Milestone Launches DVRs

Author: John Honovich, Published on Sep 19, 2014

So much for innovation and the open platform, Milestone has entered the DVR business.

In this note, we examine the upside for Milestone, the downside for its partners and what this further signals for the overall video surveillance market.

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Comments (32)

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | 09/19/14 01:05pm

***, **** ** ** **** **** *** * ***** ***/***/*** model.

Bill Douglas

09/19/14 02:16pm

**** *** **** * ***** ********** ** ****** ***** ********** market ***** **** ******* *** ******* ** ****. ** *********'* entrance **** *** ******** ********* ** **** ** * ** brainer ***** ******** ******** ****** *** ******** **** ****** *** revenue ** * ****, ****** ** **** ***** *******. * don't ***** ** ********** * ***** ** ***** **** ******** philosophy, ** ** ****** * ********* ********. ******* **** **** be *********** ** ** ** ******* *****. **** ******** ********* stumble **** ******** *** ******** ********. ** *** *** ****** products **** *** ********* * ****** **** ** *** **** as ****** ****** *********** *** *********. *** * ***'* ****** see *** **** ******** **** ******** ************* *******. ******* ***** are **** ** ***** ******* *** * ***** *** ** surprised ** *** **** ** *** ****** ************* *** *** of **** ******** **** *** **** ****** ** *****. **** of *** ******* ***** ** *** ***** **** *** *** specialized ************ ****** **** ****** ***********. ** ***** **** ******* hundred ******** * ***** *** ** *** **** ********** *** some *****. **** ****** ************ ***** *** ***** ****** ********** but, ** ******* *********, ***** *** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Douglas | 09/19/14 02:39pm

"**** *** **** * ***** ********** ** ****** ********************* ***** **** ******* *** ******* ** ****."

**** ********* ****** **** **** **** **** **% ** *** market *** *** ********. ** *** ******** **** * '***** percentage ** ****** *****'?

Bill Douglas

In reply to John Honovich | 09/19/14 03:17pm

** * ****** ********** ****** ***** **** **** **** *** leader, ***, * ***** **. **** ** * **** ****** market, **** **********, * ***'* ***** *** *** ***** *** more **** **%. ****** * ******* *** *** **** *********** technology ******** **** ** ******** * ****** * ***** **** is ****** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Douglas | 09/19/14 03:25pm

**, ** *** ***** *% ****** ***** ** '* ***** percentage' ** ** **. * ********* ** ***.

******** *********'* *** ***********'**** ** ********* *******. **** *** '************' **********'***** **** ** *** **** **** ***** ***** ******** ******** with * ****** ************** ********, ***** ********* *** *** ** compete ***** *** ** *** ************* **** ****.

Bill Douglas

In reply to John Honovich | 09/19/14 04:22pm

*** **** **** **** **% ***, **, ***'* ******** **** 7-10 % ** ***********. * **** ** *** ***** *** margin *** ***** *** *** ** *** ***** *** ******** figures ** *** ******** ** ********. ********* ** ** ***** percieved ** ** *** *** ****** ******. ** *** ****, we *** ****** *** ** ******, *** ** **** ** this: * ***** ** **** ** ****** *** ********* ** increase ***** *** **** ******* ** *********** ******** **** ** selling **** ********. * ******* ** *** ** * *** leap ** ***** **** ** *** ** ***** **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Douglas | 09/19/14 05:15pm

**** ******** ***** *** **** ********* *** * "***** ********** of ****** *****". ***, *** *** ******** ** "********* ** at ***** ********* ** ** *** *** ****** ******."

** *** ********** *** **** *******, **'* ***** ****. ******* may ** ******, *** *** **** **** ****** ** ******* lower ******, ********* *****? *** ******* ** **** ** ****** ** ********* ************* ******************** **** ***** ******* / ****** ********?

