Milestone Launches Marketplace Where Nothing Is For Sale

By IPVM Team, Published on Feb 26, 2019

The central announcement at Milestone's annual conference MIPS is Marketplace, which Milestone compared to Uber and Match.com for its ability to bring buyers and sellers together.

The major distinction from other 'marketplaces' like Uber or Match.com is that nothing is for sale in the Milestone Marketplace, nor is there any indication when Milestone will enable such sales. However, there was a physical marketplace booth at the show:

In this note, we examine the Milestone Marketplace, what strengths it has in building one and challenges it faces in accomplishing this.

Marketplace ********

***+ ********* *** ******** *** ********** *********/********. Milestone **** **** ******* through *********** ** *** the **** ********* ** next **** ********* *****. They **** **** ** not **** *** ***** to ******** *** *********** directly.

*** ********* **-****** ***** from **** ******* *** Marketplace:

****** * *********** **** the ****** *** *****, Milestone ****** * ******* of ******** *** ******** in *** ***********, **** as *** ******* ***** highlights:

**** *** ****** ** 'LEARN ****', ** ******* a ******* **** *** the ******* **** **** product ******* *** * 'get ** *****' ****** to ****** ***'* ***********:

** '*** ***', '******** now', '******* ***', ***. options *****. *** **** wait *** * ******* representative ** *******.

MIPS ************

********* **** **** *** focusing ** "******** ********" between ********* *** ******** finding *** ***** ********* to *** **** *********. Marketplace ** ******* ** a *** ******** ***** at *********, **** ~** employees ********* ** *** development, ******, *** *******.

Contacts **** ***********

***** ********* **** *** be ******* ******** ** allowing *** ********* ******** or ******* (**** ** iPhone *** *****), **** emphasized **** ******* / partners **** ** **** to ******* ******** / inquires **** ********* ** the ******** ** **** excerpt ************:

********* ********** **** ***** website **** ~***,*** ******** per ***** *** **** partners ***** *** **** that *******. *** *** question ** *** **** traffic **** ** **** the *********** ** *********** firmware, ******** ********** ** more ************ **** ** a ************ *******. ** best, **** * ******** of *********'* ******* ******* will ** ** *** markerplace *** ******* **** is *,*** ****** *** month ** **,*** **** depend ** *** **** market ** *** *** useful ******** *********** *** users **** **.

Review / ******** ****** ********

* ******* ******* ** Marketplace **** ** ******* and ******** *** **** application ******. ********* **** Partners *** *********** *** responding *** ********** ******* as **** ** *** Marketplace ***** ** ***. Milestone ********* ** ** us ** ******* ** LinkedIn ************, ***** *** worthless.

**** ******** ***** ******* to ****** ******** *******, the ***** ** ***** reviews, **** ** **** post ****, **** ** limited.

Certified **. ********

*********'* ******* ******* ***** for *********** ******** ** their ****** ******* ********* is **** **** ******** and ********* ********* **** be ****** ** ***********:

****** *verified ***********, ******** ** ******* means that your content page is endorsed by Milestone. It ensures that your application, hardware or service is interoperable and optimized for XProtect® video management software (VMS), and involves a rigorous testing and verification process by both yourself and Milestone.
****** *certified ***********, ******** ** ******* means that it has been tested and evaluated for Milestone XProtect® video management software (VMS) integration in two areas: functionality and performance. The Milestone Solution Certification team leads and manages the Certification process for Milestone.

* ******* ** *** with '********' ******** ** that ************ *** ** done ** * '****** desktop *******', ** **** excerpt ***** *****:

** *** ****** ********* that '************' *** ** performed ** ******* ** a *** *****'* ****** desktop *** ******** ** Milestone's *****, **** ** hardly '******** *******'.

Solution ****** ***********

*******, *********** ** ******* a **** ** **** is ************* ******, **** ****** ** improvements. *** *******, ***** is * ******* ***** in *** ******** ****** with *** ****** ** text *** **** ************:

Positives *** ********* ***********

******* *** **********, ********* does **** **** ************ for *********** ******** * marketplace:

********* *** * ***** customer **** ** ***** (150,000+ ******* *************) *** pay * ******* *** video ************. **** **** scale *** *********** ** buy ** ***** *****. This ***** ** **** harder **** * ******* VMS ** *** **** focused ** ***** * low-cost ******.
********* *** *** ******* partner *******, *** ****. Milestone *** * ******** mass ** ******** *** has ***** **** **** support ***** ******** *** bring ******** ** ****. This **** ******* **** the ‘****’ ** ‘******** to *********** **** ** their ***********.
**** ***** ******* ****, they **** ****, ******** and ***** ** ********** make **** **** ***** is ********** ********* ***** the *********** *** ******** but ** ** ** marketplace. ** ***** **** years *** *** *********** to ** ********** *** Milestone ***, **** *****, this ***** **** * chance ** ******* ****.

