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COPENHAGEN – June 12nd, 2010. Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, today launches a new product called XProtect™ Essential, designed for small businesses with the future in mind. XProtect Essential´s out-of-the-box features manage the basic needs of IP video surveillance operation for single-server installations of up to 26 cameras and five concurrent users. With pricing that is competitive in the low-end market while offering future extendibility, XProtect Essential provides optimal value: the combination of strong surveillance capabilities with ease of use and a flexible licensing model that allows upgrades and seamless system expansions.

Consolidated single-point management access to the XProtect Essential recording server includes system configuration wizards, automated device discovery and a smart bulk configuration option that enhance administration of the system. Wizards guide through the process of adding cameras, configuring video, scheduling recordings, adjusting motion detection settings, and managing system users. This makes the system easy to install and deploy.

XProtect Essential includes the newest XProtect Smart Client with a friendly user interface for all daily operations: control cameras, view live or play back recordings simultaneously, investigate quickly with the Sequence Explorer, create and export evidence fast. There is a wide choice in view layouts (private or shared) and adaptability for different skill levels to aid novice users, while experts can optimize the application for the most efficient operation.

“It is brilliant simplicity! Designed for the basic needs of smaller businesses that want easy-to-use yet advanced surveillance features at an unbeatable price/capability ratio, XProtect Essential also allows expansion for future requirements. Our software enables just that kind of forward capability to scale up an installation with new cameras and seamlessly migrate to other Milestone XProtect solutions,” says Christian Bohn, Head of Product Management at Milestone Systems.

The physical security market has been dominated by analog and DVR monitoring products which typically lock in customers to hardware-centric systems that only work with a certain number of cameras, from one manufacturer only. When a customer wants to add a few more cameras or the DVR needs repair or replacement, they have no flexibility.

With Milestone XProtect Essential Video Management Software (VMS), customers can choose from the industry´s widest selection of supported cameras (currently over 885 network device models from more than 80 manufacturers), and mix different brands as needed to fit exactly their surveillance and budget demands. As their business grows or changes, it is easy to add or replace cameras individually, taking advantage of new innovations that come to market.

With base software license (SLC) and separate camera device licenses (DLKs) instead of fixed combined packages, customers have higher flexibility when purchasing XProtect Essential. Available in 22 languages, it is sold and implemented by authorized Milestone partners worldwide.

When the Swedish national railway began major construction of the Malmo CityTunnel Project in 2005, workplace security was of utmost concern. Now the tracks are almost ready, and it is IP video surveillance management software from Milestone Systems that helps make sure everything goes smoothly.

COPENHAGEN, March 4th, 2010. When construction is complete in December 2010, 17 kilometers of new high-tech, double-track electric rails will connect Malmo Central Station in Sweden with the Oresund Bridge to Denmark. Six kilometers of that will run underground in two parallel tunnels through the center of Malmo. The goal of the CityTunnel connection between Malmo and Copenhagen is to greatly reduce the travel time between the two cities – and not least to transform Malmo Central Station into a transit hub that powers the pan-Scandinavian network.

Several thousand people have been involved in this construction, and today around 100 men are working with the last preparations. It is precisely this reduction in personnel that has made the managers of the CityTunnel project sharpen security for the workers with IP video surveillance from Milestone Systems.

“In conjunction with reducing the workforce in this phase, we have increased the security because even though the project will soon be finished, we have to continue to ensure that the work goes smoothly and problem-free and that our employees have safe work conditions. We have therefore chosen IP network video surveillance, and it has already solved a number of issues for us,” says Mikael Lundquist, Manager for Personnel & Work Environment, CityTunnel.

In collaboration with Insupport, a Certified Milestone Partner, the CityTunnel project identified weak points in their security and it was clear that network video surveillance was necessary. The choice was Milestone XProtect™ Enterprise, an IP software solution designed as an open platform that supports the largest options for cameras and integrations with other systems – both existing and future. The video surveillance is installed in three train stations, as well as the tunnels, with about 30 Sony IP cameras, including the rugged stationary dome model SNC DF80 and the panorama model SNC RZ25 with Pan/Tilt/Zoom and day/night functionality.

Strong Nordic Partner

“The decision to use Milestone was easy. We know Milestone really well, and they offer a very strong platform that allows integration with all kinds of software and hardware. Among other things, we can archive the surveillance video in very high quality and quickly export images to other locations, which has huge value for the CityTunnel,” states Pontus Pettersson, VP at Insupport Natverksvideo.