**'* *** **** ********* ********* *** ******** ***** *** *** no ***** **** ** ****. **'* **** **** ****, *********, run *** ** **** ** ************* ******* ***** ******** *** have ****** ** ************* ***** *******'* *****.

Bill Douglas

In reply to John Honovich | 09/19/14 05:30pm

***** ****. **** * **** ****** ****. * ****** ******* here ******* *** **** * ** * ***** ***** * minutes ******** ***** **** *'* ***** ** ***** *** * minutes *******. **** ** *** * **** **** ***. * am *** ********** * ****** *** ***'* **** ***** ** spend ***** ****** ******** ** *********** *** ****** * **. Just ****** ** ***** *** *********** **** ******* ** *** trenches *** ****** ** * *********** ******. ** *** **** to ********* * ****** ********* ** **** ********** ** *********** in ***** *********** **** **** **** **. ***** ** ***** in **** *** **** ** *** ** * ***** ***** is ** **** * **** ** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Douglas | 09/19/14 05:33pm

****, **** *** ******* ** **** ******** ** ************* *** demonstratively *****, * **** ** ******* ** **** **** ******* will ******* **** ** ***** **** *** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to John Honovich | 09/19/14 06:26pm

*'* **** ******* *** *********** *** ********** ** **** ** his ***** **** ********* ** "********* ** ** *** *** market ******".

********* ** ***? ** ***** ** *** ********* * **** ExacqVision ** ********** ********** **** ** ***** ** **** ******** and ********. ****, * *** ** ***** ** *** ******* about ***** ** *** ********. ******* ** * ***** ****** a **** ** * ***** *********** ** *** "** *** trenches"

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 09/19/14 06:33pm

*********** * ** **********.

**** *** ******** ******* ********* ****** **** ** ******** * result ** ****.

Bill Douglas

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 09/19/14 10:43pm

**** ** ******

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Douglas | 09/19/14 10:46pm

****, *** / *** **** ********* *** ~*% ****** *****. They *** *** '****** ******' **** */**** ** *** ******.

***, **** ** *********** * *** ***********.

*******, *****'* ******* ** ****** **** *********'*. *** ***** ** that *** / *** *** *** ********** - *** *** software ***** *** *** ***** *** ********.********* ***** ****** ***** ***. **** ***** **** ****** *** for *********.

Bill Douglas

In reply to John Honovich | 09/19/14 07:04pm

* **** * ***** ***** ** ***** *** * ***'*. I **** ***** **** **** **********. * *** *** *****. My ******** ** **** **** ********* *** * ***** ********* of *** ****** *** ** * ****** ******. ******* ****** of ***** *** **** ** *** ****** ****** ** ******* point. ** * ********** ******, ********* *** ********* ******* **** and **** ********* *** ********* ** **** ****** ***** *****. Sometimes *** **** ** ***** * *** ** ***** ***** so *** ***'* ** ** ********* ** *** *** ** an ********* *********** *********** ** ** * ********* ********. ** order *** ********* ** ************* ******** ******** ***** **** **** to **** ***** ******** ****. **** *** *** ***** ** greatly ******** ***** ** ******* **** ******** ** ******** *********. However, ** **** *** ****** ***** ******* ******** ** ***** existing ******** **** **** *** ******** **** *** **** ******* and *************. ***** ****** ********** ** *** *** *** ****** for ******** *** ********. *** ******** ** ******* *********** ***** profit ******* ** *** ******* ***** ****** *********** ***** **** expenses. *** **** ** * ***** ***** **** ******** ***** Milestone *** ********** ********* *** ***** ********* *****. ********** *'* not ** *********. *** ** ***** ** *** ******** **** past **** ********* ***** **** *** ******** ***** ***** **** if *** ** **** *% ******* **** ****** ** ******** to *** ****** ****. *** ** ***** **** ** *** successful **** *** **** *** **** ******* ** ***** ****** company ** **** **** **. ** ** **** *** ******** of ********* ************ **** ** *******. ** *** ******** ****** a ********* ****** ******** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

09/19/14 06:07pm

* ***** **'* *********** **** ********* *******, *** ***** ********** as "* *****-******* ******** ** **** ******** ** ***** ********** software (***)" ******** *** ***** ********* ** ***- ***** *** more ****** **** **.

