The Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), founded by Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation, officially opens for membership. The purpose of the forum is to develop a global open standard for the network interface of network video products.
Joining the forum allows organizations to actively influence the development of the standard. Various classes of membership are available to meet individual levels of participation. Interested companies can choose a full, contributing or user member status. Tools and documentation will be made available to ONVIF members to facilitate the development of compliant products. Members will also have the right to use the ONVIF logo. The membership agreement explaining the membership rights and privileges can be downloaded from the ONVIF web site at www.onvif.org.
ONVIF is represented with its own booth (GA-134) at Security 2008 in Essen, Germany, October 7-10. Spokespersons of the association are available in the booth to present a demonstration of interoperability based on the framework of the standard. The ONVIF standard defines plug & watch systems and will be including device management, real time viewing, Pan/Tilt/Zoom control, metadata streaming and configuration and event handling. It uses technologies as defined by the IT industry. A technical outline of the standard is available at the booth.
The forum is planning the first meeting for members and interested parties in the beginning of December 2008. The event includes sessions about the forum’s activities, membership possibilities and technical direction. The date and location will be posted on ONVIF’s web site at www.onvif.org once it becomes available.
Contact – E-mail: [email protected], www.onvif.org
About ONVIF
Established in 2008, ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global and open industry forum that describes itself as committed to the adoption of network video in the security market. ONVIF’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.
