Milestone Launches $50,000 Developer Contest

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Oct 26, 2016

Milestone wants independent developers to enhance XProtect.

In a hackathon-style contest Milestone is soliciting developers to submit ideas for a shot at a $50,000 prize. If they like your idea, they'll even pitch in to help with development.

We discussed this contest with Milestone and have our analysis in this report.

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Comments (17)

Undisclosed #1

10/26/16 02:28pm

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...**** ********** ** **** **** *** ********* ****** ****** ********* Systems */*, *** *** ** *** **********, *perpetual, ******* ****, ************ *** ************ ******* to use such submitted code, to include but not limited to, all prototypes, designs, drawings, algorithms, specifications and/or software programs for any purpose Milestone deems necessary, whether **** ********* **** ** ********* *** *** ********* ********* *********** ******* ***** ** ***.

*********agrees ** ********* and hold Milestone Systems A/S, and its affiliates harmless against and from any other third party claim which arises out of or in relation to an infringement caused by Milestone’s commercial use of the submitted code.

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Eddie Perry

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/26/16 02:54pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/26/16 04:36pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 10/26/16 05:23pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/27/16 01:46pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Brian Karas | 10/27/16 01:49pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Karas | 10/27/16 02:36pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 10/26/16 02:48pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 10/26/16 05:56pm

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Undisclosed #2

10/26/16 04:57pm

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Bob Kusche

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 10/27/16 02:38pm

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Vlad Craciunescu

12/20/16 08:48am

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 12/22/16 03:47pm

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Undisclosed #2

12/22/16 04:11pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 12/22/16 04:29pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 02/16/17 12:35pm

UPDATE - ******

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 11/09/17 06:05pm

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