EJ Nemec

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/23/14 06:48pm

***'* ** *****, **'* ** ** ******* **** ** ****** option ** ****. *'* **** *** *** ***** *** *** Husky ******* *** ****** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/20/14 09:39pm

***,********* ** ****** **** * **** ****** **** - ***** here.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

09/22/14 12:07am

**** **** **** - ********* ***** *** *********

**** **** - ********* ***** *** *********

**** **** **** - ********* ****** ******** *********

*** **** - ********* ********* *********, ***** ********* ***** ***** VMS ***** ** ********* *****

**** **** - ********* **** *** ***-* ***** ** ******* hardware *********

**** **** - ***** ******** *****/********* ** ***** *** ***** analog ******* *********

*** ** *** **** ******...

EJ Nemec

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/23/14 06:50pm

****. *** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/22/14 11:36pm

**** **** **** **** *******. *********** ********* ***** ********* *** *** *** ********* **** ****** ** ***** "** of ********** *** ********."

** *** ******, **** ***********'* ******* ****** '********', ***** ********* ** "** *********, ******** *** **********new ****-******** Milestone businesses and ventures in untapped ****** ******** outside the video management software core business of today."

********* **** ** ******* ****** ** ******* * ***, *** sad....

Rumen Palmov

09/23/14 06:48am

* ***'* ***** ********** *** *** ********* ** *********'* ******* offerings ***** ** ******** **** *** "**** ********" *******. ** a **** **** ******* ** ********* ** ** ******* ** Eastern ****** * **** ****** **** **** ******* ** *** possibility ** ********** ******* ****** *** ***** ** ** ******* in * ******, ********** ******** ********. ***, ********* *** ******** by ******* ******* *** ***** **** ** ******* (** ****** level) **** **** **** ********* *******. ***, **** ******** ** embedded *** *** ***** *** *** ******** **** *** ****** and *** ** *** *********'* ********. ** * ***** *** that *** "**** ********" ******* ***** ** ****** **** *****. What **** ** ***** ****** ** *** ****** ** **** speculation ** **** *****..

* **** **** *** ******* *********** ***** ** ** ********** on *** ****** ** ******* ******. ** **** ******* ********* partners **** **** **** ******* **** ** ******* ** ******** server/NVR. *** ******* *** *********, **** ** **** *****:

- ***** **** ** *** ****** **********/******** ********* ** *** have ****** ********* ***/** ********** ** ********* *** ******** *** right ** ******. ** ** ***** ** ***** **** ************ time *** ***** ****** ** ** **. **** ** **** are ***** ****** **** *** ******** ***** *** **** ****** to **** ******* ***** ** *** ** ****, ** ***** regarding *** ******** ********* ******. *** ** ********* ** ***** a **** *** ****, *** *** **** ** *** *** of * ***** ** *** ***-**-*** *** ******** ** * big ****. * **** *** ******* ********* (****** **********) *** are ****** ** ** *** *** ************ *** ********** ** servers, *** ** ******* *** ************ ** **, *******, ***.

- *** ***** *** **** * *** ** ** **** a ***-********* ** ****** **** ********* ***-*********. ******* ****. ** does *** **** *** *** **********, ** **** *** **** or ***** *** ****** ********* (** *** ** ******** **** licences). ***** *** *** *** ** ***** ** *********, ** propietary ********. ** ** **** * *****-***** ** **** ** DELL (**** *** ******** ***** **** ****). ** ** ** not * ********* *******, *** ****** ** ** ******* *********** by *********. *** **** ********* *** *** ******** ** ** will *** ** **** ** ** *** **** **** ** can **** * *** ** **** *** *** *********, ***** the ***-**** *** **** * *****-********-********* **** *** ******** (***** on *** ****** ** * ****)

*** ******** ****** ** ***** ******** ******** *** *** ********** can ******** *** ******* *** ***** **** ** ** ******, given **** ** *** *** ******** *********, **** *** ****** to ** **..

