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Inner Range to reward lucky visitors with Holy Stone Mercury 3 racing drone at IFSEC 2019

Access control manufacturer Inner Range will be rewarding lucky visitors to its stand with a drone every day of IFSEC International (June 18-20). Delegates who watch a demonstration of an Inner Range product will be invited to enter their details into the manufacturer’s flagship product, Integriti, and the system will randomly select a winner at the end of each day. Winners will receive a Holy Stone Mercury 3 racing drone, which can travel at 45km an hour and transmit HD video and aerial...

Inner Range’s Inception access control system upgraded with app and integration capability with Milestone access control platform

Inner Range’s access control system, Inception has been upgraded with a dedicated app and the ability to integrate with the Milestone Access platform. Inception access control system Inception is Inner Range’s powerful yet budget-friendly access control and security alarm system. New and existing customers can now use the Sky Command App to control access remotely. It allows interactive control and live status of areas, inputs, doors and outputs as well as simple or multimode area...

SAFR for Security provides accurate real-time face recognition

Facial recognition has seen huge breakthroughs since the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) first began testing in 2010. Accuracy has seen massive gains, especially from 2013-2018. In the 2018 test, the most accurate algorithm was 20 times more accurate than the 2013 equivalent. Essentially, 95 percent of the matches that failed in 2013 now yield correct results. Compare that to 2010-2013, when the most accurate algorithm reduced its error rate by 30 percent. This reduc...

MOBOTIX highlights key partnerships and technology alliances at Innovation Summit DACH 2019

‘Conquering new markets together’ was the motto of the MOBOTIX Innovation Summit DACH 2019 held in Langmeil (located in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate). The main topic was the opening of new market opportunities through a global network of partnerships and technology alliances. More than 150 participants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland learned about trends in the global markets for cyber security as well as the latest, market-ready MOBOTIX innovations. In addition, p...

Milestone Systems appoints new EMEA Director Channel Sales; as part of new EMEA organisation expansion plan

Milestone Systems have hired Jos Beernink as new EMEA Director Channel Sales, reporting to Malou Toft, VP EMEA. Jos Beernink’s most recent position was as VP EMEA Sales at Genetec and with previous positions at Honeywell Security and Fire/ADI, Samsung Electronics and Tech Data. EMEA Channel Sales head Jos Beernink will lead EMEA Channel Sales, which is comprised of four sales regions with regional sales managers as direct reports; North Europe, Middle Europe and South Europe as well as M...

Milestone Systems announce Tom Bjerre as new VP for Research & Development

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces Tom Bjerre as its new Vice President for Research & Development. He will oversee planning, development, testing and release of Milestone Systems’ video management software, and supervise employees located in Copenhagen, Barcelona and Sofia. IoT and data management The investment encompasses development capacity in deep-driver device integration, advanced video rendering & IoT One of Tom...

Malaysian government selects Surveon NVR7800 Series for enhanced security of water treatment plant

The Malaysia government water treatment plant envisions providing the best water treatment with demand of high security protection in the industry sector. Furthermore, the highly reliable platform with flexibility to expand storage by year and budget becomes important criterions to select the ideal surveillance partner. Surveon NVR7800 ensures high video image quality with high throughput capability, in addition to flexible JBOD storage expansion capability. Surveon NVR7800 Series Surveon NVR7...

VuWall to display CoScape multidisplay and Trx 2.0 AV network management solution at InfoComm 2019

VuWall, the provider of video wall management and AV distribution solutions, will display its new CoScape multidisplay collaboration and presentation system and the next generation of the industry-trusted TRx 2.0 AV network management solution, in addition to a live demonstration of the complete family of interoperable solutions available within the VuWall ecosystem, in booth 2281 at InfoComm 2019. “This year marks our 10-year anniversary of simplifying the lives of AV/IT integrators and...

Maxxess exhibiting its broad portfolio of video, access control and communication solutions at Expo Seguridad 2019

Maxxess Systems, the innovator in security solutions that empower total situational awareness for security enterprises, is showcasing its unique portfolio of video, access control and communications platforms that provide users with the highest levels of system integration, management and incident response technology at Expo Seguridad 2019 (booth #2524). Solutions on display include the Latin American public debut of Maxxess InSite awareness and response coordination system, the enhanced eFusio...

OSSA creating an app-based platform to disrupt the security industry

In today’s technology-driven markets, a platform is a business model that connects producers and consumers in an interactive ecosystem. Some examples of platforms are Uber and Airbnb, which have disrupted and transformed traditional markets. Isn’t it time to deploy the platform model in the physical security industry? That’s the goal of the Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), a non-profit organisation. Interactions and exchange The book ‘Platform Revolution&rsqu...

