Siemens OEMs Milestone

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jan 21, 2015

Milestone has picked up one of the biggest companies in the world as an OEM.

In this note, we examine how Siemens is using Milestone's VMS, how this compares to other Milestone OEMs, what this means for the two companies and how it impacts integrators.

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Comments (21)

Richard Cillessen

01/21/15 01:27pm
** **** ** ****** *********** ********** ** *** *********** *** that **** ************* ** **** *** ******** ********* ******** ********. Over *** **** ******* ****** *** **** *** ********** ************* highlighting ***** *** ************ *** ********. *** **** *** **** of ***** *** ******** ** *** **** ** *****. *** example, ** **** ** ************* **** *********** ******* *********** *** and *** ****** ****** ******* ********, ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Richard Cillessen | 01/21/15 01:33pm

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Richard Cillessen

In reply to John Honovich | 01/21/15 01:53pm

****** **** ** *** *********** *****. *** **** *** ******* developed ***** ********* (******) ****** *** *** *********** ***. *** will **** *** **** *** *** ****** **** ** *** Total ******** ********, ******, **** **** ***** ********* ** **** one ****** ** ****** *** **** ***** ***** ******, *** access *******, **** *****, ******** **********, ********, *** ****** ********** systems.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Richard Cillessen | 01/21/15 01:58pm

"*** **** **** *** **** *** ***"

*** **'* *** * *** ***!**'* ********* **** **** **** ** ** :)

* ** **** *** ** *** ************ **** **** *** products. **** ** * ********** *****, *** ***** **** **** it **** ********* ******* ** *** ********'* **** *** ******* to ***********.

Frank Schille

01/22/15 08:14am

** *** ** ******* **** ******* *** *** (*****) ****** let ** ***** ** ***** ** **** ** **** ****. Together **** ******* ** *** ******* ** *******, *********** *** other ******** ****** *********. ** **** ** ********* **** ** about *** ********, ****** ** ******** *************** **** ********, **** surveillance *** *** *********.

*** ****** *** ** *** *** ***** ****** ** ***** countries ** **** ******* *** ***** * ****** *** ***** nobody **** ******** ** *** ******. *** ******** ** **** integrated ** *** ***** ******* *** ******* ********** ******** *** technologies *** **** **** * *****. *** ** ******* *** experiences *** **** **** ** ***** ** *********** *** *******. You **** ******, ******, ***, ******, *********** *** *** *** interfaces? ***** ******* **** **. *** **** **** **** ********* for ******** ***************? ***** ****** **!

** *** ***** **** ***** ***** ** * ****** *** Siemens ******* ********. ***** *** **** ********* ** *** ******* world **** * **** ******** ** ****** ******** ****** ********. But ** ***** ** * ******* **** ******* **** **** a ****** *********** **** **** *********** *****. ******* *** ***** the **** ********.

************ ** **** ********* ******* **** ******* *** ******** *********, mainly ****** **** **** **** *** *** **. **** **** to ****** **** **** ******* *** **** *******, ******* ** Milestone ** * ****** *** ******* *******. ****** ***** *** Siemens **** *** ********. *** ********* ******** *** ** ******* on **** ** ******* ******* ******* *** ** ******* *******. Do *** ***** **** *** *** **** **** ****** *** situation?

** **** *** **** *******. *** **** * **** **** luck ** ******* *** *** *********** ** *** "*********** **********".

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

Simon Kissling

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Frank Schille | 01/23/15 03:24pm

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**** ******* ***** **** * ***** ********** ***** ******* ********* itself; ** ********* *** **** ******* ** *** *** ** the ******* *****?

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Frank Schille

In reply to Simon Kissling | 01/23/15 10:56pm

*****,

* ***** *** *** **** ******* **** ** ***** **** Siemens ******* ** ****** **** ***** ** ********* ** ***********. We **** **** **** **** ** ****** ** **** *****. Siemens **** ******** **** ********.

*** ** ******* *** *********. *** ******* ** ** ** Zug ****** ******** *** *** ******** ** *** ********* *** selling ****. ******* *** **** ** ********* ******** ** ***** portfolio. **** ** **** *** ********* ** ************ ** ***** own *** **** *** ****. **** *** *** ***** *** in *** *** ********* ******* ***** *** *** ** ******* a ********** ******** ***** **** ****** * ***** ******. ***** some ****** ******* ******* ***** *** ******* *********** ****** ** a *** ** *** ****** *** **** ***'* ***** - but **** ** *** **** ** *** **.

**** **** ***** ** ******* *** ******** ******** **** *** countries *** ********* ** ***** ** ***** ***** *****. ***** Siveillance ****** *** ** ******* **** ****** (***** * ***** ago ****** ********* ** * ******* *** **********) *** *** it's *********. *** ***? **'* **** * ********. *** ******* salesmen ** *** ********* ****** **** *** ********* *** *******. Depending ** *** ****** **** *** ******** *****, ****, *********, Genetec *** ***** **** ** **** ** *****.

*** ***'* ***** *** **** ******** ** *** ****** ** the *****. ********* *** *** ** ******* ** *** **, in **** *** **** *********. **** ** *** ******? ** chance! ** *** **** *** ****** (**** *** **** ***** European *********) ** *** *** **** **** *** *** ***** market *******. ******* ***** ** **** ***** *** ** ******* - ******* *** ******* (** *** ********* ******* ******* ****), Milestone ** ****, ******** **** ****. ************, **** ***** *** they? **** ******* ** ***********, ****** **** ***** ********* *** is ***** * ***** ***.

*** ******* ******* *********? * ****** ******** ***** **: *** Siemens ***** **'* "***" *** **** **** ******* ** ******* offered ** ******** ***** *********** ** *** ****** *** *** Siemens ******** ** **** ********* *** ******* ******* **?

Chris Dearing

IPVMU Certified | 01/22/15 09:00am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Chris Dearing | 01/22/15 11:36am

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/22/15 11:40am

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Mark Jones

01/22/15 12:23pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 01/22/15 01:00pm

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Mark Jones

In reply to John Honovich | 01/22/15 01:55pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 01/22/15 03:11pm

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Rogier van der Heide

01/23/15 11:15am

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Frank Schille

In reply to Rogier van der Heide | 01/23/15 11:03pm

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Jeremiah Boughton

01/23/15 05:16pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jeremiah Boughton | 01/23/15 07:07pm

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Jeremiah Boughton

In reply to John Honovich | 01/23/15 09:01pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jeremiah Boughton | 01/23/15 09:06pm

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Jeremiah Boughton

01/23/15 09:13pm

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