Tag: ONVIF

SAN RAMON, Calif. —ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announces it is implementing open source for its network interface specifications for physical security technology. The move will streamline administrative and collaborative processes while also leveraging the collective ingenuity of the global developer community. ONVIF interoperability specifications are already publicly available as open standards and are widely used as common communication...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF is implementing open source for its network interface specifications for physical security technology, streamlining administrative and collaborative processes while also leveraging the collective ingenuity of the global developer community. The use of GitHub, an online open source development platform, will allow for easier contribution and collaboration on ONVIF specifications by applying state-of-the-art software development tools to specification engineering. This...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its 21st Developers' Plugfest late last year in Rome, an event that highlighted the continued demand for interoperable solutions. More than 30 developers and engineers from 18 ONVIF member companies gathered for this multi-day event, which featured 164 hours of testing. Attendees tested their implementations of ONVIF profiles along with other ONVIF profile-conformant products. Developers...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, held its annual membership meeting in November, providing ONVIF members with an overview of important activities of 2019 and plans for the year ahead. Attendees heard presentations on the growth of ONVIF, as well as plans for new profile development. ONVIF Chairman Per Björkdahl highlighted the forum's achievements over the past year, particularly the market's continued support for the profile...

ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, celebrated its 10th anniversary at its annual membership meeting in early November, reflecting on its past while looking to the future. Attendees heard presentations on the final release of Profile T in 2018, an advancement that represents how ONVIF keeps pace with technological advancements that affect product development and interoperability between IP-based physical security products. In an acknowledgement of its...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—A lot is being done when it comes to ensuring that IoT devices are cybersecure, integrated and valuable to end users. Five panelists at a TechSec Solutions session explored exactly what the industry is doing to rein in the technology.Paul Ragusa, editor of Security Systems News and the panel's moderator, asked each of the panelists to say what the term IoT means to them.“The Internet of Things is a broad [term],” Dorrier Coleman, co-founder and CTO of TEQ Charging,...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has released Profile Q, the specification that features quick and easy discovery, set-up and configuration of conformant devices as well as advanced security features.Jonathan Lewit, the new chair of ONVIF's Communication Committee and director of technology leadership for Pelco, told Security Systems News that Profile Q addresses the initial set-up concerns when installing cameras on VMS systems.“Profile...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF now has nearly 5,000 compliant IP-based physical security products and more than 500 member companies across six continents and has developed its fifth profile speculation—Profile A for advanced access control. ONVIF, a global and open industry forum to standardize communication between IP-based physical security products to ensure their interoperability and facilitate their integration, said in a prepared statement that its continued growth signifies its “development...

YARMOUTH, Maine—In the past 18 months, three major video surveillance companies have expanded into access control. There are many reasons why Axis Communications, Panasonic and Avigilon made this move, but the main reason, they say, is because of demand.“More and more customers are looking for integration [of their video systems] with access control,” said Bruce Stewart, business development manager, access control, Axis Communications.Willem Ryan, product marketing manager, Avigilon,...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced that it is launching a proactive education and enforcement campaign designed to ensure the validity of all claims of ONVIF conformance by manufacturers of IP-based security products, according to a statement from the industry forum. The education and enforcement initiative aims to further protect the ONVIF brand and more preemptively monitor ONVIF's copyrights, trademarks and...