OnSSI Overview

OnSSI offers VMS software, OEMing Milestone's recorder component while developing their own client and management applications.

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  • Corsight Demotes CEO on Jan 04, 2023
    ... Corsight's first CEO, Gadi Piran, is also one of OnSSI's founders. Corsight says it is "headquartered in the US and UK, with offices in Israel" and...
  • Qognify (ex-OnSSI / NICE) Acquired by Hexagon on Dec 20, 2022
    4 years ago, Qognify acquired OnSSI, pitching an exciting future. Now, Qognify itself is being acquired after struggling for the...
  • Motorola Plans to Consolidate Security Brands and Platforms on Nov 15, 2022
    ..., Ocularis and Cayuga from OnSSI plus NiceVision, VisionHub, and FAST from the existing Qognify side). The company has little...
  • Directory Of 100+ Video Surveillance Facial Recognition Sellers on Nov 09, 2021
    ...0 Tested, Briefcam 2021 Profile, New Axis and Milestone Partnership Corsight, OnSSI Founders Return, Start Corsight Oosto, formerly Anyvision - Anyvision Facial Recognition...
  • Corsight AI's Aggressive Claims Examined on Nov 01, 2021
    Corsight AI aggressively claims that its facial recognition software works under extremely...
  • 64 Video Surveillance Startups Directory 2021 on May 07, 2021
    ...Alarm Filtering) Corsight - Founded in 2019, and less than 2 years after selling to Qognify, the OnSSI founders have spun-off autonomous AI Cortica. The Israeli startup is bringing facial recognition...
  • Corsight Has Hired The UK's Former Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony... on Jan 12, 2021
    ... Last year, we reported how the former OnSSI co-founders went to run Corsight but shortly thereafter left. Facial recognition is a...
  • How Good/Bad Is The Ocularis (Formerly Onssi, Now Qognify) VMS Software... on Aug 13, 2020
    How good/bad is the Ocularis (formerly OnSSI, now Qognify) VMS software since they stopped OEMing Milestone back in 2016? I don't have any...
  • OnSSI Founders Return, Start Corsight on May 25, 2020
    The OnSSI founders are back, less than 2 years after selling OnSSI to Qognify, they have returned to...
  • VMS 101 on Mar 03, 2020
    This guide teaches the fundamentals of video management software. Inside, we cover: NVR...
  • Worst NVR / VMS Manufacturers 2020 on Feb 10, 2020
    ...a system from another vendor and it is a mess and unreliable" 3rd Tier of Responses - Milestone, OnSSI The 3rd Tier of negative responses included multiple VMSes, but the top 2 recipients were OnSSI...
  • Onssi/Qognify Can You Use The Drivers For Advantech 6060/6066 I/O... on Feb 09, 2020
    Question for the ONSSI/Qognify integrators/users: If using the ONSSI drivers that allow integration of I/O modules like...
  • Acquisitions - Winners and Losers on Dec 10, 2019
    ...IPOs Securadyne Sells to Guard Giant Allied OpenALPR Acquired By Novume (Now Rekor) Qognify Acquires OnSSI ACRE Acquires Open Options ADT Acquires Red Hawk Stanley Security Acquires 3xLogic Arecont...
  • 2019 Mid-Year Video Surveillance Guide on Jul 01, 2019
    ...Sells Off / Spins Out Security Business Alibaba Makes Major Investment Into Uniview Qognify Acquires OnSSI, CEO Pitches Exciting Future OnSSI Co-Founders Are Out Qognify Significantly Cuts OnSSI...
  • Ranking Manufacturer Favorability 2019 on May 06, 2019
    ... We did not include OnSSI in 2019, which in 2017 was the sole negatively ranked VMS. Since then, the company has been...
  • Milestone Alleges [Now Removed], Qognify Denies VMS "Running Out Of... on May 01, 2019
    Milestone is running a marketing campaign where they allege that OnSSI and Seetec VMSes are 'running out of support'. However, Qognify's CEO flatly denied this to...
  • Casino Security Consultant Carl Lindgren Interview on Mar 26, 2019
    ... Genetec, Milestone, OnSSI, etc. those aren’t really used at Casinos. The ones in casinos tend to optimize certain features...
  • Top ISC West 2019 Booth Moves on Mar 05, 2019
    ...cover: Huawei Hanwha Hikvision / Dahua Cisco Anyvision SAST IBM Ubiquiti Face++ Vicon S2 OnSSI Plus 5 more Floorplan View the dynamic floorplan here: ISC West told IPVM that...
