[May 17, 2013] Milestone Selects ISD to Be the First Edge-based Video Solution Powered by Arcus Tweet May 17, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Milestone Systems, an open platform company for IP video management software (VMS), announced that it has signed Innovative Security Designs (ISD) as the first camera partner who will offer the streamlined Milestone Arcus VMS embedded in their edge devices. According to a release, with this collaboration, Milestone and ISD mark a new era of edge storage solutions. By redefining the role of a camera, Milestone Arcus VMS embedded on ISD cameras can be a hosted edge server solution model for all IP cameras supported by Milestone. Innovation in the security industry and technology leveraged from the consumer electronic industry are fueling the adoption of edge storage - when recorded video data is stored in a de-centralized way at the edge (on devices connected to a network such as cameras). The ability to record and manage up to a month of 1080P video on a single ISD camera meets customer expectations and requirements for distributed video storage. By migrating to edge storage, the company noted that customers can realize the benefit of being able to save money and simplify installations by eliminating expensive servers. The combination of ISD and Milestone Arcus gives consumers even more choice by not requiring them to sacrifice legacy cameras that are not capable of edge storage. It is an open platform solution that supports multiple camera types and brands, all tied together and managed with the streamlined, Milestone Arcus VMS. IHS forecasts that the world market for network video surveillance equipment will grow at an annual average rate of more than 25 percent over the next 5 years. According to its principal video surveillance analyst, Jon Cropley, "as this market grows and as network surveillance products penetrate smaller installations, there will be an increasing need to simplify the installation of video management software and to operate that software more easily. The combination of Milestone Arcus with ISD cameras seems to be an initiative designed to meet this need." Milestone Arcus VMS gives a simple to use, clean and efficient interface. The collaboration between ISD and Milestone makes configuring and recording camera output easy and user friendly. ISD's large onboard storage capacity as well as the ability to tie into other Milestone Arcus storage partners makes this a very powerful and elegant solution for redundant storage. Milestone reported that this partnership also means that existing Milestone XProtect customers can add an ISD/Milestone Arcus-enabled camera to their installations. "It has been an absolute pleasure working together with the Incubation and Ventures team at Milestone," says Ian Johnston, CEO of ISD. "We share a common vision of having an open and powerful solution that makes video at the edge simple and easy to deploy and operate. Our combined ability to extend the edge and be the host for other Milestone-supported camera vendors is groundbreaking." Milestone Systems is a global industry provider of open platform IP video management software. More Information: ISDedge.com milestonesys.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]