Milestone Announces Brilliant Simplicity: XProtect Essential is High-Value, Easy-to-Use IP Video Management Software

Smaller Businesses Can Have Advanced Surveillance Features That Are Easy to Learn Yet Able to Expand for Future Needs - All at Competitive Pricing.

COPENHAGEN, June 22, 2010 - Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management
software, today launches a new product called XProtect(TM) Essential,
designed for small businesses with the future in mind. XProtect Essential's
out-of-the-box features manage the basic needs of IP video surveillance
operation for single-server installations of up to 26 cameras and five
concurrent users. With pricing that is competitive in the low-end market
while offering future extendibility, XProtect Essential provides optimal
value: the combination of strong surveillance capabilities with ease of use
and a flexible licensing model that allows upgrades and seamless system
expansions.

Consolidated single-point management access to the XProtect Essential
recording server includes system configuration wizards, automated device
discovery and a smart bulk configuration option that enhance administration
of the system. Wizards guide through the process of adding cameras,
configuring video, scheduling recordings, adjusting motion detection
settings, and managing system users. This makes the system easy to install
and deploy.

XProtect Essential includes the newest XProtect Smart Client with a
friendly user interface for all daily operations: control cameras, view live
or play back recordings simultaneously, investigate quickly with the Sequence
Explorer, create and export evidence fast. There is a wide choice in view
layouts (private or shared) and adaptability for different skill levels to
aid novice users, while experts can optimize the application for the most
efficient operation.

"It is brilliant simplicity! Designed for the basic needs of smaller
businesses that want easy-to-use yet advanced surveillance features at an
unbeatable price/capability ratio, XProtect Essential also allows expansion
for future requirements. Our software enables just that kind of forward
capability to scale up an installation with new cameras and seamlessly
migrate to other Milestone XProtect solutions," says Christian Bohn, Head of
Product Management at Milestone Systems.

The low end of the physical security market has been dominated in the
past by analog and DVR monitoring products which typically lock in customers
to hardware-centric systems that only work with a certain number of cameras,
from one manufacturer only. When a customer wants to add a few more cameras
or the DVR needs repair or replacement, they have no flexibility.

With Milestone XProtect Essential Video Management Software (VMS),
customers can choose from the industry's widest selection of supported
cameras (currently over 885 network device models from more than 80
manufacturers), and mix different brands as needed to fit exactly their
surveillance and budget demands. As their business grows or changes, it is
easy to add or replace cameras individually, taking advantage of new
innovations that come to market.

With base software license (SLC) and separate camera device licenses
(DLKs) instead of fixed combined packages, customers have higher flexibility
when purchasing XProtect Essential. Available in 22 languages, it is sold and
implemented by authorized Milestone partners worldwide.

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About Milestone

Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the worldwide industry leader in
open platform IP video management software, according to IMS Research five
years in a row. Milestone XProtect(TM) products have been installed in
thousands of customer installations, sold through authorized and certified
partners in more than 100 countries. With support for the 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. For more information
please visit www.milestonesys.com.

Press Contact: Courtney Dillon Pedersen, PR & Communications, Manager, Tel. +45-88-300-330