IQinVision, manufacturer of IQeye megapixel network cameras, and Milestone Systems, developer of XProtect IP video surveillance software, have a natural synergy for partnering: their products combined suits people wanting to video-enable their organization. The coverage of megapixel cameras is a big impetus for the increase in IP video installations, and Milestone software has supported IQeye models for many years now, adding all their newest models as they become available.

Milestone Manufacturer Alliance Partners (MAPs) are part of a formalized program that escalates the technical and commercial collaboration between hardware partners and Milestone Systems. The priority program further builds on the testing and implementation of hardware drivers into the XProtect software, thus securing the quality in the integrated solution. This ensures that customers get optimal functionality between the partner's IP hardware and Milestone's open platform IP video management software.

Milestone Systems recently held a partner conference in Copenhagen called 'Return On Investment with IP Video', at which IQinVision's European Sales Manager Martijn Kolenbrander presented the benefits of IQeye megapixel cameras. Distributors from 29 countries attended. In November, IQinVision hosted an international partner event in Amsterdam that attracted 70 professionals from over 20 countries. The theme was the 'Resolution Revolution'. Kim Macallan from Milestone presented the software management role of XProtect in a keynote speech titled '10 Rules for the perfect IP video installation'. Milestone's Lawrence de Guzman served as moderator for the panel discussion on 'The Death of the NVR', which engendered active debates on whether storage and intelligence would move to the edge of video systems with the increase of such powerful functions in camera offerings.

Many Milestone customer installations have started incorporating IQeye cameras, reporting that the megapixel capabilities provide significantly better visual coverage - such that only one of these cameras is necessary for optimal surveillance, instead of several traditional network cameras.