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rumen Palmov | 09/23/14 10:43am

*****, ******* *********'* '**** ********' *** ************* ***** ***** * pure **** ******** **** *** ******** ********.

***'* ******* **? *** *********'* "**** ** *** **** ******** ****?" ** *** *****, *********'* ***** ***** ** ***** ********* being * '**** ******** ****.'

*********, ******** ****, **** *** ***** ***** ** * ****** manufacturer ********** **** ********.

*****, *** *** *** *** ******** **** ********, ****** **** any *** ** *** ************ ***** **.

**** *** ******* ***** ********* ****** *** **** **** ***** to **** ******** *** *** *** **** ***** ** **** their *** ********.

*** ***** **** ** * ****** (** *****) ***** *** it's *** **** ********* ****** *** *** **** ****** *** what **** ** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 09/24/14 03:33am

***** *** *********** ** ****** **** ***** ** * *** contrary ** ***** ******** ****** ** ******* ***** ** ******* this?

Undisclosed

09/23/14 01:54pm

***** ********* ** ****** ** **** * ****** ** ** hearing **** *** *****. *** * **** *** * ***** number ** ********* **** * ***** ******* ** *******, **** existing ****** ******* **** *** *********** **** ****. **** **** to ******* ***** ********** ******* ****** ** *** *** ******* these *******. **** **** ***** ********* ******* **** **** *** bandwidth ****** ***'* ***** ** **** **** * ******* ******** otherwise. *********, **** **** **** ***** ********* ****** ** ** enterprise *** ********. **** **** ** ******** **** *** ***** all ******* ****** **** *** ********** ******. ** ******, ***** are **** ** ** **** ******* ********* ** *** ******** offered ** *********. ***** ***** ******* ** **** ****** *** some ***** ***** *********** ***** ** ****** ******** ** **** Milestone ******* ** ******* *** **** ***** ***** ******* ** to * ****** **** ********** **** *** ********. * ******, will **** ******** ***** *** ******* *** ** ***** ****** for **** ****** ** *** **?

Rumen Palmov

09/23/14 02:00pm

******, *** *** ***** ***** ***** *** "**** ******** ****". I ******** * ******* ** ****** **** ***** *. ********* argued ******* *** **** - **** *** **** ******** ******* manufacturer, **** ** *** ***** *** ******** *******. ** ********** that ** ** *** **** *** ** **. ** **** went ** *** ** ** ******* **** ** *** ******** asks *** ******** ** **** ****** - ** ****** *** him ** *** ***'* ***** ** ***.. ** * ****** where *** ***** ******* ******** *** ** *** **/**, **** sounded ****** *********** (** *** *******). * ***** *** **** his ************ **** * *** ********** ** ****. **** **** today's ***** ** **** ** **** ****, ** ** ***** not ******** ** **** ******* *** ***/***/*** *** ******** ***** to ******* ******** **** ***** ** ** - ** * would *** **** *** ********* ******** ** ********* ***** ****** even **** ** *** ***** ****. *** ** **** ******* in **** ****** **** ****** *** ***** ****** ********* (** at ***** *** ** *** *** ***** ******* ** *** expensive *****-******* ********), ***** ******** ******* **** *********, ***** ******* of *** *******..