  • Qognify Dropping Seetec and OnSSI Brands on Mar 01, 2019
    Qognify is dropping both the Seetec and OnSSI brands, just over 2 months after acquiring OnSSI / Seetec and a week after sweeping cuts to the...
  • Why Should Anyone Consider Lensec's VMS? on Feb 25, 2019
    Lensec has been posting promotionally in the Qongify / OnSSI Layoffs thread. This is to give them and anyone else who supports them a chance to make their...
  • Qognify Significantly Cuts OnSSI HQ on Feb 25, 2019
    Qognify, having acquired OnSSI less than 2 months ago, in December 2018, has cut ~25% of OnSSI total employees, primarily at...
  • Onssi / Cognify Merger on Feb 24, 2019
    We have been told that OnSSI let 12 people go last week (both sales and tech positions). Beyond confirming the departures no...
  • Milestone Favorability Results 2019 on Jan 21, 2019
    ... As far as I know, they don't do anything better than their competitors (Genetec, Avigilon, ONSSI)." "Although they stand for most recognized VMS platform in the world, I don't like Milestone...
  • CyberExtruder Face Recognition Profile on Jan 04, 2019
    ... An example of ONSSI's integration: Openly Critical of OEM Facial Recognition In an IPVM Report regarding OEMing...
  • OnSSI Co-Founders Are Out on Jan 04, 2019
    OnSSI's co-founders, Gadi Piran [link no longer available] and Mulli Diamant [link no longer...
  • Qognify Acquires OnSSI, CEO Pitches Exciting Future on Dec 23, 2018
    Qognify is a VMS / PSIM company, with a tumultuous 2018, that has just acquired a VMS company (OnSSI) who itself acquired a VMS company in 2015 (Seetec). How will it all work? Qognify CEO...
  • Axis M3027 Issues - Camera Losing Video Feed After Firmware Update on Dec 11, 2018
    ... The camera will be working fine in my OnSSI VMS but then will suddenly indicate it is down in OnSSI. This happens once or twice a day. It is...
  • Convergint Now Marketing Onssi? on Aug 30, 2018
    Got a marketing email from Convergint promoting the use of OnSSI. A risky move given the rocky road OnSSI has had past few years, or do guys think it's not a...
  • Directory Of 120 Video Management Software (VMS) Suppliers on Aug 30, 2018
    ...NLSS Gateway, US Novosun (i), Eyesphere and Security Camera Suite, US NUUO, Mainconsole, Taiwan OnSSI (i), Ocularis, (Owned by Qognify) US IPVM OnSSI VMS Test, Qognify Acquires OnSSI OpenEye,...
  • VMS Server Sizing on May 25, 2018
    Specifying the right sized PC/server for VMS software is one of the most important yet difficult...
  • S2 Access Control / 'Unified Security Management' Profile on May 08, 2018
    ...is 'open', supporting more than 50 different 3rd party products and systems, like Milestone, Exacq, OnSSI and Salient VMS, I/O modules (ie: for building management systems & elevators), visitor...
  • Milestone 2017 Financials Examined on Apr 24, 2018
    ... Net Income Up 185% - OnSSI Win and Lower Hiring The most significant change in Milestone's financials was net income...
  • Worst NVR / VMS Manufacturers 2018 on Jan 29, 2018
    ..." 2016 Worst VMSes - Then And Now OnSSI, earned a lot of negative votes in 2016 related to troubles in their break up with Milestone and...
  • The 2018 Surveillance Industry Guide on Jan 16, 2018
    ...Milestone / Canon Launch Cloud Startup Arcus Global Milestone New "+" Claims To "Conquer The Mid-Market" OnSSI Gets $16 Million Funding HID Buys Mercury Security Knightscope Rockets To $20 Million...
  • Milestone Beats OnSSI In Court on Jul 17, 2017
    The litigation between former partners Milestone and OnSSI has finished, confirmed by both parties. In April 2016, OnSSI sued Milestone and in August 2016...
  • OnSSI Gets $16 Million Funding on Jul 11, 2017
    OnSSI has had a rollercoaster past few years. Between acquiring VMS company Seetec, breaking up with...
  • Hikvision USA Hires VP of Business Development on Jul 05, 2017
    ...hand, Qognify will not be simple, as it is in the midst of digesting 5 VMSes after its acquisition of OnSSI / Seetec at the end of 2018.
  • Morten Tor Nielsen Defends Hikvision on Jun 12, 2017
    Morten Tor Nielsen, veteran software developer for Prescienta working for OnSSI, has posted "In Defence of Hikvision". As Nielsen explains himself: [Update: Nielsen later...
