ONVIF Favorability Results

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Jan 11, 2017

ONVIF has been one of the most debated aspects of the video surveillance industry. On the one hand, its aim to increase interoperability has been widely applauded. On the other, many have criticized ONVIF for not working well enough or fully delivering the interoperability marketed.

New IPVM statistics of 100+ integrator respondents shows that ONVIF has been well received overall. In this note, we examine the statistics and share numerous integrator comments on ONVIF's impact / positioning.

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*** **** ********** ** ***+ ********** *********** ***** **** ***** has **** **** ******** *******. ** **** ****, ** ******* the ********** *** ***** ******** ********** ******** ** *****'* ****** / ***********.

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ONVIF *******

***** ****** **** ** ******* ************ ******* *** *** *** of *** ****** ******** ******* **** ***********.

***** *** ***** ****** *********** ** ******* ********* ******** ** **** their *** ******, *** ****** ******* *** ***** ***** **** ** is ********** ** ** ***** **** ** *** *******. ********** were ****** ****** ******* *********** *** ********* ****** ***** *********, and **** ******** ** ******** ******* ******** ***********.

*** ***** ******** ******** **-***** ******** ** *****, *** **** ** *** ****** in *** *****, *** **** *** ******* ******** *** ******** to *******.

Integrators **** ****************

***** *** ******* *** ****** ** ****** *** *********** ** mix-and-match ******** *** ***** ****** ** *********** *********. *********** ********* the *********** ** ********* *** ************ ******* *******, ******** **** to ***** ***** ******* ** **** ********** ***** **** ****** making * ****** *** *** ***********.

"***** **** ** ******* ********* ******** **** * ******** **** protocol ** **** ********."
"** ** * ****** ****** *************** ****. ** ** ******* system *********** ******* ********* **** ********* *******."
"*** ******* ******* ** ******* ** ****** *** *** ********. As **** ******* ****** **** *** ****, ********* **** ** invest **** ** * ***. ** **** **** ******** ****** to **** **** ******* ****** ************* ** *** ******* ** making **** *** ***** ************* ******."
"**** **** ********* **** ******** *** ** ******. **** *********** bridge *** ** ****** ***** **** * ********."
"**** ** *** ************* ** *** * *** ****** ** its * **** ****. ************ ******** ********* ** *** *** becoming **** ** * *****."
"* **** ** ** ******* ** *****; * **** **** direct *********** *** * ****** ******. *******, ***** *** *** business *** **** ******* *******, ** **** ***** ******* ** ONVIF ******* **** ** **** **** **** **** ******** ****** up *** ************/************* *******. ** *** ******-**** ****** *** *** have ***** ** ** ** **** ******** **** ****** **** so ***** ***** *** **** *** **** ******."
"********* *** ****!"
"*** ******** ** ****** *** ******. ** **** ***** ***** has ****** ** ** ********** ** ************* ** ** **% of *** *************."
"**** ** **** * ****** ********. ** ***** ** ****** opportunity ** ****** ***** *** ********* ****** *************. *****'* ****** work ** ********** ******."
"***** ******** *********** ** ****** *******. ******* *****, **************** ***** be *********** *******."
"** *** ******* * ****** *** ** ****** ** *** video ************ ******. ** *** ***** ** * **** **** option **** **** ********* ***'* **** ** **** *** **** of ****** ******* *************. ** ******* ***** ** ***'* ****** advanced ******** ******* *** **** *********. * *****'* ****** **** their ***** **************/*************** **** ***** ******** ********, *** * ******'* mind ****** *** ***** ******."
"** **** ********* - ** **** *** **** **** ** know ** * ****** ***** **** ********, ** **** *** video *** ** *** ****** (***** *** *** ** *** features, *** * ***** ******)."
"****** ************** ** *** ****** **** *** ********* ** ************ - * ***** **'* ******* ****** *** *** ************ ****** side ** *** ******** **** **** **************** *** ***** *** proprietary ***** ** * *******."
"********* ********* ********* - ******** ******** *** **** ********* *** way *** **** ** **** ***** *** ******** ** ** other **********."
"**** ***** **** ******* *** *** ************* ** **** ******** its *** ******* *** *** *** **** ***** ** **** had ** *** ******** ********* ******* *** **** *** ********** before ***** **** ***** ** **** ********* ******* ** **** together."

ONVIF ***** **** ****** ****** *************

******* ** *** ******** ********** ** ***** ******** ** *** hit-or-miss ****** ** ******* ****** ***** ************ ** ***** *******. Integrators ***** **** **** ****** ******* *** ***** *** **** reliable *** ** *** ******** ************* ******* ** *** ***.

