Arcules CEO Interview And Company Profile

Published Sep 07, 2023 16:51 PM

This year, Milestone Systems started to relabel/resell Arcules, bringing the two Canon corporate siblings close together, combining the scale of Milestone's VMS customer base and Arcules VSaaS, but how well is Arcules doing in 2023?

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We interviewed Arcules CEO Andreas Pettersson and CRO Steve Prodger to better understand how Arcules is doing and what they are planning for the future, including an upcoming partnership with sibling Axis.

For IPVM Research and background, see Arcules VSaaS Test 2023 and VSaaS Rankings 2023 - Arcules, Avigilon, Eagle Eye, Genetec, Meraki, OpenEye, Qumulex, Rhombus, Turing, Verkada, Vivotek, YourSix.

Executive *******

******* *** ********** ***** ****, *** partnership **** *********, *** *** ******** Axis ******-**-***** *********** ** **** ******* of ***** ******.

*******, ******* ********** ******** ** **** any ******* ** ***** *** *******, revenue ******, ** ****** ** ******* connected. ** ***** ******* **** ******* is *******, ** *** *** ********* partnership ** ******* * ******** ***** to ***** ******* *** ******** ** Arcules.

**** ** *** ***** ** *** well ******* ** *****, ********** ******** to *********** **** ** ***********, ****-****** newer ******** **** ** ***** *** or *******, ** ***, *** ******** Alta, **** ** ********'* ******* ***** surveillance *******.

*********

******* **** **** **** **-*** ********* and *** ********* ** **** **** through *** **** ** ****/****. **** would ******* * ***** ** ********** headcount **** *** **** ****, ********* to ******** ****:

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Leading **** ********

**** ******* *********, ******* ***** **** being ****,******* ******"*** *****’* **** ***** **** *****-***** VMS ********." ******* ***** * ****** about **** ** "***** ****", **** VSaaSs *** ********* ****, ****** *******, though ******* *** ***** ***** ******* in *** *******.

******* *** ********** ** ******** *********** it ** *** ***** ** ******* people ** *** ********:

***** * **** ****, *** **** mindset, * ** ******* **** ** the ***, *** ********* ****** ** able ** **** *** *********** **** if **** ***'* **** **, **** should ** **** ** ******* ** with ******* ******. **'* ****. * don't **** *** ******* ** ******* people ** *** ******** **** ***'* use. ** *******, **** ** *** key *******.

******** *********** *** *** ******** ** Arcules ********, *** ******* *********:

*** ***** **** ***** ***** *** us, ****, ** ******* *** ****** in *** ********* *****. **'* ********** and **********. *** ********* *** ************* that **** ** ** *** ***, I ******* **** ***** **** ****** brands, * ******* ** ** *** middle ** *********** **** ** ****. But * **** *** *** ******** of *****, ********** *** ******** ************, some ** *** ********* ********, **** can * **, *** ** ***** pretty **** *** ** ** ***, drop ** * *******, ******* **** you ****, *** ***'* **** ** rip *** ******* ****'* ******* *** there. *** **** **** ****, ** you *** ********* ****** **** **** the **** *********** ** *******, *** have ** *********** *** **** *** to ***** [******** **** ***********, ********* later **], ***** ** *** ********** area ** ***, ***'* *** * camera ***** ** *****. *** ********* one *** **** ***'* ** ******* a ******* *******. *** *** ******** of *** ***** ***** ** ********** related ** ********** ***********. ** **** is *** *******.

Milestone ************ ****

******* **** **** *** ************ **** Milestone *** **** ***** ****:

* ***** *** ********* ** *** of *** **** ************ **** **'** focusing * *** ** ******* ** in ***** ** **** **** **** selling *****, ******* ** **** **'** been ***** **** *** *** ********. It's **** ***** ****, ** **** all *** ******* **** *** ********* it *** ****** ** ****** *** how **** ** *** ** *** there ** *** ****** ****** ***** partners. ** **'** ********* * *** of **** *** ***** **** ** to **** **** **** **** ** is **********, *** **'* * **** relationship.

******* ***** **** ********* ** ******* Kite's ********:

** **** **** **** ** ***** pipeline **** ** **, *** ****'** they're ******* ******** ***** ****** *****, which ** *********** ** ***** ****. They're *** ******* **** ** ********. They're ******* *** ***** ******* **** making **** **** ****'** ******* **** and ****** * ******** ****. **'** seen **** ******* ** ***.

