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Milestone White Papers

These papers illustrate convergence concepts that are shifting the industry, clearly describing the functionality and advantages to be gained in IP video management solutions, or explaining technical processes about how things work with this new approach. Use them as a powerful insight for more informed decision-making.

White Papers

About IP video
The Next Step in Convergence: Video Enabling
Video enabling is a concept that is built around the fundamental principle of innovation.
Enabling Video Analytics
The advantages of an open platform IP video surveillance solution as a framework for video analytics.
Introduction to Milestone Systems
Milestone Systems and the XProtect™ Product Platform
Best Practices in Video Surveillance Storage
A guide for IT and security managers on the reliable storage of surveillance video.
Shaping the IP Video Network  
Assessing the readiness of a network to support IP video surveillance can be a daunting task for both experienced IT engineers and physical security professionals.
 
Industry Trends
A Higher Degree of Protection for Schools: IP Video Surveillance
A guide to the advantages of IP video surveillance technology for schools and colleges. Schools and colleges should be safe havens for education.
A Smarter Way to Mind the Store: IP Video Surveillance in Retail
Theft is a big problem for all retailers, costing them $41.6 billion last year, according to a joint study released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and the University of Florida.
Megatrends in Video Surveillance
This paper will introduce you to many of these latest developments, including important innovations like wireless IP surveillance networks, video analytics, biometrics, and integration with access control and other systems.
IP Video Surveillance in Metropolitan Areas 
Crime, vandalism and terrorism like the London bombings of July 7 and 21, 2005, have many cities looking at video surveillance solutions. 
IP Video Surveillance in Transport 
A guide for freight companies, distribution centers, and container lots on the advantages of IP video surveillance.
 
Technology Specific
Lens Calculations Do The Math
A step by step guide to lens parameters and calculations for video surveillance cameras.
How to Select an IP Video Management Solution 
Not all IP surveillance systems are the same. The rush to embrace IP technology has brought many products with a mix of IP and analog technology patched together, resulting in gaps between what is being claimed and what can actually be delivered.
IP Video Surveillance Solutions in Harsh Environments 
As the security industry continues to move towards Internet Protocol (IP) based video surveillance, the possibility of deploying video surveillance solutions in harsh outdoor and often remote environments has seen strong customer demand.
The Value of an Open Platform for Video Surveillance
An open platform is a software system with published external programming interfaces that enable its use – without modification to the source code – in ways other than the original programmers intended.
IP Video Surveillance in Access Control
A guide for security and IT leaders on the advantages integrating IP video surveillance and access control.
Improving Video Surveillance with Megapixel Cameras
The advantages of using megapixel cameras with advanced IP video surveillance management software.
XProtect Corporate Performance on IBM Equipment
A guide to optimizing XProtect Corporate performance based on tests with IBM equipment to demonstrate the impact of changes to video surveillance configuration.
 
The Business of IP video
IP Video Surveillance: The High-Margin Opportunity That’s Growing Fast
The demand for IP video surveillance is growing fast, creating a lucrative market for value-added resellers (VARs) and security integrators who embrace this technology and take advantage of the many new opportunities it provides for increasing margins and sales.
A guide to the business value of IP video surveillance
With an introduction by Rhianna Daniels, Editor of Security Director News, this white paper is a guide for managers and executives on the business value of IP video management and surveillance systems.