Milestone / Canon Announces Cloud Spinoff Arcus Global, Now Arcules

By: IPVM Team, Published on Jun 27, 2017

Milestone has spun off a business, Arcus Global, funded by their parent company Canon. The new company aims to transform the VSaaS market with an enterprise-class offering.

IPVM spoke with Milestone about the new business. Inside this report, we share details on their plans and analyze its competitive positioning.

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Arcus ****** *******

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Comments (12)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

06/27/17 12:52pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 06/27/17 01:05pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 06/27/17 06:27pm

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06/28/17 12:48am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/28/17 01:05am

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In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/05/17 04:31pm

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06/28/17 03:14pm

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In reply to Steven Burman | 06/28/17 05:13pm

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Steven Burman

06/28/17 05:24pm

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07/08/17 02:34pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/15/18 01:22pm

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