** ** * **** **** **** ******** ** *** ******* so ****.. *** ***, ****** **** **** ***** :)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rumen Palmov | 09/24/14 11:14am

*****, **** ********. *** * **** **** ****, ********* ***, as *** ***, '*********.'

*** *** ****** ** **** ******** *** **** **** ** the ***** *************, **** **** *** ***** *******, ****** ** bring ********* ** ** *****, ******* ** ****. **** ***** trust **** ********* ***** *** **** ** ***** ***** ***** of *** **** ******* ********* **** *** ********. ***** ***** undermine ****.

**** ********* **** **** ** ******* **** ***** **** **** lose ** *********** ***** ************ ******* *******? **** **** ****.

EJ Nemec

09/23/14 06:43pm

" ***, **** ***"...*** ***** **** ** ***? *****, *** the ******** ********* ******* **** **** ** ******* ***.

** *** ********* ** **** ****** ***** *** ********--** ***** perfectly.

*. ******* ********* ******* ** ** ** ***, ** ***** the *** ******* **** **** *** *** *** ** ******* was *** ******** *** ******.

*. **** ******** ****** ****** *** *** ** ******* **** for ** ******* ** **** *** *** *******.

*. *** *** *** **** *********'* *** *******??? * ******* per ****** **** ** *******. *** *** ** ******* ** Milestone *** *** *** ***** ** * *******. ****'* **********! A **** **** ****** **** ***** ***** ****** **** ******** now *********** **** ****. *** **** ** **** **** *** smoke ** ******** (* ******* *** * ***).

*. *** ******** *** ** **, *** *****'* * **** market *** ******** **** **** ** ** **** ***** ****** is ***** ***** ** ****.

** ***'* ********* *** *** ***** ********* ******* *** ****** builds *** ******** *** ** *** **** **** *********, *** we'd ********* ******** ** *** ****** ********.

* **** **** *** ******, **** **** *** ******** ******* out ** **. **** *** *****....**** *** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to EJ Nemec | 09/24/14 11:22am

**, ***'** ******** ** ***** *** ******* **** *** ** am *.

** *** **** *****:

  • ******** ****** ** ********* *****, **'* ** ********* ** *********.
  • *** ******** ****** **** *** * **** ******. ** *** to *** ******* **********.
  • * ***** *********'* ******* ******* ******* ** **********. ** *** be **** **** ******* **********, **** ******* ***** ******.
  • ******** ******* ********* ** '****' ** ********** **********. *******, ********* is **** **** ** **** ******, *** ** (** ******) is ********* *** ** ***** **** ** *** **** *******.

*******, * **** ** *** **** ********* ** ******* **** this ** ***** *** ************ *** *** ****. ********* ** (or ***) ****** **** ****.

EJ Nemec

In reply to John Honovich | 09/24/14 02:50pm

**** ****** *** *** *****. *'* **** *** ******* *** "sad" ****. * **** **** *** *** *********** ** ***** about *** ******* *******--** **** *** *******. * ***'* ***** you ******* **** *** *** ****** **** "***" ** *** title ** * ********** **** *** *****, ** ****** **** an ******* ** **** **** *** ********* **** ******* ** this ******* *** ******. *'* *** ****** ** ***** **** you, **** ******* ** ***********.

*** *** ******, *'* ***** ** ** **** ***** * dislike ******** (*** ******* *'** ******) *** **** ********* (** currently ***). ********* ** *** ********* * *** ****, ****'** giving *** *** ****** ** *** ** ****** **** ** their *********.

** ******* ** **** *****:

-* ***** *** "** ****" ***** **. *** ******* ** most ****** **** *** ***** ** **** ******* ** *** unless *** *** ***** "********" ****. ** **** ***** *****, you ***** ** **** *** *** ********* ********* ** ***** your *** ******. **** ***** *** * *** ** ********* and ************ ***. ** **** ****** ** ***** *** ** DVRs ** ******* **** **'** ** *** ******* ** *********. So * ***'* *** ** ** *** ****.

-****** ******** *** * ****, ****'** ********* ** $****+ *** a ** ****** ******* ******** ** ** ****** ******* ****.

