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Here are 9 new features of XProtect Corporate 4.0 that you should really know about.  Check out the corresponding screenshots under the text.

#1 Video Bookmarking – Mark and annotate important video on the fly in live mode or while reviewing video in playback

#2 Storage Grooming - XPCO 4.0 now allows you to archive the same video multiple times and give you the option of reducing the video’s framrate to save storage.  Example:  You can record all cameras at 15 FPS then after 24 hours archive the video at full frame rate for 30 days, after 30 days archive again reducing the frame rate to 5 fps and then finally after 60 days archive again and reduce the frame rate to 1 fps for long term storage.

#3 Edge Storage – Upon loss of connectivity to the recording server recording fails over to the camera’s  SD card and then pushes that video back to the recording server once the connection has been restored.

#4 Federated Architecture – You can now manage multiple individual installations of Corporate (children) from one main (parent) management client.  The great thing about this is that the parent management server can see and interact with the child but the child can not see the parent.  Give users  more granularity when controlling large distributed installations.

#5 Ignore device communication error – I love this one because a lot of my clients stream video over cellular connections which breifly time out every couple of minutes.  In the past this has forced us NOT to use email notification on camera disconnect for fear of flooding the inbox.  With this feature however we can now enable camera down notification and limit the number of emails we get!

#6 Privacy Mask (note new pen size options)

#7 Smart Client Profiles – Control what SMARTclient features are shown to specific users

#8 Time profile integration with roles, devices, etc – Allows you to now limit when devices are available, when certain roles are allowed to access video, etc

#9 Recording Search – Search for sequences or bookmarks and get a preview pop up

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

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.

Found on Milestone News Here