The pandemic increased the demand for cloud video surveillance given the need for remote access to footage, presenting a further opportunity to earn RMR.

At the 15^th annual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS), held at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas February 17-19, Milestone sought to drive home a singular message, which was also the tagline for the event: The Power of Open. With a variety of general and breakout sessions — including keynotes by not one but two noted futurists — the company debuted some big news as well as discussed the future roadmap for both products and the larger scale trends, particularly cloud.

OpenEye, a provider of cloud managed video surveillance solutions, announced the integration of its OpenEye Web Services (OWS) cloud managed video platform with SureView Systems’ Immix Central Station software. This cloud-to-cloud integration provides video verification of alarm events transmitted to the central station from an alarm panel or events raised by OpenEye recorders such as video loss or video analytics.

AJ’s Cleaners is a Charlotte, N.C.-based family-run, premier in-house dry cleaning delivery service, founded in 1988. AJs Cleaners has three locations, 20 employees and daily deliveries from all locations. To help protect their business, monitor security concerns and ensure a high degree of positive customer experiences, they needed a reliable, easy to use surveillance solution.

Avigilon Corporation, a Motorola Solutions company, announced that Avigilon Blue, its cloud platform for video surveillance, is launching in Canada.

Paxton announced that its cloud-based access control solution, Paxton BLU now integrates with Ivideon, a cloud-based video surveillance company.

Eagle Eye Networks and Arecont Vision Costar announced a partnership for supporting next generation Arecont Vision MegaIP cameras on the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS.