Milestone Systems News

The IKEA Pilot Store 'homes in' on loss prevention using Milestone IP video surveillance integrated with retail transaction data

The IKEA Pilot Store in Delft, The Netherlands, has upgraded their analog security approach to modern digital surveillance using networked technology.  Milestone XProtect software integrates IP video images with transaction data from their Navision Microsoft Business Solution to give effective monitoring and analysis of their retail activities, resulting in better security, improved service levels, and reduction of shrinkage.The IKEA Pilot Store has increased the capabilities of its general...

Milestone announces the launch of XProtect in Japan

Milestone Systems, the world’s leading provider of open platform IP video surveillance software, officially launched their business in Japan with new partner KT Workshop at the Royal Danish Embassy in Tokyo on May 18th.  Milestone Systems has formed a new partnership in Japan with KT Workshop, who have built up a significant customer base installing Paxton Access Control solutions.   A good percentage of these customers are estimated to be interested in integrating with IP v...

Axis protects the modern day Fort Knox at DEG

Axis Communications, the market leading IP-Surveillance vendor, network cameras and video servers have been deployed at Data Electronics Group (DEG), a highly successful data centre provider serving large enterprises in Ireland. The products are designed to provide an additional layer of security on the data floors within DEG’s headquarters site at Kilcarbery Business Park (KBP) in Dublin. The new system consists of 60 AXIS 210 Network Cameras, 32 existing analogue-based CCTV cameras feedi...

Objectvideo and Milestone systems announce strategic alliance

WorlWorld Market Leaders in IP Video Management and Intelligent Video Team to Provide New Analytic Product Offerings.ObjectVideo®, the leader in intelligent video, and Milestone Systems, the world market leader for open platform IP video surveillance software recently  announced a new strategic technology and marketing alliance.  This innovative relationship will enable both commercial and government, public and private customers to deploy the best IP video management platform equi...

Milestone Systems announces free 1-camera IP video surveillance license.

Milestone Systems has announced a free 1-camera license to further spread market awareness about the many advantages of IP video surveillance software.  An offer to download at no charge a 1-camera license of Milestone XProtect Professional is now available on the company’s website.The offer is notable compared to typical trial or ‘demo’ versions of software that only work for a limited amount of time: this is the real thing, since the software has no time limits on its us...

Improving security across an expanding site

Treviglas Community College - in briefTreviglas Community College is a purpose-built 11-18 compre­hensive college situated on the outskirts of Newquay in Cornwall, England, and serving more than 1,200 pupils from local villages and towns within a 15-mile radius.  The college employs a total of 128 people including teachers, administrative and auxiliary staff. Treviglas – The growth story Opened in the early 1960s, Treviglas Community College has enjoyed continual expansion over th...

MFI, the largest furniture company in the UK, is saving £110,000 yearly on physical guard services.

MFI is using a new IP video surveillance system with Milestone XProtect software and Panasonic cameras to manage security and business processes at its home delivery centres.  Pacific Computers Ltd. handle the installation, and have added significant value by integrating the software with the entrance gate barriers.  This has given MFI cost savings of £110,000 by replacing the physical guard services at two sites.Managing the manufacture, retail sales and distribution logistics o...

Milestone adds three new high-powered managers: Marketing Director, VP Sales, and Head of Product Management

Milestone Systems announces the hiring of three major players from the international IT arena to ramp up their management.  Lawrence de Guzman is the company’s new Marketing Director, Mads Bo Frederiksen is the new VP Sales, and Kim Macallan is the new Head of Product Management. Milestone Systems is beefing up the ranks of its management with major IT muscle as a springboard into continued growth.  The company has hired Lawrence de Guzman as Director of Marketing, Mads Bo F...

ACTi and Milestone help Puopolo Smallgoods to successfully convert the existing analogue surveillance system to IP Surveillance Solution

ACTi's SED-2100R and Milestone's XProtect Software successfully help Puopolo Smallgoods, the meat processing factory, to convert their surveillance system from analogue to IP. Puopolo Smallgoods is a meat-processing factory in Victoria, Australia.  The main purposes for Puopolo Smallgoods to initially setup the analogue surveillance system were to record the production process, prevent the accidents, and to strengthen the security. However, as time goes by, Puopolo Smallgoods has now e...

Valdichiana Retail Outlet Village in Italy chooses JVC and Milestone Systems for IP network CCTV surveillance

Staff and shoppers can shop in safety and securityThe Valdichiana Outlet Village based near Florence in Foiano, Tuscany in Italy has invested in IP-based video solutions from JVC and Milestone Systems.  11 JVC VN-C655UB network IP PTZ dome cameras, 27 VN-C10U network IP static cameras with built-in web servers and Milestone XProtect software were installed by HESP Services in July 2005.  Smau-Gfi, a HP Partner, assisted HESP Services in the provision and installation of an optical fibr...

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