Three security guards patrol the underground stations where the surveillance is installed. When they walk their normal rounds they can also have their colleagues follow with the video monitors at any time. The system has been used primarily for documentation which has already been a big help, for example in the case of two inebriated Danes who got lost in the tunnel in January. With the video images, there was incontrovertible evidence that was immediately given to the police.

“We have been very pleased with the Milestone software, not least because it is easy to use by our security personnel, but of course because it makes our work much safer,” concludes Mikael Lundquist.”

Milestone XProtect Device Pack 4.7 has been released with:

• Support for the following new devices on XProtect Enterprise, Professional & Basis+ :
  - ACTi ACM-8211
  - ACTi ACM-8511
  - ACTi TCD-2500
  - Axis P5534
  - Axis Q1910
  - Hikvision DS-2DF-401E
  - Hikvision DS-2DF-402E
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-601X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-602X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-603X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-604X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-605X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-607X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-611X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-612X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-613X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-614X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-615X
  - Hikvision DS-2DF1-617X
  - Hunt HLC-7RI
  - Hunt HLC-15M
  - Hunt HLC-15V
  - Hunt HLC-79G
  - Hunt HLC-79M
  - Hunt HLC-84M
  - Hunt HLC-84V
  - Hunt HLV-1CAD
  - Hunt HWS-01AD
  - Messoa NCB-855
  - Messoa NCR-875
  - Messoa NDR-895
  - Mobotix D24
  - Optelecom Siqura HD-20
  - Optelecom Siqura HD-22
  - Optelecom Siqura HD-26
  - Optelecom Siqura MD-20
  - Optelecom Siqura MD-22
  - Pelco IDE20DN
  - Pelco IMS0C10
  - PSIA Conformant Device with 16 channels
  - Samsung SNC-B2331
  - Samsung SNC-B2335
  - Samsung SNC-B5368
  - Samsung SNC-B5399
  - Sanyo VCC-HD4600
  - Sony SNC-CH140
  - Sony SNC-DH140
  - Sony SNC-DH180
  - Sony SNT-EX101E
  - Vivotek IP7361

• Support for the following new devices on XProtect Corporate:
  - ACTi ACM-8211
  - ACTi ACM-8511
  - ACTi TCD-2500
  - Axis P5534
  - Axis Q1910
  - Messoa NCB-855
  - Messoa NCR-875
  - Messoa NDR-895
  - Mobotix D24
  - Optelecom Siqura HD-20
  - Optelecom Siqura HD-22
  - Optelecom Siqura HD-26
  - Optelecom Siqura MD-20
  - Optelecom Siqura MD-22
  - Pelco IDE20DN
  - Pelco IMS0C10
  - PSIA Conformant Device with 16 channels
  - Samsung SNC-B2331
  - Samsung SNC-B2335
  - Samsung SNC-B5368
  - Samsung SNC-B5399
  - Sanyo VCC-HD4600
  - Sony SNC-CH140
  - Sony SNC-DH140
  - Sony SNC-DH180
  - Sony SNT-EX101E
  - Vivotek IP7361

• Support for new firmware on different devices. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added support for JPEG, I/O, VMD Events and Two-way Audio for ACTi devices running Streaming mode V2.0. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added support for multiple Microphones and Speakers on ACTi devices with multiple Audio In and Audio Out. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added support for the new Bosch I/O API from Firmware 4.0. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added support for more Inputs and Outputs on the Barix Barionet when chaining devices. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added TCP support for Panasonic WV-NF302, WV-NP304, WV-NS950, WV-NS954, WV-NW960 and WV-NW964. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added H.264, Absolute PTZ and PTZ Preset Type 3 functionality to ONVIF driver. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Added Digest authentication for PSIA driver. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Solved different issues related to Device Pack 4.6. Please see the Release Notes for further information.

• Device Pack 4.7 is valid for the following systems:
  - XProtect Basis 4.0 version
  - XProtect Basis+ 4.0 – 6.5 versions
  - XProtect Professional 4.0 – 6.5 versions
  - XProtect Enterprise 5.0 – 7.0 versions
  - XProtect Matrix 2.1 – 2.3 versions
  - XProtect Corporate 1.5 – 3.1 versions

The Device Pack Release Notes contain an exhaustive list of devices and supported firmware, changes, and issues solved, as well as an upgrade guide for the different XProtect Systems.