*******, ******* ***** *** ******** *** growth, *******, ** ****** ** ******** Milestone ** *******.

Sales ******* ********* **. ****** ******* *****

********** ***** **** **** ***** **** their *** ***** **** *** **** a ********* ******** ** *** ****** than *********:

** ** ***** * *********** **** Milestone. **'** ******** ** *** **** family, *** ******** ****'** **** *** big *******, *****, *** **'** ****** to ****** **** ******* **** ****. We ******** ***** ** **** * competitive ********* ** *** ******, ***** they're ***** ****** ** *** **-******* side ** **. **'** ****** ** the ***** **** ** **, *** we ******* * ****** ********, **** is ** ********* *** **. ** that's **** **'** ****** ******* **. So **** **** *** ********* **, or ** ***** ********* ** ** me ** ***** ***********, **** *** it ** ***** **** ** ******* it ******** *** ** * *** plus *** ****** ***** **** ** approach.

** **** **** ********* ******** ********* partners **** ****, *** *******:

****'* **** ** ********* **** ** if ******* ***** ** *** ****, "Hey, ****'* *** ********** ******* ******* and ****?" **'** ******, **** ** Arcules. ** **** *****, **** * product **********, ** *** *** ** existing ********* ********, *** ***'** **** to ****** ********* ********, *****, ** get **** ******* **'* ***** ** give *** **** *** ****. ** tend ** **** ** *********** *** selling **** ****** ********, **** **'* a ********* ******* **** ***** ** and ****, "****, ** ***'* ****** buy ********* ** *** **** **** way, ** ** **** ** ******** Arcules."

******* **** **** **** ********* ** selling ******* ********* ************ ********:

** *** ******* ************ ******** **** are ********* **** *********, *** ***** us ** *** *** ***** ** a *** **** **** ******* **** couldn't *******, ******* ****'** ************* ** on ******* ********. ** ** *** look ** *** ******* ***** **** of ********, ** **** *** ******* to ** ** ***** ***** ******** and **** ******* *** ******* ** that ***.

Not ******** **** ***** ***** *********

***** *********** *** ********* ** ****, Pettersson **** **** **** *** *** planning ***** *****-***** *********:

* ***** ** **** ** *** embedded ******* ****, **'** *** ** the ***** ***** **** ** ** right ***. **** ******** *******, *****'* probably * ****** **** ** ** the ****** *** ** *** *** of *** ***, ******** *** ********** take *** ****** *** ***** ** in ***** ***

**'** ***** ******* ** *** **** of * ****** **** *** ********* that ****** ****** ** *** *** system, *** ** *****'* **** **** the ******** ***** ***. **'** ***** trying ** ***** ** ***. ** we've *** **** **** ****** ** can ******** ***** ** *** ** see ** **** ** ****** *** us.

Access ******* *********** ****** ***********

********** **** **** *** * *** of ******** *** ******* ***** *** access *******, *** **** *** ** discussions *** ****** *********** **** ****-***** access *******:

** *** ***** * *** ** requests *** *******. ****** **** ** not **** ** ***** ***** ***** into ******** ********. ****** ********** ** the ******* *** **** ****** ********* and ****** *****, *** ** **** started ** ****** *** ************ **** our ****** ********. ** *** * few ****** ******* ******* ***** **, we **** **** *** *** ******* of **. ****, ** *** ** discussions ** **** * ****** *********** with **** ** **** ** ****, to ****** *** *** ** *** unify *** ******** ********.

** **** ********* ***** ** * good *** **** *******:

* *** ******* *** *** *'* not ******** ****. ***** ** ***** a ****** **** *** *** ** have * ****** **** ******* *********** with ****. * ***** **** **** markets **** *** **** ****** ** the *****, ** **** *** **** and **** ** *** ******* *************, so ******** **** **'** ** ***** and ************* **** ****, **'* ****** the ******* ****** ** ** * request.

*******, ******* **** **** **** **** no ***** ** ******* * ****** access ******* ******** ** ********* **** 3rd ***** *********** ******. ***** ******* was *********** * ***** ** ******* video *** ******, **** ********* *** only ******** ***********, *** **** *** party *********** ** * *********** **** but **** ******* **** ***** **** currently ***.

