IRVINE, Calif. and BERLIN, Sept. 1,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WD®, a Western Digital
(NASDAQ: WDC) company and a worldwide leader in storage solutions,
and Milestone Systems, the security industry leader in video
management software, announced today a partnership to deliver video
surveillance solutions to businesses and consumers. The two
companies will demonstrate these solutions at IFA Berlin, booth No.
103, Hall 11.2, Sept. 4 to 9; and at
ASIS International, Anaheim,
Calif., booth No. 3222, Sept. 28 to
Oct. 1.
Milestone Arcus™ Surveillance software will be available on WD's
My Cloud® Business Series[1] network-attached storage (NAS) systems
with the new My Cloud® OS 3 operating system beginning this month;
and is expected to be available on other My Cloud systems, such as
the My Cloud Expert Series, in the future.
Milestone Arcus is a video surveillance platform designed to be
embedded in hardware devices, such as compatible WD My Cloud
NAS systems, to deliver customized, market-ready solutions.
Integration of Milestone Arcus Surveillance software into My Cloud
OS 3 enables users to transform their versatile My Cloud Business
Series NAS systems into networked video recording systems for their
offices or homes. By simply downloading the Milestone Arcus
Surveillance software through the My Cloud App Store, users can
install up to 16 cameras, with the first two camera licenses free
on My Cloud Business Series products. Additional camera licenses
will be available on the WD Store and at selected WD authorized
distributors.
"Technology advances are enabling video surveillance to be
broadly accessible to businesses and individuals across the globe,"
said Sven Rathjen, vice president of
marketing for WD's Content Solutions business. "Together, WD and
Milestone are focused on making video surveillance easy with a
solution they can quickly set up and rely on for years. This
is one of many applications available on My Cloud NAS systems,
including home automation, media streaming and backup
solutions."
"Milestone is proud to partner with WD to offer a video
surveillance solution for My Cloud NAS systems," said Lars Nordenlund, vice president of Incubation
and Ventures at Milestone Systems. "WD customers can now take
advantage of the simple setup with automatic camera discovery,
intuitive interface, remote viewing, mobile access and other
monitoring features in Milestone Arcus software."
WD's My Cloud Business Series NAS systems are available through
select distribution partners, e-tailers and direct market resellers
worldwide. The new My Cloud OS 3 operating system will be available
to My Cloud NAS system users later this month as an update.
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and
storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the
company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and
solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and
integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing
systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as
well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD's
leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media
players and software solutions empower people around the world to
easily save, store, protect, share and experience their
content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is
headquartered in Irvine,
California. For more information, please visit the company's
website at www.wd.com.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of
products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home
entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands.
Visit the Investor section of the company's website
(www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and
investor information.
About Milestone Systems
Milestone Systems is a global industry leader in open platform
IP video management software, founded in 1998 and now operating as
a stand-alone company in the Canon Group. Milestone technology is
easy to manage, reliable and proven in thousands of customer
installations, providing flexible choices in network hardware and
integrations with other systems. Sold through partners in more than
100 countries, Milestone solutions help organizations to manage
risks, protect people and assets, optimize processes and reduce
costs. For more information, visit: www.milestonesys.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including
statements relating to the estimated availability later this fall
of the Milestone Arcus Surveillance software application and
surveillance services on My Cloud products, the availability of
particular features of the Milestone application and services, the
success of the integration with the My Cloud products, and the
growth and demand for surveillance capabilities in general. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to, the failure to successfully integrate the Milestone
Arcus Surveillance software, the possibility of competing
surveillance software applications or technologies; the success of
such technologies and or other risks detailed from time-to-time in
our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports,
including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on
Form 10-K to which your attention is directed. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak as of the date hereof, and WD undertakes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Cloud are trademarks
of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other
companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are
the property of their respective companies. As used for storage
capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible
capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for
transfer rate or interface, gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion
bits per second.
[1] My Cloud DL2100 and My Cloud DL4100
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