Have you ever wondered how the different profiles of ONVIF are named? While it may seem like a bit of alphabet soup, there is a method to the madness. ONVIF profiles, which support a specific set of functionalities, are represented by a letter to designate the general area of functionality, for example, Profile S for…
Security technology professionals are well acquainted with the challenge of seamlessly integrating newer security products and services into their existing network of security technology. Retail businesses often need higher resolution or other specialty camera technology for specific applications, while multi-location organizations at times need to deploy new access control card reader technology without completely overhauling…
By Guy Arazi, Director, Technical Partnerships, at SecuriThings If you’re familiar with ONVIF’s pioneering work promoting standardization and interoperability among physical security devices, then chances are you already know how crucial it is to buy and install devices that conform with ONVIF’s standards. Especially given how quickly the field of physical security continues to evolve and…
As we look forward to 2024, there is little doubt some of the technologies that shaped the security industry in 2023 will continue to heavily influence the market in the year to come. The use of metadata, cloud computing and cyber security were all past subjects of our blog this year. Following are a recap…
ONVIF announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA®) to take over development of data ontology and metadata specifications. This initiative will continue under a new ONVIF metadata working group. This new ONVIF working group is focused on developing standardized ways of richly describing the context in…