-** *****, ** ***** **** *** ****** ******* *** *** hybrid ****** ********* ** ***** ***** *** ********/******* ******.

-**** ** **********, ** ** **** ***** **. :). * think ** * ******** *** **** ** ** ******** *** new ** ******** ** **** ** ****** ********. ********* **** both.

* ******** ****** ***** ********* ** *** ******** ** ****, I **** ********* **** ***** ******* **** ****** **. *** about ** ******** ****** ******* **** ******?

Bill Douglas

09/24/14 01:25pm

********* *** **** **** **** ****** ** ****** ***** ****** because ***** *** **** * ***** ****** *****. * *** years *** *** *********** ******** ** ********* **** **** ** centric, ** ** ***** *********** **** ** ******** *** **********, and *** ********* *** ** ********* **** ****** ***** ****** for *** ********** *** ****** *************. ***** *** ****** ** largely ******* ******* ******-*** *********** *** *** *********** **** **** software **** *** ********* **** ********* *** ******* ********** *** integrators *** ******* ***** ** ****** **** ********** *** *** prefer *** **********. **** ** ***** ***'* **** ******** ******** only *********. **** ****** ******** *** **** ** *** ***** spot ***** **** ** *** ***** ******** **** **** ****** adopted ** ********* *** **** ** *** ****** *** **** now ***** **. ** ********* *** * ****** ** ******* this ****** ******** ** *** ********** ** ******* ***** "**** beliefs" *** *** ** ******* **** ** **** ******. *** arguments *** ***** ******** **** *** *** ***** **** ********** but ***** **** ** **** ****. ** ** *** ***'* beat '** **** '**.

Rodney Thayer

09/25/14 02:16pm

** *** *** **** **** ****** *****, *** ** *** other **** *** ********...

- ******** **** ************* **** (***** *** ***********. ** ** really **** **% ** **** ** *** **** **********?)

- ***-**-***-*** ********* *** ********* ** * -*****- *********** ********** channel (*.*. ************* ***'* **** ** ***** ** **** **********)

- ***** *** *** ****** *** ******** ** *** ************ scale, ***** ***** ****** *** ****** ** ****.

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Mark Jones

01/21/15 01:27pm

** ******* ****, **** ** *** *****. **** ***** * question **** ***** *** ****** **** ********* ***** ** ** was * **** **** ** ***. * ******** ********* ** the ****** ** ***** *** **** ***** **** ** ****** things. ********* *** *** * ****** ****** *** ***** - open ********, ******** ****, ***. **** *** *** ***** ** someone ****. **** *** ****** ****** ** ****** *******. **** was **** ****, **** ** ** ***.

**** *** ********** ********** **** * ***** ***********. ** ****'* point, ********* ** "*********" ** * ****** ******, *** *** the ****** ** ********* ** *** ***** **** ***** ** no *****-**** ******. ********* *** ****** *** ********* *********. **** too **** ******. ***** **** *** **** *** **** ********* ability. **** ********** ****** ***** ** ***** ** *********** *** very ***** ** ***-***** ** ***** ** ****. *** ***** if **** ** ***** ****** **** ** ** ******** * years **** ***?

***** ** * **** *** ***** ** ********, *** **** or *** ***. **** *** **********. * ******* ** *** next ****** ** *****, **** **** **** * **** *** product **** ******** **** ******** ****. ***** ****** ***** ** slowing ** * *****. *********** ** ********** *** ******* *** tougher ** *******. *** ** **** *** **** ** ** to *******.

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Long Time Industry Exec Leads New Security Franchise Offering on Oct 12, 2017
John Nemerofsky previously built and sold a $150 million dollar integration business, and then was VP of Niscayah from its spinout of Securitas,...
PoE Powered Access Control Tutorial on Oct 12, 2017
Powering access control with Power over Ethernet, like for IP cameras, has become increasingly common.  However, the demands for access power are...

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