*******

** **, ** ***** that *** ********* '***********' will **** **** ** an ******. ** *** other ****, *********'* **-********* and **-******* **** ******** is * ******** ****** historically ** **** **** the *********** ** ** more. *** **** ** an ******* **** ********* Finder, **** ** *******, though *** ** ************** as ***** ****** * hours ** ************* ** 'platforms' ***** *****.

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Comments (13)

Undisclosed #2

02/26/19 10:47pm

**, **'* **** ** like *** ***** ******** of ****, ** *** store, *** **** ******** rolled **** ***? (**********, I'm *** **** **** part ** **** ******* to **** ** *** material ***, *** * threw **** ** ***** they ******* ****).

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

02/27/19 12:40am

**** ******* ***** **** been ***** ** * people. **** *** *** other ** *****?

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 02/27/19 01:30am

**** ******* ***** **** been ***** ** * people. **** *** *** other ** *****?

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

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/27/19 02:54am

***** ******,*********'* ***** ********** * ****** / more ******** *********** ** what **** **:

********* *********** ** * centralized ********* *** *** the ********, ********* ************ guides, *****, *** ***** relevant *************

** ** * '********* hub'. ** ** *** a '***********'.

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/27/19 11:34am

*********'* ** ** *** Americas ***** ** *********** point ***** *********, **** Marketplace, *** **** ***** them **********:

* ***** **** *** assessment ** ************ ***** central ** *********.

*******, **** *********** *** problem **** ***********, *** friction ** **** ****.

** * **** ** Uber (*** ** ***** comparisons), * ***** *** destination, ***** * ****** and *** **** *****.

** * **** ** app ** *** ****** app *****, * **** the ***, *** ******** / ***, **** ** seconds *** * ** using *** ***.

** * **** * Milestone *********** ********, * need ** ******* * partner ***** ****** ******* me, **** ***** **** get **** ** **, then *** * ***** pitch, * ****, * quote, ***** * **, etc. ****'* *********** ********.

Corbin Hambrick

In reply to John Honovich | 02/27/19 03:05pm

******. ...** ****** **** are * *** ***** on ***** ******* ** their *** **** ****** is * **** ************ “place”, *** ***** **+ people **** ******* * more ********** **** ***** this **** (****...**** ***** with **** **** ******), or ***** ********* ********** is *** *********** ****.

Shannon Davis

02/27/19 03:24pm

** ** ********** **** hopefully **** ** **** to **** ********* *** customers ****** **** *** to **** **** ***. Before ****, * *****’* actually **** ** ***, but ******* *** *** Lenel ********** *** * chore ** ****** ***** time. * ***** **’* not * ****** ***** but ***** ** *** Market ***** *** ** be ***** *** *** a *******.

Dwayne Cooney

02/27/19 03:38pm

**'* ********* ******** ****** with * *** ****.

**** ***** ** ** no ********* **** ******** certified ********** ******** *** any ************ *** ***** website.

Shannon Davis

02/27/19 03:40pm

**** **** ****** *** launch *** *** **** get ** ****** ***** on **** *****. *** you *** *** *** can’t *** ******** ** on * *****. *** to ** * ****** or **.

Ray Bernard

02/27/19 07:24pm

**** *** ***, ** apologies *** *** **** comment (** *** **** you *** **** ** off ** ******* ****) but **** **** ** what ** ***** **** here ***** **** *** me.

* ***'* ***** *** can ******** *********'* *********** like *** ** * product. **'* ** ********** with **** ****** ********** by *********. ***** *** we *** *** ********* being *********. **'* * framework *** ***********, *** it's *** ** ***** the *********** ** **** starting.

******** *** ********** ******* IP ***** ******.**** **** it ***** ********, *** what *** **** ********** is ***. **** ******** received ***** *******, *** as * **** **** from *** ***, **** will ** (*** *** is) ** ********** ********* resource **** **'* **** to ******* ***** *******. Most ** *** ******* criticisms ** *** ******* IPVM **** **** ****** false ***** *** ***** of **** **** *** evolved ****. *** **'* still *******.

** ***** ** **** correctly ********* **** ** its ******, ***'* **** to **** ****** ** what ***** *** **** vision *** *** **** its ***** ***** ** years *** - *** what *** ***** ** video ***** ** ** the ****** **** ** are *** ******. **** of *** **** ****** was * ******* ****** that ***** ***** ****** a ********** ********* ********** well ****** **** ** was ** ****'* *****.

* ********* *********'* ********** on ************ ********** ** be * ******** ** intent ***** **** **** have ********* ** *** commited ********** ** ******** into ********.