The Milestone XProtect Device Pack 4.7 and the Device Pack Release Notes are all available for download from the Downloads section

1. Decide the number of cameras you need for your installation
2. Choose the codec or combination of codecs, frame rate, resolution and the estimated recording time for each camera.
   • Codecs: MJPEG, MPEG4, MXPEG, H.264
   • Frame rate: Up to 30 fps. From experience you will see that 4-6 frames per second will be sufficient in most security applications.
   • Resolution: CIF (320×280), 4CIF (640×480), 1.3MP (1280×1024), 2MP (1600×1200), 3.1MP (2048×1536), 5MP (2560×1920)
3. Use calculators to estimate amount of storage and server requirements.
   • MJPEG Storage Calculator
   • MPEG4 Storage Calculator
   • Server estimator
   • Lens Calculator
4. Order your server and configure the server according to calculated specifications. Below you will find some best practices. Please refer to the image below while reading this section.
   • Live database should be written to fast reliable SCSI or SAS hard drives.
   • Create a RAID1 logical drive using 2 physical SCSI or SAS disks. Then…
     • Carve out a 20GB or so partition for the operating system (C: drive) and then partition the rest for the live database (D: drive).
     • Depending on the number of cameras in your system you may not have enough capacity for the entire live database on the D: drive so extra disks will be required. These extra disks should be configured as individual RAID0 virtual disks in your RAID controller.
       • The RAID0 is important because it speeds up the write time which is critical in IP video where data is constantly being written to the media.



5. Setup physical archive storage. Your archive storage should be protected from loss so a RAID5 configuration is a good choice. In a small system you can use internal disks but in larger systems you will need either an external disk array, a NAS or a SAN. (see the figure above)
6. Install Milestone on C: drive
7. Through the Admin, install the DLKs provided to you by your Milestone Certified Partnerand add all the cameras to XProtect.
8. Set up camera parameters. With the recording server stopped go through each and every cameras configuration and recording, event and motion attributes. Be sure to set each camera’s live database directory to the appropriate disk. Please refer to step 4 and the image below.



9. Set up camera archive parameters. Go through and set up each cameras archive schedule and directory.



10. In the Image Server Administrator, set up users (basic or active directory) and give them access to view specific cameras on the Milestone XProtect system.

That’s it!

Milestone has released their new version of their flagship XProtect Corprate NVR software. XProtect™ Corporate is an IP video management system designed for large enterprises and alarm centers. Featuring a distributed server architecture, innovative centralized management and support for a wide range of IP cameras, it scales to fit any type of video surveillance installation.

New Features for 2.0

• New lower cost and simpler licenseing. You no longer need to buy additional recording server licenses!
• New server failover capabilities
• Support for multicast
• Support for multi-stream cameras. View in one CODEC and record in another!
• Support for H.264 CODEC
• Greater device support

Milestone has made licensing so easy it makes me smile. Here is how it works:

1. Purchase a Xprotect Corporate 2.0 Base Server license. This includes one management server, an unlimited number of recording servers and 4 device licenses.
2. Buy the appropriate number of device licenses. (don’t forget you get 4 when you buy the base version!)
3. Buy a PMA contract on the software. This give you features releases and support for at least a year.

That’s it! it is as easy as 1-2-3 but if you have any questions or want to understand if Corporate is the right platform for you give us a call or email us.

COPENHAGEN – 17 June 2008. Milestone Systems, a leading developer of open platform IP video management software, announces the availability of XProtect Corporate version 2.0. Designed for large-scale applications, it supports unlimited numbers of cameras, servers and users, with central control and intuitive access clients that make big installations very easy to manage.

A decade of technological refinement in developing true open platform IP video management software is culminated in Milestone XProtect Corporate, architected to meet the tough demands of the largest implementations. Distributed server architecture allows flexible management of unlimited sites, servers, devices, cameras and users – no matter how large or geographically spread the installations may be.

Surveillance system administrators get wizards, flexible rules system, automatic network scanning and camera model detection, with tight integration to IT environments for maintaining a very high level of system integrity. Integration with Microsoft Active Directory® provides strict user authorization and management; all configurations, activity logs and alerts are conveniently stored in a Microsoft SQL database. Managing cameras in groups and assigning users to role-based security groups saves valuable time.

