Milestone New "+" Claims To "Conquer The Mid-Market"

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jun 07, 2017

Milestone has declared they are going to "Conquer The Mid-Market" with new "+" releases.

Will they?

In this report, we examine Milestone's "+" additions to their XProtect lineup, pricing changes, examines the upgrade process and logistical elements, and analyze what this means for their competitive positioning.

********* *** ******** **** *** ***** ** "******* *** ***-******" with *** "+" ********.

**** ****?

** **** ******, ** ******* *********'* "+" ********* ** ***** XProtect ******, ******* *******, ******** *** ******* ******* *** ********** elements, *** ******* **** **** ***** *** ***** *********** ***********.

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Milestone *** ********

*********'* ** **** *********** ***** *** ********, (*** ***** ****) *********+ ** **** as *******+ *** ************+, ****** ** **** ********* ***** "***-** mid-market *********". *** *** "+" ******** *** **** *** **** code **** ** *********'* ******-*** ****** *** ********* ********, ******** to ******** / *** '****' ******* *** ************ **** **** part ** *** ***** **** ****.

*** "+" ******** ****** ********* ** ***** ******** **** ** H.265 ******* *********** *********** ***** ******** ******** ****** ** ***** **** ******* *************, **** the *** "+" ******.

H.265 ******** ******

***** ******* **** ********* *********** **** *.*** ** ******** *****, as *.*** ******* ***** ***** *** **** ********** *******. *********'* free *********+ ***** ***** * *** ** **** *** *** H.265 ******* ******* ****** ** *** *** ******* *****.

Enhancements ** *******+/************+

*******+ ******* *** * ********** **** ***** ** ***** ** unlimited ****** ** ********** ****** (******* **** ** ******/******* *********), adds **** ***** ********** *** ******* *** *****-***** ****, ***** other ********. ************+ **** **** * *** ****** ***** ** unlimited ******* *** ******, ******* *********** **********, *** ******** **** storage *********** (*** ********* *******).

Pricing *** ****

*******+ **** **** ** ~$** (~$* **** **** *******) *** channel. ************+ **** **** ** ~$*** (~$** **** **** ************) per *******.

***** *** ******* *** ***** *** ******* ******* ** ***** releases, *********** *** **** ****** ** ******* **** *********'* ******** offerings *** **** *** *** **** **** ****** ** ******** in *****-********* *******.

Code *********** ******* ******* ****

****** *******+ *** ************+ ** *** **** **** **** ** Expert *** *********, ****** ***** ** ******* **** *** "*****-*****" Express+ ** ************+, ******, ** ********* ********* ** **** ********** licenses. ** **** ***** ** ****** *** ********* ** ******** feature ************ ** ****** *** ********* ****** *** ****** ******** product ******, *********** *** **** ** *********** ******* *** ******-**** features ************* *** **** **** ****.

Express/Professional ******* ********, *** **** ********

********* *** ********* ********** ***** *** *******/************ ** *****/****** ********. ******* ** *** *********** ** *** *******/************ ******* ************** and ***** *********, *** ******* ** **** ******** **** ********* among *** ***** ******** ** *** **** **** ****. ***** wishing ** ******* **** *******/************ ** *** ***** ******* ****** budget ******* *****, ********* ** *********, ** ******** *** ****** migration *******. ******** **** ********* **** ****** ** *** ********** of *** ****** ***** ********, *** ******* *** *** ******** is ***** ******** ** *** ********, ** ** *** **** hardware ** *** ******** ********.

License *****-** **** ****

***** **** ** ******** ********* **** ************ *** **** ** move ** *******+/************+ *** *****-** ***** *******/************ ******** *** ***% purchase ******, ** **** **** **** ** *** *** ******* price ***** ** ******** ******** ********.

No *** ******* *** *******/************

***** ******** *** *** ******* *** ***-**-****, ********* ** *********, and **** ******** ** *** **** ******* *********** ********, ****** these *** ****** ** ** **** ******-**** ************. ******** ******-**** enhancements, **** *.*** *******, ** ******** ************ *******, *** ******** to **** ** *******/************.

Milestone **** ** ******** *******

** ********* ****,********* ********* *** *** ** ***** "**********" *******, ******* ***** ******* ********* ****.*** ******* **** ****** *** "**" *** **** ********* ***** free *******. ***** ***** **** *** ******* * *-**** *********, ******** more **** **** ***' * *****, *** ***** ********** ******* and ******.

********* ** ***** ******* * **** ***** *** ********, ****** in ******* **** ** * ********** *********. *** *** *** versions, *******+ *** ************+, ***** **** * ******* ****, *** otherwise **** **** ****** ** ******, ****-****, **** *** ***-+ versions ** ***** ********.