Milestone Systems has released its annual report that cites enhanced investments and solid growth in 2018

Milestone Systems delivered significant and satisfactory financial results in 2018. The Group’s net revenue increased to DKK 934 million from DKK 881 million in 2017, while the operating income (EBIT) grew to DKK 195 million from DKK 171 million. In 2018, Milestone Systems made strategic investments in several areas. The company also decided to accelerate innovation by increasing its development capacity by 45 per cent by the end of 2019. Innovative video technology solutions “Mark...

Milestone Systems’ MIPS events highlights the impact of innovation, blending human and machine intelligence

Milestone Systems, a pioneer in open platform IP video management software, recently hosted the regional partner and customer events MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) in Nashville, Copenhagen and Bali. The three events attracted nearly 2,000 attendees and 124 exhibitors, to discuss industry-relevant themes such as the impact of disrupting innovation, blending human and machine intelligence, and how the power of the platform economy is a game-changer for players who build intelligen...

Boring Toolbox extends enterprise functionality and compatibility with 5,000+ cameras and 100,000+ devices

The Boring Lab announced that The Boring Toolbox, a set of performance and maintenance tools to help customers more efficiently manage Milestone Systems’ XProtect video surveillance networks, has added key features for enterprise and large-scale sites with 5,000+ cameras and 100,000+ devices. The Boring Toolbox V3 offers a smoother user experience and optimised performance features, both of which were necessary to support larger installations. The Boring Toolbox allows customers to mainta...

Milestone signs a 10-year product distribution agreement with LenelS2 for enhanced customer experience

LenelS2, a provider in advanced security systems, and Milestone Systems, an international open platform developer of networked video management software (VMS), announces a 10-year agreement for LenelS2 to distribute Milestone products globally. The companies had a previous agreement for North America. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. Founded in 1998,...

Quantum to unveil VS-Series cloud storage platform designed for surveillance and industrial IoT at ISC West 2019

Quantum Corp. has announced the release of the new VS-Series, an efficient, flexible storage cloud platform that has been specially designed for surveillance and industrial IoT applications. The VS-Series is available in a broad range of server choices, suitable for deployments with fewer than ten cameras, up to the largest environments with thousands of cameras. Using the VS-Series security platform, security professionals can efficiently record and store video surveillance footage and run an e...

BriefCam v5.4 video content analytics platform rapidly transforms video into actionable intelligence with enhanced capabilities

BriefCam, global provider of video content analytics and video synopsis solutions, has announced v5.4 of its innovative and extensible video content analytics platform. The latest release advances real-time capabilities, enhances user experience, and accelerates processing performance across all three of the platform’s seamlessly integrated modules. These enhancements further enable customers to rapidly transform video into actionable intelligence. BriefCam is committed to delivering an i...

Maxxess InSite Awareness and Response Coordination System makes U.S. debut at ISC West 2019

Maxxess Systems, the innovator in security solutions that empower total situational awareness for security enterprises, is debuting the company’s Maxxess InSite Awareness and Response Coordination System to the American market here at ISC West 2019 (booth #6065). Maxxess InSite uniquely combines security, communications, business intelligence and data integration on a single, easy-to-use platform. “Maxxess InSite empowers total awareness by providing users with unprecedented capabil...

Footprint situational awareness software helps law enforcement agencies to combat crime

An innovative technology is changing the way law enforcement agencies combat crime and ensure public safety. Footprint, a web-based situational awareness software, aggregates, analyses and monitors data from multiple video monitoring systems and other sensors in one intuitive platform. The tool enables law enforcement to solve cases quicker using data-driven decisions, while minimising manpower and driving down costs as a result. Copp Integrated Systems, a Dayton, Ohio-based security systems su...

Arxys joins Milestone System Builder program; offers Arxys Shield | Key NVRs to Milestone’s partners and customers

Arxys announces that they are now a verified Milestone System Builder. The Arxys Shield | Key NVRs with built-in GPUs deliver impressive performance improvements at lower cost for organisations looking to implement AI-enhanced video surveillance, video motion detection and video analytics. With Arxys Shield | Key NVRs in the System Builder program, Milestone channel partners and customers will benefit from verified and certified hardware configurations with Milestone XProtect Inside. The Arxys...

Exploring an AI-enhanced world at MIPS 2019: the best is yet to come

MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) Copenhagen 2019 saw Milestone Systems double down on the ‘creating an intelligent world’ theme from 2018 and expand it to ‘exploring an intelligent world.’ “The intelligent world theme was bigger than we could cover in one year!” said Malou Toft, VP of EMEA at Milestone Systems. Isolate important events With 865+ registered attendees and more than 47 exhibiting partners in Denmark, this is the largest Communit...

