ONVIF marches towards global interoperability – 25 companies to demonstrate interoperable products
- Public demonstration of interoperable network video products at ISC West
- More than 70 ONVIF conformant products on the market
- Strengthened support to member companies
San Ramon, CA. ndash; March 16, 2010. ONVIF, the leading standardization initiative for network video products, today announces that 25 companies will participate in ONVIF rsquo;s interoperability demonstration at ISC West in Las Vegas. The high number of participants, as well as the more than 150 member companies, is yet another sign of the growing influence that ONVIF has on the security market.
ldquo;This is a great step towards global interoperability, rdquo; says Andreas Schneider, Sony Corporation and Chairman of ONVIF rsquo;s Technical Services Committee. ldquo;We are excited to see a mix of video surveillance product manufacturers and video management software providers among the participating companies. Visitors will get a clear understanding of what a global standard will mean for the market, and how it will be possible to use products from different vendors in the same surveillance system without any costly integration work. rdquo;
The implementation of the ONVIF specification in network video products goes faster than anyone could anticipate. Already today there are more than 70 ONVIF conformant products on the market, released by 11 different companies. ldquo;ONVIF provides a number of tools to make it easier for the members to launch conformant products, including a conformance process, a test specification and a test tool, rdquo; says Andreas Schneider. ldquo;In addition, we arrange developer plug fests, where engineers meet to test their implementations and to discuss best practices when developing conformant products. rdquo;
The plug fests are highly appreciated by the member companies. In February, engineers from 19 companies met in Germany for a total of 190 hours of testing. Among the tested products were 10 video management systems and a wide range of network cameras, video encoders and digital video recorders (DVRs). Several of these will be demonstrated at the ONVIF reception held at the Venetian in Las Vegas on March 25th. Further information about the event and full lists of member companies and conformant products can be found at ONVIF rsquo;s website: www.onvif.org.
For press inquiries, please contact:
Open Network Video Interface Forum
Attn: Paul Ritchie, ONVIF Executive Director
2400 Camino Ramon, Suite 375
San Ramon, CA 94583, USA
Phone: +1.925.275.6621, E-mail: info@onvif.org
www.onvif.org
About ONVIF
Established in 2008 by Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation, ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global and open industry forum that is committed to the adoption of network video in the security market. ONVIF rsquo;s mission is to facilitate the development and use of a global open standard
for the interface of network video products. ONVIF membership is open to manufacturers, software developers, consultants, system integrators, end-users and other interest groups that wish to participate in the activities of ONVIF.