**** *-***** ********, **** *** *****-***** ******** ******* ******* ******, could ** ********* ** *********:

Alternative *** ** ******* ***/*** ****** **** *********

*********** *** **** ** *** ********* ** ************-****** **** *** want ** ******** *** ********* + ** ****** ******** ******** in ********** ***** **% ***** ********* **** ** ************. **** ******** ** ***** ** ****** **** ** ********, along **** *********'* ********* ****** *** **** * *********-***** ********** very ****-*********** ** ********** ****.

Express+/Professional+ *********** *** *** ***********

*** ********* ********* ***** ** ******* ** ***** **** *******+ or ************+ (** *** *********** ******/*********), **** ****** *** ***-+ versions **** ***** ** **** ** *********, *** ***** ** slightly *******. **** ***** ***** *** *** ******** ****-**** ***********, and ****** ** *** *** ************ (****** **** ************ ***** require ****** ** ** * ****** ******* *******).

Update: ********* ******** ***-**** *** ** ****

********* ********* "**'** ******** ******** ******* *** ******** ************" ** **** ****. ***** ************ ***** **** ******* *** Professional **** ******** ** ** **** ***** **** ****.

************, **** **** ******* **** ** "*********** ****" ***** **** 2024, ***** *****:

********* **** ******** ** *** ******** ******* *** *** ***** during *** ****-**** *********** ****** ** * ****** ** ************ issue ** **********.

*** ******** **** ******* ********* **** *******+/************+ **** **** ******** and *** *********** *******.

Comments (12)

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R. Cortland Tompkins, PhD

IPConfigure, Inc. | 06/08/17 01:48pm

(* ** ** *********** *** ***********)

****** ************* ******* ***** ** * ****** **** **** ** a **-*******, *** ****** * **** ***** ** ********* **** from ***** ********* *** ********** **********.

*'* ******* *** ****** *** ****** "*** ***-******," ******. *** folks **** *********, **'* ******* ** ***** **** ******** ** define *** ***** ** *** ***** **** *** **** ********* to ****: ***** ********** ******* *** (*** ********** ***** .*** Microsoft ******** *****).

**** * ******** ***********, * *** ****** ** *** ***-****** from *** ***** **** -- ***** ******* **** ******** *** hardware ***** **** ****** **** ******** ***** *******, ****** *** clients, *** ********** ****** **************. *****'* **** ** "***-******" **** yesterday's ********** ******* ** ******* ****.

Undisclosed #1

06/09/17 03:06am

******* *** "***-******" ******, ******* ** ******* ** ***-*****; *******, how **** *******'* ******** ****** ******* ******* ********* ***** ** with **** ****** "************+" ******** **** *********?

Tasneem AbuQutaish

IPVMU Certified | 06/09/17 09:31am

* ***** *** * **** **** **** ********* **** ******** products *** ***-****** ***** *** *** ****** ** **** ********* & ******. *** **** ********** **** ** ******* *** ********** milestone ******* ** *** ****** & ********** ** ********** *** concept.

*** **** * ***** **** ************ ** ******* ** *** late ******* *** ****** ********* ** **** ** ******* ****** & ********* ****** **** **** ***** ******* ****** ** ******* the ******. **** ** **** **** **** ** *** *** milestone *** **** ** ***** ******* **** **** & ***** to ****!

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Gert Molkens

IPVMU Certified | 06/11/17 01:51pm

No *** ******* *** *******/************

* ***** ***** **** **** ** ***** ****. ****, ** is *** ********* * ***** *** *** **** *** * just ***'* ******* **. ** ***** ** ********* **** **** we'll **** ****** ***-** ******** *** ***** **** *******/************ ******* Care **** ** **** **** ** *** + ********.

* ***** **** *******, **** ****** **** ******* ** ***** ago. ** *** ***** ****, ****** **** **** ***** * gues? :-)

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Gert Molkens | 06/12/17 01:20am

**** *** ** ** *** *** ****, ***** ***** ******* sense. ** *** ******* ** **** **** *** ** *** complexity ** ***** ******* *****, *******, ********, ***. ****** ***, it ***** ** ** ****.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Gert Molkens | 06/12/17 03:00pm

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

* ***** **** ***** *** *** ******** ** *** *******/************ any **** ****. ** ***** *** * ****** ***** ******* base, *** **** ****** ** ***** ********* **** ** *** licenses, ** **** *** *******, ******* **********.

** *** **** ****, ***** *** *** **** ** **** new *********** *** ***** ******* ** *** ******-**** (*** ********* use *** **** ******, ** ******-**** ************ *** ********** ** all ********), ****** **** ****-**-**** ******* *** ** * *****. I ***** *** ***** ** ***** ** ******* *** ******* starting **** ********* ***** ** **** ******** ***** ******** (** mentioned ** *** ******).

