Milestone XProtect® Mobile now Available for iOS

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Milestone Systems

14 Feb, 2012, 17:00 GMT

COPENHAGEN, February 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Mobile access to video surveillance platform expands to include Apple®
devices

 

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has announced the availability of XProtect Mobile for iOS. XProtect Mobile is a free mobile application for XProtectVMS customers who want to effectively monitor their video surveillance from any place, anytime.

Security personnel, business owners, residential users or video surveillance installers who need to monitor installations can now view their Milestone XProtect video from anywhere on an iPod®  Touch, iPhone®  or iPad®  that is running iOS5 or higher. Developed by Milestone Systems, XProtect Mobile is a free application that works seamlessly with all recent versions of XProtect VMS products. XProtect Mobile consists of two items, an application for Apple devices that is available for download from the App Store(SM) and a free server component available from the Milestone website. The server component must be installed on the server that runs your XProtect surveillance system or a dedicated server.

With instantaneous access to video from Milestone XProtect surveillance systems from any place around the globe via Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G connections, operators can view and play back video from cameras. Additional functionality includes:

  • Setting up multiple servers and connecting to cameras from different sites
  • Accessing views taken directly from the Milestone XProtect® Smart Client
  • Controlling pan-tilt-zoom cameras
  • Using digital pinch to zoom
  • Taking a snapshot of video and sharing it via email or MMS
  • Watching live or recorded video from anywhere

Milestone XProtect Mobile has a unique, streamlined user interface to fulfill surveillance needs when on the go and has been specifically developed to optimize bandwidth consumption. With the mobile ability to monitor installations on Apple devices, Milestone customers can view incidents, ensure areas are secure and take immediate action by visually verifying occurrences from any location.

XProtect Mobile has previously been released for smartphones and tablets running Android 2.2 or higher, and works with all recent versions of XProtect IP VMS. XProtect Mobile for Android is available for download in the Android Market and the server component is available on the Milestone website.

A future version of XProtect Mobile will be available in 26 languages for both Android and iOS clients: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Slovak, Spanish, Thai and Turkish.

Image download links:

http://download.milestonesys.com/PR/xprotect-mobile/


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IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.

About Milestone

Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the global industry leader in open platform IP video management software, according to IMS Research. The XProtect® platform delivers powerful surveillance that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in thousands of customer installations around the world. With support for the widest choice in network hardware and integration with other systems, XProtect provides best-in-class solutions to video enable organizations - managing risks, protecting people and assets, optimizing processes and reducing costs. Milestone software is sold through authorized and certified partners. For more information please visit http://www.milestonesys.com.