Milestone Systems is marking 25 years in business as of 23 February 2023. The Danish-based software company was founded in 1998 by engineers John Blem and Henrik Friborg Jacobsen.

The pair started the business from a basement and had 80,000 DKK in seed funding. Today, Milestone generates an annual turnover of over 1 billion DKK and employs more than 1,200 people around the world.

The first version of XProtect – Milestone’s open-platform video management software and core product – was sold in 2002 to an end user in Canada. Since then, Milestone’s technology has been deployed in more than 500,000 installations through a network of distributors and resellers and the company is known as a global leader within the industry. The technology is used by a variety of end users, from airports to hospitals to tourist attractions. It can be integrated with the vast majority of cameras and other devices.

From 2003, Milestone expanded its footprint beyond its Copenhagen headquarters. The company now has a presence in 26 locations around the globe, including offices in the US and Mexico.

“During the early 2000s, together with three or four other companies, we revolutionized the security industry by leading the transformation from analog to IP (digital) technology,” said Thomas Jensen, Chief Executive of Milestone Systems.

“Looking ahead, we are preparing to innovate again. We see a future in which data-driven video technology is a game-changer that will help to make society safer and a better place for us all to work and live.”