Extended Arcules Plugin Support Broadens Cloud Integration Options
The XProtect 2025 R1 release, available from March 18, 2025 at 12.00 CET, marks a significant expansion in platform accessibility, with the Arcules Plugin now supporting XProtect Professional+, Expert, and Corporate editions. This enhanced integration enables seamless video and alarm flow from the Arcules Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS/cloud solution) to XProtect across a broader range of deployments, opening new possibilities for system integrators and end users.
Previously available only for XProtect Corporate users, the Arcules Plugin has been redesigned as a standalone device solution, eliminating the requirement for interconnect licensing. This strategic enhancement allows organizations using XProtect Professional+, Expert, and Corporate to leverage Arcules' capabilities, significantly expanding market accessibility and integration options.
Advanced Analytics Transform Vehicle Identification and Tracking
The XProtect License Plate Recognition (LPR) extension in XProtect 2025 R1 introduces comprehensive enhancements that elevate vehicle identification to new levels of sophistication. These updates enable more precise and efficient vehicle analytics, including:
- Vehicle Classification: Enables differential processing based on vehicle type, from motorcycles to buses
- Colour Recognition: Facilitates rapid vehicle identification for security and law enforcement
- Make/Model Detection: Enhances vehicle identification accuracy for investigative purposes
- Vehicle Angle Detection: Determines vehicle orientation relative to camera position
These advanced capabilities within the XProtect LPR extension accelerate vehicle identification processes, allowing security personnel and law enforcement to quickly locate and identify vehicles of interest. The system's enhanced capabilities support rapid filtering of video data based on specific vehicle characteristics, speeding up investigation processes and improving response times.
Transformative Impact on City Operations
Beyond security applications, the enhanced vehicle analytics provide valuable insights for urban planning and traffic management. The system's ability to analyse various vehicle types and their movement patterns enables:
- Data-driven traffic flow optimization
- Strategic congestion management
- Environmental impact assessment through traffic pattern analysis
- Informed infrastructure development planning
This latest release continues Milestone's tradition of innovation in video management technology, providing partners and customers with advanced tools to enhance security operations and leverage video data for broader operational insights.
The Milestone XProtect open-platform video management software currently supports more than 14,700 different security devices from more than 700 of the industry’s leading manufacturers. Technology Partners include providers of network video cameras, NVRs, cloud technologies, access control, alarm and detection systems, video analytics, GPS technology, laser scanners, emergency call boxes, and much more.
