About Milestone Systems
Milestone Systems is a global industry leader in open platform IP video management software; technology that helps the world see how to ensure safety, protect assets and increase business efficiency. Milestone enables an open platform community that drives collaboration and innovation in the development and use of network video technology with reliable and scalable solutions that are proven in more than 150,000 sites worldwide, providing flexible choices in network hardware and integrations with other systems. Sold through partners in more than 100 countries, Milestone solutions help organizations to manage risks, protect people and assets, optimize processes and reduce costs. Founded in 1998, Milestone is a stand-alone company in the Canon Group. For more information visit: www.milestonesys.com.
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The Milestone Story
Milestone Systems was founded in 1998 upon a dream to build a software development company that could improve business through managing and distributing digital video data regardless of time or location. Co-founders John Blem and Henrik Friborg saw that their experience in developing IP technology for real-time data systems in the European financial sector could also be applied to the handling of video images.
At that time, digital video technology was not in use in the security surveillance industry. Milestone had to overcome much skepticism in the market about their pioneering ideas: people doubted their vision would revolutionize the industry. These people were in for a big surprise.
Coming from Denmark, Milestone set up its business from the outset with an international scope and pre-packaged offerings, in addition to some project consultancy along the way. In order to efficiently reach customers in distant markets the software was designed to be sold through regional and local partners who believed in their dream and welcomed the technological advances.
The business took off around the globe.
Milestone was the first company to internationally spearhead an open platform for IP-based video management software, working together with key partners to educate the market on its many advantages. Almost two decades in business has matured the concept in practice, with continual developments in new functionality, expanded performance power, wide device support, third-party integrations with the Milestone technology, a strong network of partners and thousands of satisfied customers.
Today, Milestone Systems is well established and respected as a world-leading provider of true, open platform IP video management software, with alliance and solution partners on the forefront of the industry. Business operations reach out from the headquarters in Copenhagen to subsidiaries and offices in over twenty-five countries.