****** from * **** ******* ** *******, the ****** ****** ******** ***** ******* a **** ********** ********* *** *** of ******* **** ******** ********** ************ from ********* *******.
Compared ** *** ********/***** *******
********* ******* ***** * ****** ** ***** ******** *******, **** ** ***** *** **** specific (**** *** **** ***** *** activator [**** ** ****** *********]), *** others **** ********* ******* [**** ** ****** available] add ******* ************* ** ******* ****** and ******* ******.
******* *** **** ****** ****-***** ******** to ************ ******* ********, *** **** ***** ******* ***** some **** ** *****/********** *** *** ability ** ******* ***** ******* *** of ****** ****** ** ******* ******* I/O *******. ***** ***** ******** *** not ** ** ******** ** * PSIM, **** *** ***** ********** *** the *****-******* ********* **** ****** ** targeting **** ***** **** **** ********* add-on.
Challenges *** *****
***** **** ********* ** **** ********** adoption *** ***** ***** ***, ********* being ********** **** ** **** ***** installations **** ** *******/************** *******, ***** cities ** ******* *** *********. ***** the ****** *** *******/****** ** ****** PSIMs *** ** ******, *** **** between "******** ***" *** "**** ****" is **** ** ******, ****** **** of *** ******** ** * **** PSIM ********* ********* ***** ****** ***** large-scale *** ** ***** ** *******.