**** **** **** **** that **** ***** ** a ***** ** *** pan *** ** **, others **** * **** forwward ******* **** ****'* think **. (****** ***** while * *** ****** on *** ****.) * took ***** ********* **** some ******** ***** *** being ***-**** ** **** time. *** *** ****.

********* ** **** ************ serious (****'* *** ******** of ****** *******) ***** Marketplace **** * *** remember *** ******* ***** about * ********** ** things ** ******* ***** than **** ****** **********. It's *** ***** ******* - **'* ***** *** we ******* ******** **** initial ****** ** ********* of * **********'* ********* - *** *** *** to ********** **** *** people **** *** **** it ****** ** ******** deployment.

******** *** ******* *********, network *** **** ******** infrastructures **** *** ******** in **** ********** ** making ********. ****** ******** is * ****** ********** with ************ *** *******, an */* *** * few ******** ********. ********'* deployments (**** *** ******* happening ***) *** *********** systems **** ********* ** mobile *****, **** ****** of ******* ***********, ******** of ******** ********** ******* on *********** ******* ********* - **** ***** ** premises *** **** ***** in *** ***** - that *** ** ******* and ******** ** ********** advances.

** ******* **** **** of ************** ******** * different ******** ** "***** to ******" **** ***** be **** ** *** past. ** **** **** work ******* (*) **'* needed *** (*) **'* the **** *** ** do ******** ***** *** exponential ******* ** ********** and *** ********* ** the ****** ** ********. Right ****** *** ****** are *****-******** - ******** and *********** ******** ********* that *** ********* *** deploy ***************.

** * *** *** Marketplace ****** ** *** that ** ******** ** evolve ** *** ****** of ******** ******* *** as *** ************* ******* service ********* *** ******* providers ****** **** ******** and **** *********.

********** ******** *** ********** deployment *** *** *********** approaches ** ******* ************ that ****** ** *****. We *** **** ** our ****** *** ***** IT *** ******* **. Do *** ***** **** the ******** ********'* ******** to ***** ** ****** is * *** *** that? *** ********* ******* is ******* **** ** help *********** ********** **** a ***** ** ***** subscription-based ******** *** *** are ************ ********. **'* been ** ****** ******* so *** - ******* of *** ******** ******* 20th ******* ******** ********* and ***** ** **** now.

**** **** **** ******* that *********** *** ********* dynamics *****, **** *********, tend ** **** ** a **** ** ***** own *** **** ******* and ********.

* ***** **** *** of *** **** ********* statements ********* ****, ***** I ****'* *** ** this ******, ** **** Marketplace ******** **** *** members ******* - *** their ******* ** *** measure ** ***********'* *******. That's **** **'* ******** for *** * ***** is * ****** ***** in **** *******. *** just "*******" ** ***** of ******* *****, *** success **** ***** *** industry ******* ********* **** up ** *** ******* of ********** ** ******* their ********* **** ******* use ** **.

** **** *** ****** that *** ****, ** do *** **** *** security ******** ** **** the *** ** *** been *** *** **** 50 *****? **** *** started ****** **** ****** about *** *** *** industry ****** **** ********* flawed. *** ***** ** no *********** **** **** has *** ********** ******* on *** ******** *** has **** **** ****** for **** *********** *** service ********* *** ***** customers.

* ***** **'** ** saying ******* ****** ***** Marketplace **** * *** years **** *** - and ** **** **** then ***** ** ******* started.

******: **** ******* *** been ***** ** *** own **********:** ******* ** *** Milestone ***********

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ray Bernard | 02/27/19 07:44pm

* ******** **** **** rosy *******. ********* ***** touted *************** ******* * ***** ago. ***** **** **** there *** ****** *** been **** ********. * am ********* **** ******* 3 ***** **** ** enough ** ** **** loose ******* ** * fully ********** ******** ** make ** ***** **** for ********* ***** *** resellers ** ****** ******** the ********.

** **** ****** **** had **** *** ***** mention ** **** ****, I ***** ** ******** to ******* **** ** was ***** ** ****** into ********* ****. *******, they've ******* ***** ** is *** * ********.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/28/19 10:47am

*** *** ******* **** they ****** ** * while *** *** ***** has **** ** *********** move ** **** * functioning ***********. *******, * believe ** **** ** make *** *********** **** like ** *** ***** as ** ******** **** (e.g. ***** *** *******) the ********* *** **** integrators, ********, *** ********* ** benefit ** **** ** Milestone ** ******* ** take ***** **% *** **** Apple. ** ***** **** to ** ****** *** policed *** ******* ********* and *************. * **** don't ***** *** ****** desktop ******* **** ******* out ** *** ****** way.

Image result for for that reason, I'm out

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/05/19 01:40am

***, ************** ******* *********'* EMEA *************** *** ********* ***********:

***, ***, **'* **** like ******, ****** *** the ******** ************** ** Amazon - **** **** things ******.

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