Analytics / ****** *********** *****

******* ****** *****-********* ** ****** *** vehicle *********, *** ***** ******* **** they *** *** ******* ** ****** recognition, ** ** *** ********* ** the ******* *** ***** **** ** 2024:

** ***'* ***** [****** ***********], *** also *****'* ** ********** *** *** we ********* *** *** ******* ** we're ******* ** *** ***** **** it's ***** ** ***** ** *** customer *** ****'* ****** *** **. In *** ******** ********, *** ****** have ** ***** ****; ********* **** you're ***'** **** ** *** ******** and *** ** *** *****. ****** recognition *** **** ** * ****** of *****, *** ** ****'* **** a ******* *****. *****'* ***** ****** that **'** ******* **, **** **** help ** **** ** *** ****** recognition ***** **** **** **** **** year. **'** **** *** **** ***. We *****'* **** * *** ** requests *** **.

******* ********* ******** **** ****** **** VSaaS ***********, ******* ******** ********* **** unusual/anomaly *********, ****** ***********, ******* ***** recognition, ** ********** / **-************** *********, and ****** ** ***** *** *****-***** integrations.

Arcules ******-**-*****

******* **** *** ******-**-***** ********,****** ** *****, ** ** ******** *****:

*** ** ***** ** *** **** real *** ****** **** **'** ******* about. *****'* **** * *** ** demand ** *** ****** *** **, and **'******** ** ****** **** ** in * ********** *** **** ****, which ** ** **** ***** ********. We're ** ***-******* ***. ** **** the ***** **+ ***** ******** ** it *** *****, *** *** ********** GA ** ** [****].

*** **** ** **** [**** ******] on *** ******* *** ***'** ** and *******. ** ***** **** ** less *** **** **** *** ******* product, **** **** ** ******* *******.

**** ******** **** **** *** *** primarily ********* ** ** * *** or *** ****** ******* **** ** storage ******* *********:

*** *** ***** ******** ** **** put ******** * *** *** **** it *** ** ****. ** ***'* want **** ** ***** *** **** time ** *** **********, *** ** it ****, *** **** ***'** **** it. *** ****'* *** *** ********* way ** **** ******* *** *******

******** ******-**-***** ******* ** * ************* good **** *** *******. *******, ********* SD **** ******* ** ** ********* after ********, *********** ** ** *********, is **** **** ******* **** *******, Rhombus, *** ******** ****, ***** **** require * ** **** ****, *** the ****** ** ********** *** ********.

****, *** ***** *** *** ** card **** **** *********, ********** ** whether ** ***** *********** ************** ** recommendations. **** ***** ****** ** ********* failures ***** ******* ******* **** ********** have ** **** ****.

** *** **** ****, **** ******** of **** ******* *** ******* ********, and ** * ********* ******* ** Axis, ******* *** **** ********* ** co-selling ******* ** ******** **** ******** that *** ** ******* * *** to ******* ** *** *****.

Remaining ***********

***** ******* ** ******* **** **** its ********, ** **** ********* ** us *** ********* ** ****** ** a ******** *********** ******, *** **** point **** **** *** ********* **** periodically **********, ****** *** ***-*********** ******-**** ownership ** *****.

****, ********* **, **** ******** ** or **** ***** ***** ******** ******* their ******* ***** ************ ********, ***** they **** *** ****, ****** ***** now ******* ******* ********** ******** ***** has ****** *** ******** ************.

*******

***** ***** ** **********, ********* ************* with ***** ******** **** **** ******* but ** **** ** ********* ** see *** **** ***** ************ **** and *** **** ******* *** ****, now **** ***** *** ****** **********.

** ** ******** *******, ** **** cover *********'* ***** ***** ** * key ******** ******* ** *** **** Milestone, ** *** *********, **** ******* or ******* **** *** *** ***** offerings.

Comments (9)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 07, 2023

*** *** **** *** ** ** an **** ******** **** **** *** only ********** **** *** ***** ****** direct ** ***** ***********?

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Sep 07, 2023

** ** *********** ** ** *** ACS *** ***** ********* **** **** "Truly ****!" *** **** ** *** fine ***** ****-

  • ** ***'** ***** **** ************** *******
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**** ****** **** ****- *** "****....** one *******"

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JH
John Honovich
Sep 07, 2023
IPVM

#*, #*, **** *** *** ********* they ** ****** **? *****'* ** ONVIF *** *** ***** (** ***** yet).

**** *** ******* **** ****** **** to ******* ***** *** ***** **** support. ****, *.*. ****** **** ******* is ********** ****** ** ******** *** parties ** *** **** **** *** cloud *** ******* ** ***** *** Axis *******. ******* -**** **** * ****** ************ / Analytics *** ********

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 08, 2023

**** ***** *** ****** ** ***** camera ************* **** ***** **** **** functionality ******* ****, ** ***** ** Hanwha. *** *** **** ******** *********** to *** ****** ************? *********? ** is ** ****** ******* ** *** Canon *********?