  • No Signs Of The Predicted Axis / Milestone Mashup At ISC West. on Apr 25, 2017
    With Axis' sister company, Milestone, and ONSSI still litigating their bitter breakup, Axis doesn't seem to hold a grudge: The enemy of my...
  • Milestone / Lenel Resell Partnership on Apr 03, 2017
    Lenel has never found success in video management. Nearly a decade ago Lenel OEMed an OEM of...
  • ConvergenceTP (CTP) Claims VMS Integrations Simplified on Mar 30, 2017
    ...Integrations While ConvergenceTP's VMS integrations are limited, the company currently has integrations to OnSSI, Milestone, Mirasys and Vicon. Integrations for other VMSes are expected, but no details were...
  • 20 Manufacturer Favorability Ranked 2017 on Feb 28, 2017
    ... OnSSI scored very low, their breakup with Milestone taking a toll on integrator's opinions of the...
  • Directory Of Manufacturer Favorability Results on Jan 27, 2017
    ...Axis Bosch Cisco Dahua Exacq FLIR Genetec Hanwha Hikvision Honeywell Lenel Milestone ONVIF OnSSI Panasonic Pelco Sony Vivotek The remaining posts will come out over the next...
  • PR Firm Pleads Don't Scrap PR Spending on Jan 20, 2017
    ... LRG Background LRG's most notable clients include Hanwha, OnSSI and Altronix.  LRG describes themselves as: all extremely good looking creatures with...
  • Dahua Favorability Results 2017 on Jan 19, 2017
    Dahua, the mega-Chinese surveillance manufacturer not primarily owned by the Chinese...
  • OnSSI Favorability Results Poor Hurt By Milestone Breakup on Dec 21, 2016
    The one time key Milestone partner and the 2015 acquirer of VMS provider Seetec, OnSSI has navigated from its origins as a VMS re-seller into its own manufacturer /...
  • Worst Access Control 2016 on Oct 19, 2016
    Two access control providers stood out as being the worst to work with for integrators. In this...
  • VMS Installer Sizes Getting Out of Control on Oct 11, 2016
    ...examine file sizes for seven VMSes (including Axxon, Avigilon, Exacq, Genetec, NxWitness, Milestone and OnSSI), and the issues involved. VMS Installer Sizes Installer sizes of seven VMSes (that IPVM has...
  • VMS Developer Lensec Acquired on Aug 10, 2016
    ...few years (with Tyco acquiring Exacq, Canon acquiring Milestone, Panasonic acquiring Video Insight, OnSSi acquring Seetec, etc., etc.) Now, Houston-based Lensec announced their acquisition by a...
  • Milestone Wins Partial Damages Against OnSSI on Aug 08, 2016
    Milestone wants OnSSI to pay up. A Danish court has issued damages against Milestone's former top partner. But OnSSI...
  • Milestone Launches Exacq NVR Take-Over on Aug 04, 2016
    Last year, Milestone took aim at both Avigilon (Milestone Launches Avigilon Conversion Program) and OnSSI (Milestone 'Free' Takeover of OnSSI Accounts).  Now, they have turned towards Exacq. In this...
  • Major US City Satisfied With 20% Continuously Broken Cameras on Jul 20, 2016
    ... Old Milestone Mixed With OnSSI An image from the control center shows that they use a mix of many years old Milestone and...
  • VMS Storage Best Practice? VMS Server With Storage Or Dedicated Storage... on May 19, 2016
    ...develop a new customer in our neighborhood the primary site has around 325+ cameras with 1/3 on older ONSSI and 2/3's on a Vicon platform the upper end of cameras including remote office sites is 500+...
  • Milestone / OnSSI OEM Agreement Analyzed and Legal Move on May 17, 2016
    OnSSI has withdrawn its lawsuit from US courts, but the fight is far from done. In this note, we...
  • Manufacturer Sales Compensation 2016 Report on May 09, 2016
    This is the most comprehensive statistics on manufacturer sales compensation and a must read for...
  • OnSSI Sues Milestone on Apr 13, 2016
    The battle between OnSSI and Milestone is now going to court. In 2015, OnSSI acquired Seetec and later that year, OnSSI...
  • Onssi Ocularis 5.1 Performance Guidelines on Mar 15, 2016
    We (Seneca) have been doing some performance testing on the new ONSSI v5.1 code in our lab the past couple of weeks as part of our regular rotation of testing...
  • Genetec Access Control Company Profile on Mar 02, 2016
    Genetec is certainly best known for its VMS capabilities, but they have had their own access...
