Tag: Milestone

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—LenelS2, a global leader in advanced physical security solutions, including access control, video surveillance and mobile credentialing, has today announced the release of the OnGuard security management system version 8.1. Version 8.1 provides empowering security teams with several major user interface enhancements, more unified security management, cloud- enabling features and access to deeper analytics that help facilitate intelligent decision-making. Major updates include...

MIAMI—Mission 500, a 501c3 charitable organization born from the professional security industry to serve children and families in need across the U.S., raised over $90,000 at the organization’s annual Security 5K/2K Run/Walk at ISC West 2022 in Las Vegas. “We are once again blown away by the contributions and efforts put forth by the security industry to raise money for children and communities in crisis,” said Tracy Larson, Co-Chairwoman of Mission 500. “It was great...

MIAMI—Mission 500 has announced that the annual Security 5k/2k fundraiser benefiting children and families in need across the United States will once again be held live at ISC West this year. The event will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. and takes place at 2601 East Sunset Road in Las Vegas. Registration to participate in this year’s event is already open and can be accessed by visiting https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=82008. For those who are unable...

COPENHAGEN—Milestone Systems' Board of Directors announced that Lars Thinggaard, president and CEO has decided to resign, prompting the board to start an open search to appoint a successor. During the intervening period, Lars Larsen, chief financial officer, Milestone Systems, will serve as interim CEO.“I am very grateful to Lars for the energy, vision and heart that he has dedicated to Milestone employees and the community partners,” Lau Normann Jørgensen, chairman, Milestone Group,...

IRVINE, Calif.—Arcules, a leader in integrated video cloud as a service, made some key moves recently, including the hiring of Cody Flood as senior director of sales for the United States and Canada. He will play a significant role in accelerating adoption of Arcules' cloud-based service.Arcules is also playing a key role in Milestone's cloud strategy and roadmap. In fact, at the recent Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) event in Nashville last week, Tim Palmquist, VP Americas,...

This week, I'm spending time in the Country Music Capital of the World, Nashville, hanging out with everyone at MIPS 2019, a conference organized by Milestone. After quite an eventful experience at the DFW airport — maintenance issues, delays and arriving a bit late to the conference — I'm happy to report it was all worth it! Yesterday was jam-packed full of amazing speakers, new announcements from Milestone and their partners, and of course, hand claps and “yee-haws”...

LONDON—Canon announced on June 27 a new business based in California called ARCUS Global Inc. Owned by Canon Europe and built on the intellectual property, technology and expertise of Canon Group company Milestone Systems, ARCUS Global Inc. will address the significant unmet global market demand from large enterprises for 'Video Cloud IoT as a Service' for security and business optimization.“We are excited to launch our new company ... and to introduce Video Cloud IoT as a Service not...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—There was a lot of talk during the first day of MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) about Milestone transforming itself from the “open platform company" to the "open platform community.”Tim Palmquist, who runs the Americas for Milestone, spoke to Security Systems News about this announcement.Open company, open community. What's the difference?Palmquist said it's a philosophical change “that touches all aspects of the business.”Milestone,...

COPENHAGEN—Milestone Systems XProtect, an open platform VMS was at the core of the collaborative effort among the 2014 New York City Marathon team and many local agencies. The networked solution integrated components from vendors of IP and wireless security systems equipment, including remote and mobile technology. With 50,530 finishers and 2 million onlookers, the New York City Marathon took place in November and was the world's largest ever. Tata Consulting Services was the event's title...

HENDERSON, Nev.—I-View Now, a provider of video verification services based here, announced a number of new integrations including one with ipDatatel.“IpDatatel is an interesting piece for us,” Larry Folsom, president of I-View Now told Security Systems News. As part of this, “more and more what you'll see is that I-View Now will connect to signal processing devices to leverage our video connectivity.”This integration will include products from ipDatatel's line of Home...