LenelS2 to exhibit new user interface options for Lenel Network Video Recorder customers

LenelS2, global provider of advanced access control systems and services, is slated to showcase three new user interface (UI) options for Lenel Network Video Recorder (LNVR) customers at the International Security Conference & Exposition (ISC) West event, taking place in Las Vegas in April 2019. The company will also introduce new cloud-based offerings to enable customers’ cloud journeys and other key partnership integrations. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier, global provider of innovative...

barox Kommunikation AG’s Smart-barox DMS SNMP plug-in extends Milestone XProtect VMS usability

barox Kommunikation AG, the manufacturer of IT switches designed specifically for the video surveillance market, has released ‘Smart-barox’, a DMS SNMP plug-in that greatly extends Milestone XProtect Video Management Software usability. Allowing installers and operators to manage their security network and connected devices via the XProtect Smart Client, Smart-barox provides a live graphical overview of network topology, with invaluable network information available at your fingerti...

The Open Security & Safety Alliance membership doubles within six months; attracts players from different sectors

The newly established Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA or 'the Alliance'), a non-profit, non-stock corporation formed to outline specifications for a common standardised platform for security and safety solutions, announced that since its formation in Fall 2018, the organisation has grown by 50% and initiatives are in full-swing. The Alliance is quickly attracting players ranging from device manufacturers, software developers and system integrators to distributors and system on a chip (...

Milestone Systems announces Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2019 winner at MIPS Denmark 2019

Milestone Systems, the open platform video management software (VMS) company, named Roger Meier, Managing Director of EET Europarts, the winner of the Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2019, during the Milestone Community Days (MIPS) event in Copenhagen, Denmark. Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) Innovators from 16 countries submitted ideas to the contest, and four made it to the final round at MIPS in Copenhagen. Here, they presented their ideas and prototypes. A judging c...

Open Security & Safety Alliance member companies to showcase innovative security solutions at ISC West 2019

The newly established Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), a non-profit, non-stock corporation formed to outline specifications for a common standardised platform for security and safety solutions, will have a significant presence at ISC West 2019 next month as nearly a dozen member companies showcase innovative security and safety solutions to propel the industry forward. Alongside founding members Bosch Building Technologies, Hanwha Techwin, Milestone Systems, Pelco by Schneider Electr...

The Boring Labs gets recognised as Milestone Systems’ solution partner of the year

The Boring Labs announces that it was named Solution Partner of the Year-Americas by Milestone Systems. The Boring Toolbox is a series of functional tools that help enterprises and integrators more efficiently manage medium-to-large distributed video surveillance/security networks using Milestone Systems XProtect Express+, Pro+, Expert and Corporate. Managing installations The Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) held its annual Americas event last month to explore the intelligent w...

ISC West 2019: FLIR Systems to emphasise the value of thermal imaging

Booth number: 20060 FLIR Systems is a provider of advanced thermal, video and sensor technologies designed to meet complex border, critical infrastructure, safe city and commercial enterprise needs. FLIR’s signature products include thermal cameras, visible light cameras, radars, video management systems, and physical security information management solutions. Saros DH-390 enables integrators to offer remote video monitoring services and increase their recurring monthly revenue At ISC We...

BCDVideo releases BVA equipped video recording servers for Milestone with enhanced storage

Revolutionising how throughput is maximised in Milestone Systems video recorders, BCDVideo releases the BCDVideo Accelerator (BVA) equipped video recording servers for Milestone, which incorporate the company’s innovative accelerator technology and eliminates the need for extra storage solutions, including the costly and space-consuming 15,000rpm hard disk drives previously required to attain necessary system bandwidth. “BCDVideo is dedicated to solving challenges in the security...

Rasilient joins Milestone System Builder Program to deliver video surveillance systems pre-installed with XProtect VMS

Rasilient Systems, Inc., the pioneer in video surveillance systems purposely architected for IP video recording, has been approved by Milestone Systems to join the System Builder Program. The partnership provides Rasilient the option to deliver its purpose-built video surveillance system hardware pre-installed with XProtect video management software (VMS) for installations with 100 or more cameras. The program enables hardware manufacturers like Rasilient to ship their server and storage soluti...

BriefCam's video content analytics platform achieves certification with Milestone XProtect VMS

BriefCam, the provider of Video Content Analytics and Video Synopsis solutions, announced that its extensible video content analytics platform has again achieved certification with Milestone Systems’ XProtect video management software (VMS). BriefCam works seamlessly with third-party products, providing partners and end-users alike with freedom of choice, while delivering a disruptive, scalable and easy to use video content analytics platform. BriefCam, a Milestone Platinum Technology Pa...

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