**, ****** **** *** *******/************ ****, * ***** *** ** naturally ****** *** ** *** *** ** *** **** ****** of *****, *** **** ***** * ****** *** ************.

Tasneem AbuQutaish

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Karas | 06/15/17 07:01am

******* ***** **** *** ***** *********, *** *** *** *******/************ wont ** ****, **** **** **** ******* ****** ** ***** same **** ** **** **** ** ******** ***** *** *******, but *** ******** ** ** *** ** ***** ******** ** not ******* *** *** *** ************ ******** **** **** ** to *** ************ ** ************+ ?

*** ** *** ************ **** ***, **** ***** ** *** campaign ** ******* ** ** ************+ ?

**** ******** ** ******* ********, *** ****** ***** *** ******** to ******* *** ******** ***** *** **** *** **** ***** our ****** ****** & ****** ** ** ** *********, ** main ******** - **** *** ******** ** ********** *** **** the ******** ********* ?

**** ********* ********* ** *** *** ********* **** ** ***** with ***** ************ ** *** ****** !

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | 06/12/17 02:40pm

*** ***** **** ***** **** ******** ************* ** *** ******** code **** **** ** **** ** **** ** *** *** archiving ******* *****.

*** ******** **** **** ****** **** **** *** ******* ****** was ** *** **** ***** ****** ** *** ******, ******* it *** *** **** ** ******** **** *** ****.

******** *** ***** **** **** **** **** **** '******/*********' ********* process, **** **** *** *****, ***** **** **** ******* *** separate ***** ****** ******* *** *** **** ***********. ** *** keeps *** **** ***** ****** ** *** ***** **** ****, there **** ** * *********** *** ** ** ***** ** and ****** *** ****** ** ***********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

06/12/17 03:54pm

** ******* *** ** **** ******** **** *** ***** *** is *** ******** ******** ** ***** ** ******** **********, * can **** *** **** * ****** **** **** *** * desire **** *** ****** **** *** **** **** *** ********* platform *** ********, ** **** *****'* ******** ** ** ***. What *** ******** ** *** *** **** ** **** ** happen, *** **** ** **** ** ******...

** *** ****** ** **** ** **** **** *********** ** their ***** ** **** ** ** **** ** ******** ** acquire / ***** *** ***** ***** ********* **** *** ***** using *** *** **** ****? ** ************* ** **** ***** are ***** * *** ** **** *** *****, ** ****, to **, ***** **** ******* *****...** ****, **'* *** **** thing **** ***** *****, ****.

** *** ** *** ****'** **** ** *** ***-******, *'* sure **'** ** ****, ****** ***** **** ** **** *** still **** ** ***** ** *** ***** ** ******* *** smaller ************ **** ******** ** *********** ********. ****'* **** ** a ****** *****, ******, ** ** ***** ** ** * fairly ********* ****** ** *** *** ***** ****** *** **** new ********. ***** ******* ******* ********* ** **** ****** *** have **** ******** ** ******* **** ** * ****** ***** point.

***** * ***'* *********** ***** **** **** ***** **** ** new ******** *** *********, * ** ***** ** ***** ***** sense **** ** *********** *** ******** **********.

Matt Bode

06/12/17 06:46pm

**** ******* ****** * **** ******* *******. ******** *** *** code **** *** ******* *** ************, ********* *** ******** ****** Directory *********** *** ******* ** *** ********. **** ******** *** free *******. ** * ****** **** ******* *** * ** fewer ******* *** *****'* **** ***********, **** *** **** ******* is * ****** ***** ******.

*** ***** **** ******** *** *** **** ********** ***. ****** them *** **** ******** **** *********** **** ** ****** ******, multi-server, ****-*****, ** *****-********** ******* ** * ***** ******. *** use ** **** ** ******* ******** ** **** ** ****** out ***** ******* ** ***. ***, *** **** **** ** know **** *********** ****** ***** *** ** ** ****** ** multi-site.

*** ******** *** **** **** ** *** ***** ***** ** difficulty ** *** ******** **** *** ********* **** ****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | 01/11/19 02:17pm

********* ********* "**'** ******** ******** ******* *** ******** ************" ** **** ****. ***** ************ ***** **** ******* *** Professional **** ******** ** ** **** ***** **** ****.

************, **** **** ******* **** ** "*********** ****" ***** **** 2024, ***** *****:

********* **** ******** ** *** ******** ******* *** *** ***** during *** ****-**** *********** ****** ** * ****** ** ************ issue ** **********.

*** ******** **** ******* ********* **** *******+/************+ **** **** ******** and *** *********** *******.

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 01/11/19 02:25pm

**** ***'* ****** ** "**** ** ***" ***** *** * later **** **** *** + ********.

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