  • Worst VMS Manufacturers 2016 on Feb 29, 2016
    ... The Big 3 The 3 VMSes with the most votes were: OnSSI Lenel Pelco Our interpretation is that (1) these companies had problems with their VMSes...
  • Transition / Migration Pains Between Onssi Ocularis 4.X And Ocularis 5.X? on Feb 03, 2016
    Has anyone had as many pains as we have transitioning OnSSI from version 4 to version 5? Our support calls have sky rocketed, we've seen cameras...
  • VMS Market Getting Tougher on Nov 19, 2015
    ...) or waging price war against each other (Milestone vs onSSI). Wouldn't it be harder for an independent VMS system to survive without a camera maker...
  • Official Response Requested From ONSSI Concerning Legacy Driver Packs... on Nov 17, 2015
    Dear ONSSI, If one chooses not to upgrade to Ocularis 5.x at this time, but instead one continues with a...
  • OnSSI Rebuts Milestone 'False Claims' on Nov 16, 2015
    ... Milestone's 'free' takeover of OnSSI accounts is, unsurprisingly, causing OnSSI to push back. And the former #1 Milestone partner is...
  • Winners Losers Fall 2015 on Oct 12, 2015
    ... OnSSI - OnSSI says they were the ones to stop selling Milestone 'powered' VMS licenses. If true, it...
  • Milestone Launches Avigilon Conversion Program on Oct 07, 2015
    Milestone is not content to simply target their former #1 partner OnSSI. Now, they are turning their sights to Avigilon, with a new program aimed at converting Avigilon...
  • Milestone And Video Insight Takeover Offers - Good Or Bad? on Oct 06, 2015
    ... Now, Milestone is offering free VMS software to OnSSI customers on a support plan and radically reduced prices to any other OnSSI customer. On the...
  • Milestone 'Free' Takeover of OnSSI Accounts on Oct 02, 2015
    ... Last month, we reported how Milestone and OnSSI were breaking up. September 30th was the last day OnSSI sold any Milestone 'powered' VMS...
  • Milestone / OnSSI Break Up, Go To War on Sep 04, 2015
    ... Earlier this year, OnSSI, a long-time Milestone partner / OEM, acquired their own VMS, Seetec. At that time, the...
  • Hospital Video Surveillance Guide on Jul 28, 2015
    ... Exacq, Milestone, OnSSI, American Dynamics, Honeywell (more than you think), Pelco, Verint." "Genetec and Exacq for...
  • Airport Video Surveillance Guide on Jun 30, 2015
    ..." "Tier 1 manufacturers including Genetec, Milestone and OnSSI. The have the largest number of supported devices, best technical support, Enterprise-level...
  • Favorite SMB Video Surveillance Manufacturers 2015 on Jun 15, 2015
    ..." "When cost is a significant issue, we'll go with Hikvision/OnSSI." "Usually HIKVision for smaller projects and Axis for larger." Axis Cameras Still Solid On...
  • Milestone's 2014 Financials Revealed on Jun 15, 2015
    ... OnSSI As in years past, Milestone made no mention of OnSSI in their financials. OnSSI is minimally a...
  • City Video Surveillance Guide on Jun 08, 2015
    ..." "Our experience is around OnSSI, Exacq and Genetec. We are an OnSSI and Exacq shop." "Exacq (or Milestone). Typically bid...
  • The New Post-Milestone OnSSI Tested on Jun 01, 2015
    OnSSI surprised the industry earlier this year by acquiring rival VMS company Seetec. For years,...
  • OnSSI Ocularis 5 - The Milestone Migration Begins on Apr 14, 2015
    Just one week after OnSSI acquired rival VMS developer Seetec, OnSSI has announced the newest version of their Ocularis...
  • ISC West 2015 Show Full Report on Apr 14, 2015
    ...' Independence From Milestone OnSSI is also joining in on the fun, leveraging their Seetec acquisition, to declare 'complete...
  • New Products Spring 2015 on Apr 12, 2015
    ...major business events / deals occurring in 2015: Canon to Buy Axis, Will Own Axis and Milestone OnSSI Acquires VMS Company Seetec Panasonic Buys VMS Manufacturer VideoInsight Avigilon Loads Up...
  • OnSSI Acquires VMS Company Seetec on Apr 08, 2015
    ... One of the biggest VMS providers in North America, OnSSI, has bought [link no longer available] one of the biggest VMS providers in Europe, Seetec. In...
  • What Independent VMS Will Be Bought Next? on Feb 11, 2015
    ...Digifort (Brazil) ipConfigure (USA) Genetec (Canada) Lensec (USA) Network Optix (USA) NUUO (Taiwan) OnSSI (USA) Salient (USA) Wavestore (UK) What do you think? Who do you think should be acquired?...
