COPENHAGEN, June 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Even Wider Choice of Network Cameras Available With Fast, Basic Device
Support in XProtect(TM) Open Platform IP Video Management Software

Milestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management
software, has announced the release of the Milestone Universal Driver for
fast, basic device support of IP network cameras in XProtect solutions. The
Universal Driver matches the most standard video and audio streaming formats
in the market, and it is available immediately.

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During more than a decade, Milestone Systems has developed device support
for 650+ network hardware models from over 60 leading manufacturers - a key
differentiator of the Milestone open platform that gives partners and
customers the widest choice for best-of-breed solutions. The Milestone
Manufacturer Alliance Partner (MAP) program ensures full innovative
engineering expertise from the Milestone Device Team, and close collaboration
for dedicated device support in XProtect video management solutions,
providing users with such comprehensive functions as PTZ control, the ability
to handle events and alarms, other device (Input/Output) connections, and
much more.

"Milestone delivers a new device pack every two months and we have
accelerated the device driver development over the years, continuing to offer
the industry our software's complete support for the most network devices,
with a guaranteed Quality Assurance process," explains Henrik Friborg, VP
Strategic Alliances and Co-founder of Milestone Systems. "Yet demand has
risen to such levels for integration with our platform that we could see the
need for a Universal Driver for IP/network camera vendors who want a fast
integration with basic functionality. This enables even more cameras in the
global marketplace to operate with XProtect video management software."

The new universal device driver is able to detect virtually any network
camera responding to the ARP command (Address Resolution Protocol) for the
Milestone platforms of XProtect Corporate and XProtect Enterprise. The
Universal Driver matches the most standard video and audio streaming formats
in the market, including JPEG, MPEG4, and H.264, plus 19 different audio
codecs. The Universal Driver provides more basic camera functionality than
the Milestone MAP-developed drivers, but as long as cameras operate with the
listed codecs, video and audio streams are supported.

The current initiatives in the security industry by groups like ONVIF and
PSIA are working to agree on standards for surveillance hardware that relate
to this area of development. Each camera manufacturer up to now has made
products with different standards for interoperability. The Milestone Driver
Team works diligently with these various standards today to ensure that
XProtect IP video management software is interoperable with the different
hardware models - and with a mix of these brands - so customers can manage
surveillance installations with the full Milestone functionality and
effectiveness.

"Milestone is a member of both ONVIF and PSIA and will naturally support
the upcoming standards from both organizations," confirms Henrik Friborg.
"For now, the Milestone Universal Driver addresses a need in the market for
even more camera types to receive basic XProtect support, and the Milestone
Manufacturer Alliance Partners will continue to receive the fully
comprehensive, dedicated device drivers."

The Universal Driver was released for XProtect Enterprise in the April
Device Pack 4.2, and for XProtect Corporate in this month's Device Pack 4.3.
Future Device Packs will include the Universal Driver support for XProtect
Professional and XProtect Basis+. For more information, contact
sales@milestonesys.com.

About Milestone Systems

Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the leading global developer of
open platform IP video management software. XProtect(TM) gives users a
powerful surveillance solution that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in
more than 50,000 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, protecting people and assets. With
headquarters in Denmark and ten international offices, Milestone software is
sold through authorized partners in 90 countries. For more information please
visit http://www.milestonesys.com.

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