Physical security has evolved dramatically in recent years, most notably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when technology had to surge forward to meet the demands of a new environment. In order to effectively adapt to these changing technologies, open interfaces for interoperability have become key approaches for smart buildings for data sharing and…
Profile M, one of the most recent profiles to be released from ONVIF, is the first to tackle standardization in the exploding video analytics segment. Providing a common format for the communication of metadata and events, Profile M enables the interoperability of cameras and other edge devices or services that produce metadata, with clients such…
In June of 2021, Leo Levit sat down with Ralph Jensen at Security Today to discuss recent trends and news for ONVIF. At the time, ONVIF had welcomed the addition of GitHub, was celebrating the milestone of more than 20,000 conformant products and had announced two Release Candidates. While 2021 brought many exciting updates to…
Another year is coming to a close and we find ourselves once again looking ahead at the new year to come. We at ONVIF are very positive for the future. Our membership numbers have increased and the number of ONVIF conformant products are growing, including devices and clients that conform to our latest profile, Profile…
We have seen the need for interoperability evolve in recent years, beyond the traditional relationship between a hardware device and software client from different vendors. When it came to the dynamic video analytics market, it was apparent that a new profile was necessary to standardize the communication of metadata and events between analytics-capable services and…
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