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Milestone CEO Lars Thinggaard ‘Builds His Own Compass’

In an article in Denmark’s leading business paper, Borsen, Milestone Systems President & CEO Lars Thinggaard talks about leadership principles and how to stay innovative as a company. President & CEO Lars Thinggaard, Milestone...read more

August 29, 2017, from Milestone in the Press, Milestone Insider viewpoints.

Making the World See Beyond Security

Video surveillance – what was once most commonly used to monitor and record empty spaces or a closed door – is now much more than that. Today, technological advances are transforming the notion of “surveillance” across a wide range of...read more

July 18, 2017, from Milestone in the Press, Milestone Insider viewpoints.

The 3 Most Important Things for VMS Integrators to Succeed

In order to work successfully with network video management software (VMS), there are three primary areas of focus for integrators. These are role and expertise-based: project management, technical skill level requirements for implementing the...read more

July 11, 2017, from Milestone Insider viewpoints.

Milestone Participates in ‘NW Regional Women in Computing’ Career Fair at Intel

Hundreds of young women poured into the cafeteria at Intel’s Jones Farm Conference Center (JFCC) in Hillsboro, Oregon, on a sunny Saturday in April. Approximately 95% of them were Computer Science majors in search of positions in Software...read more

June 1, 2017, from Events, Milestone Insider viewpoints.

The Ingredients of Open Platform Power, Part 2: Video and Multi-System Integration

In our experience, an open platform plus the right ecosystem of partners make the perfect ingredients for best-in-class solutions. This is the value of the Milestone open platform community. When we talk about an open platform VMS, we’re talking...read more

May 25, 2017, from Milestone Insider viewpoints.

Unifying Operations with Open Platform Power, Part 1: Integrated Video and Access Control

The Milestone mission—to optimize end user processes by delivering open platform IP video surveillance software—remains as true today as it was in 1998 when the company was founded. XProtect video management software (VMS) was designed from...read more

May 16, 2017, from Milestone Insider viewpoints.

How Video Analytics Facilitate Business Intelligence

Video surveillance systems have been around for decades with the primary aim of protecting people and property. Along the way there have been some significant technological advancements that have transformed surveillance capabilities. None more...read more

May 1, 2017, from Milestone in the Press, Milestone Insider viewpoints.

My First Impressions of a Security Trade Show

Inspired by Jennifer Garner’s character on J.J. Abrams’ hit TV series, Alias, I was looking for a new job and found myself contemplating the life of an international spy. Across my screen came ‘Executive Assistant to the VP Americas’ at Milestone...read more

April 28, 2017, from Milestone Insider viewpoints.