******** *** ****** ** **** * get **. **** ***'* *** **** open **** *** ******* *** ***.

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JH
John Honovich
Sep 08, 2023
IPVM

****, ** ***** ** ******. *** are **** ******** *********** ** *** camera ************? *********? ** ** ** really ******* ** *** ***** *********?

**** ***** **** ******* **** ****** or ***** *** *** * ******, well-documented *** /***. ******* ***** *** Canon **********, ********** **** **** ***** is * ******* ****, **?

**** ***'* *** **** **** **** you ******* *** ***.

***'** ********** * ******. ******* **** have ***** *** ***** ****** *******, which ********** ** *** *******(***** ***** ********, **** *** *** *** *** but **** *** ***** ******* ** this ********).

******* ***** *** **** *** ******* any ******-**-***** *******. ********, ********* **** for ****, **** **** ******* ****, as *** ***** ***.

***** **'** **** ******** ** ******* over *** *****, * ***'* ***** their ******* ***** ***** ** ******-**-***** third-party ******* ****** ** * **** criticism ** **** *** ***** ****.

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Mike Maxsenti
Sep 13, 2023
Genea

******* ***** ****. **** *** ** cloud **** ***'* ******** *****, **** have ** *** *** ************'* ***. AXIS ** *** ******, **** **** the ***** ****** ***** ** ***** and **** ****** **** ***** *************.

** * *******-***** *** **'* *** closest ***** ** ***** *** ***. There ** ** **** ********, *** are ***** *** ****** ************ ** scale.

*********, *** **** **** ** ** with *** **** ******** ****** ** run * *********** ******** ***** ******** to **** ****** ** * *******.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 08, 2023

**** ****** *** * ***'* ***** I'm ********** *** ******. * ***** it ******* ** **** *** ******* is "****" ***********. ** *** ******* Onvif ** ** ** *** **** truly ********** **** *** * *** concede **** *****. *******, ***** *****'* always ********* ***** ******* ** * camera. **** ********* **** ******* **** the *** ** ******* **, **, Vapix. **** ******* ** ***** ** they *******? ******* ** ***** **** there *** *** ** **** ****** models ********* **** *****/****** ** ***** is **** ****. ** **** ******* of ***** ** ***** ****** ***********?

** **** **** ***** *** ***** touinit ******** ** **** *** ****** 1 ****** ******? * ***** **** thought **** ******* ******* ** ** SSD ****** **** ***** ********* *** SD **** ***** **** *** ********* above.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Sep 08, 2023

* ***** **** **** **** ***'** conflating *** ******. ****, *****'* **** you **** ** ******* **** ************ with ***** ****** *** ** *** market. *** "****" ********* **** ******* and ********* *** ******* **** **** deep ************ **** * ***** ****** of ***** ********. *** **** ** their ****** ********* *** ****** ******* in ******** ** ***** ** ***** which ** *** ******* *** *** its *** ***********.

*** ****** **** *** **** **** models ******* **** *** **** ******** IP ******* ****** **** *****/****** *** simply *** **** ****** ****** ** start ****.

**** **** * **********, ******* ** launching **** **** ***** ** ****** from ******** ** **** ** *** support **** *** ***** * ****** company. * ** **** **** *** open ** ******* ** ****** ****** and ****** ***** ** ****** ******. One ** *** ******* ********** **** a *** ** ***** ******** ** that *** **** ** ******* * way *** *** ****** ****** ** initiate * ********** ** *** ***** service. *** ****** **** ** **** the ************ ****** ***** ******** ** if *** ****** ******** **, ***** your *** *********** ** *** ** the ****** ** **** **** **********. Neither ** ***** *** ** **** as ****** ******* ** * ****** via *** ************'* ***.

**** ** *** *** ** ***** solutions ******* **** **** *** ************ with *** ********* ** *******'* **********. However, ***** ****** ******* ******** * specific ******** **** **** ** * limited ****** ** ***** ******* *** hasn't **** ******* *** **** ****.

*******, ** *** ****** *** ******, besides ***** ***** ** ***-*******, ** understanding ** **** *** *** ** the ****** *** **** ** ******** by ******* ****** ** *** ******. At ***** ** ** ******, ***** I *** ****** *** ***** *** the *** ********* * ***'* *** create * **** ** ****** ** it ********. *'* **** *** ***** of **** ****** ******** ** ***** API **** ***** ******* ********* *** drive ******.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 08, 2023

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