The Milestone XProtect Smart Client is the elegant Graphical User Interface, or GUI, for security staff to access live and recorded video data at all times. Vital evidence material – encrypted and password-protected – is easily created in a single operation for fast sharing. Multi-casting and multi-streaming allow multiple operators to easily view live and recorded video without straining network resources unnecessarily.

The unique, cost-effective archiving model reduces the high cost of storage by using fast, local disks for short-term recordings and affordable network storage for long-term archiving. Failover for system integrity & data security ensures the high level of security and reliability required by true enterprise-class IT environments for maximum uptime.

“XProtect Corporate is a stellar model for high-end scalability. As customers expand their installations, they only have to pay licenses for the cameras added – there’s no extra cost for adding recording servers, storage, clients or users, and no license cost for failover servers,” says Eric Fullerton, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Milestone Systems. “Feedback from our customers supports that they appreciate the simplicity in our licensing structure and that Product Maintenance Agreements give a cost-effective way to keep up to date with future developments, adding industry innovations as they become available.”

The Milestone XProtect IP video open platform is a hallmark of optimal integration capabilities. The rich Application Programming Interface (API) offers seamless interoperability with other systems and devices to video-enable business most comprehensively. Return on investment is thereby further enhanced.

Milestone XProtect Corporate version 2.0 is available through Certified Milestone Partners internationally, among whom over 450 have already completed professional training in this solution. Learn more about XProtect Corporate.

Milestone Systems is a global developer of open platform IP video management software. XProtect™ gives users a powerful surveillance solution that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in more than 35,000 customer installations. With support for the industry’s widest choice in network hardware and integration with other systems, XProtect provides best-of-breed solutions to “video enable” organizations – reducing costs, optimizing processes, and protecting assets. Milestone software is sold through authorized partners in 90 countries.

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WLANmall is now a certified Milestone Open IP Video Surveillance partner. That means that we have the ability to listen to your needs, design and solution and build it for you from A to Z. All you will have to do is have a certified electrician run the cable and install your cameras. We will build the server platform, install the software and bench test the system before it leaves our warehouse.

Milestone and WLANmall offers solutions for both small to medium businesses as well as large unlimited camera installations. Here are the different flavors:

XProtect Basis+: perfect for getting started
The Basis+ license is for smaller or trial deployments that will be limited to a single server up to 25 cameras. Features include:

• Support for up to 25 cameras or video servers
• Live view speed at 30+ FPS per device
• Support for MegaPixel IP Video Cameras
• Built In Video Motion Detection
• Daily Archiving to Local Storage
• Recordings up to 40GB per device per day
• Intelligent PTZ control
• Support for 1 Remote Client accessing recordings
• Smart Client and Web Client
• Motion/sequence search and Export to AVI/JPEG/WAV

XProtect Professional: perfect for single location deployments
Professional is still a single server license but builds on the Basis+ package and adds features that you would need/want in a production environment. Features such as:

• Archiving to a network drive, SAN or NAS
• Simultaneous live view and playback
• PTZ Patrolling and Scanning
• Virtual Matrix
• Support for 5 simultaneous remote clients
• PDA or Mobile client for Windows enabled devices
• Region Search during playback (find what happened in a certain portion of the screen)
• Ability to export, password protect and encrypt multiple camera recordings at once.
• Ability to include a standalone player in the export so that the authorities can have full video control when viewing your recordings back at the station

XProtect Enterprise: unlimited Cameras, unlimited Locations
The Enterprise license is a unique because the the base server recording license can actually be deployed on an UNLIMITED number of servers without having to relicense! All you pay after deploying the server is for the camera licenses. This allows you to record and monitor an unlimited number of cameras in an unlimited number of locations all from one or more locations. New features in Enterprise include:

• All the features included in Professional
• Multi-Server, Multi-location License
• Unlimited camera/device support
• Hourly Archiving for a total of 960 GB of recordings per device per day
• Support for an Unlimited number of Remote Clients

XProtect Corporate: the ultimate in surveillance management
Corporate has all the same features as Enterprise but with a greater focus on central management. It was created for extremely large deployments where control of the network starts to become difficult. Corporate enables a single user from a single location manage an unlimited number of recording servers, cameras and devices all from one location. Built on Microsoft’s robust SQL Server it is developed from the ground up for performance and reliability.

A surveillance system can pay for itself in ONE incident.

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