  • Siemens OEMs Milestone on Jan 21, 2015
    ... The most famous Milestone OEM is OnSSI, though OnSSI oeming of Milestone is different than Siemens, in that OnSSI has developed a...
  • Milestone Terminates All US Manufacturer Reps on Dec 03, 2014
    ... For example, if a rep firm has Arecont and Exacq or Sony and OnSSI, they would be more likely to steer customers to use, respectively, Arecont and Sony, in deals...
  • Any One Can Give Me Some Feedback On ONSSI? on Nov 17, 2014
    I am analizing a deal with ONSSI, has any one use it, any feeback?
  • Upgrading Older Onssi Verion on Oct 03, 2014
    ... OnSSI support advised and gave me the link that I needed to upgrade to RC-C 7.0 (and in doing this I...
  • What Is More Impressive - Bigger Booth Or Packed Booth? on Oct 03, 2014
    ... Compare the following 3 manufacturers - Avigilon, Pelco and OnSSI: The smallest, by far, is Avigilon's. OnSSI's booth was 50% bigger and Pelco's booth was 275%...
  • Elerts Push Into Video Surveillance on Sep 03, 2014
    ...alerting startup, is pushing into video surveillance, led by integrations with big name VMSes and hiring of OnSSI's former national sales manager. In this note, we examine Elerts' positioning, video...
  • ONSSI Recording Times on Aug 19, 2014
    Hello, We are currently using ONSSI to record multiple cameras at our institution. We have most of these cameras set to record only...
  • OnSSI Mix and Match - Save Money on VMS? on Jul 09, 2014
    OnSSI is promoting what it calls 'Mix and Match [link no longer available]' that they say will save...
  • True Open Platform VMS Alternatives To Milestone on Jun 25, 2014
    Now that Milestone is the open platform child of a camera company, many are looking for...
  • Industry News Roundup May 2014 on May 23, 2014
    ..."universal fisheye dewarping" Luxriot is now supporting ONVIF Profile S [link no longer available] OnSSI is now doing recertification training online [link no longer available]. Camera...
  • Axis M3007 And Onssi on May 14, 2014
    Has anyone been able to get the Axis M3007 to dewarp in Ocularis Client via the fisheye view? I...
  • Onssi 4.0 And AXIS Entry Manager on May 07, 2014
    OnSSI revealed release 4.0 yesterday and one of the big talking points was the integration with Axis...
  • Onssi National Sales Manager Goes To Startup on Apr 24, 2014
    OnSSI's most public figure and company presenter, Brad Anderson, National Sales Manager, has left...
  • ONSSI Storage And Fail Over Questions on Apr 22, 2014
    Can someone describe how ONSSI handles fail over? Details in terms of licensing etc.. Does the fail-over server need to have X...
  • Worst and Best - ISC West 2014 on Apr 07, 2014
    ...videos: ACTi Arecont Avigilon Axis Bosch Dahua FLIR Genetec Hikvision Milestone Mobotix OnSSI ONVIF Panasonic Pelco Samsung Sony Vivotek Plus, we have a 13 minute tour of the back...
  • Product / Tech Roundup ISC West 2014 on Apr 04, 2014
    ...and is a recap of information gathered from booth visits to: Arecont Bosch Genetec Hikvision OnSSI ONVIF Panasonic Schneider Electric This information will eventually find its way into...
  • Major Exacq Rep Switches To Milestone on Mar 04, 2014
    ... This comes hot on the heels of Milestone adding one of OnSSI's strongest rep firms in the US. With only a handful of strong rep firms, this is somewhat of a...
  • Should I Switch To Lenel Or Onssi VMS? on Mar 04, 2014
    Right now Lenel and OnSSI are offering free licencing deals since Lenel will stop selling skypoint. Lenel are offering its...
  • Drops Onssi, Rep Picks Up Milestone on Mar 03, 2014
    ... And interestingly, previously, this firm represented OnSSI (as many know, OnSSI OEMs their 'recording engine' / VMS core from Milestone). The firm, IP...
  • Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2014 on Feb 17, 2014
    ... Where's OnSSI? In 2011, OnSSI finished tied for a distant fifth. Now, OnSSI only received a single clear vote...
  • ONVIF Archives 1000+ Products on Feb 06, 2014
    Many products that tout ONVIF conformance, like Avigilon, IndigoVision and OnSSI VMSes, have now been 'archived'. This move creates a second class citizen of ONVIF products and...