“****** **********. **** ************ ***** ******* ************ *************, ** ***** the ****** *** "****" ******* **'* *****, **'* ***** ***** to **** *** *** *** ********* *** ****.”
“***** ***** ***** ********, ** ****** ** *** ****** ******** drivers. *** *******, ***** ***** ** ***** ***** ****** ********* must ** *** ** ** **** ****** ******* ** ******* the ***. ******* ******* ** ** **+ ******* ** ********* each *** ************. **** * ***** ** ****.”
“****** ** ***** ***** *** *** ************* *** ****** *** developed *********** ******* ******* *** *** *********. **** ********** *** seen *** *** ***** *** ********** *********** ** ***** *********, like ****** *********, ***.”
“* ****** ****** ***** **** ***/*** ************ **** **** ************ and ***** **** ****. **** * ** *** **** * hate ** ******* ** ****** *****'* ******* ****** ********* (** least **** ** *******, ** * **** ** ****** **** time ***** ** *** ***** ** **% ** ** ********).”
“** *** ***** * *** ** *** ****** ******* *** the ********** **** ** ******* ******* ******* *** ***** ******.”
“******* ** ***** *** ******** ******. **** ************* **** ***** onvif *** ****** ******* *** ******** ****** ****** ****”
“** ** ***** *** **** **** *** ****** ******* *** the ***** *** *******. *** ** ** ** * *** to *** * ***** ***** ***** ****** ** ** ********* system ***** ** **** ****** *** ****. ** *** **** a **** ***, **** *** *** ****** * **** ***** cameras *** *** ***** ****** ******* ** *** ***.”

*** ***** ** ******* ******** ****** ***** *********, ***** ********* and ********* ***** ** ** ********, *** ******* *** ****** detection ** ******** ********/******** ** ***** * ***** ******* * camera *** *** ******** ***** *******.

Claims ** ********** ****** ** *******

******* ***** ******* ***** *** *** **** ** *********** ****** products ******** ** ** ***** *********. **** ** *** ******* of *********, *** ********** ********, ** ** **** ********* ***** of **** **** ******** **** **** ******** ********. ******* *** ability ** ***** **** ******** ******* **** *** ** ***** compliance ** *************, *********** *** ****** ** **** **** ** verify **** ******** **** ** **** ********* *** ******** ** needed.

"** *****, * ****** ** *** **** * ***** *****. After ***, ********* *** ****. ** *** ***** ****, ***** are *** **** ******** **** ***** **** **** ** ** sorted ***: #* ** **** ***** *** ** **** ******* falsely ******** ***** ********** - *** ** ***** ****'** ***** so **** ********. #* ** **** ******* ********** ** ***** a *******, *** ** ******** *** ** *** ******* **** proprietary ***-**-*** ********* *** ******* *****. *********** *** *** ***** are ***** **** ********* ** *** ** * ****** ***** solely ** *****. ****'* ****** ******** ****** *******. *******, ***** should **** *** ***** ** ***** *******."
“************* *** ***** ***** ********* ** *** ****** ** ********* to *** ********* ** **** **** ************ ** **** ******.”
“**** ** **** ********* *** ****************, *** *** **** **** do *** ******* ********* * **** **** **** ***-**** ******* claiming ** ** ***** *** *** *****.”
“**** * *********** ***** *** **** *** ***** ** ***** nothing. ** *** *****'* ****** ** ***'* ****** ** ** work.”
“***** **** *** ****** ********. ***** * **** ** ** to ********** **** ** **** ******** ***** **********. *******, **** did **** ** ******* ******* ** ** ****** ********** ** rat ******* *** *** *** ******* ******** ***** ***********.”
"* ** *** ***** **** ********** ** **********. ***** *** * lot ** ************* ******, *** **** ** ***** **** **** on ******* ***** ************* ******* **** *** *******. *** ****** has **** ** **** *******."
“** * ***** ***** ********* **** ********* ******** **** ** a **** ****.”

***** *** ***** ** *********** ******** ** ****, *** ***** *** ****, **** ******** ***** *** there ******* ******** ***** ***********.

Outlook *** *****

****** ************ *** ***** ******, ***** *** ****** *** "******** ********", *** eclipsing ********** **** ** ***** ** ******** ***** ******* *** *****. ** *** enough ********, *** *************, **** ** ** ******** ** *********** stand ***** ****** ** **** *****, *** *** ***** ********* has ***** **** ****** ** ******** *********** ** *** ***** ******* matrix. **** **** ** ****, ***** ** ******* **** ** stay, *** ******** ** ** ** **** ** **** ******* native-integration ***** ******* ******* ** * ****-***-**** *******.

Comments (6)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/11/17 05:19pm

***** ** * "***** *****" **** *** **** ****** *** years...nice ** ****** *** *** ****

** *** **** ********* **** *** "**** ********" *** ******** for *******.

** ***** ** ******* "***********" *** "*********".

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 01/11/17 06:26pm

** ***** ** ** ***, *** **** ** **** ** integrator ************ ****** **** **** *************?

Itamar Kerbel

In reply to John Honovich | 01/15/17 07:20am

* ***** ******* *** *** **** **** *** *****.
***** ** ******** * *** ***** ***** ** ***'* **** much ** ****** **** *** ** ****** **** ************ ******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 01/15/17 07:27am

...**** ** ******

** *** ******** *** "*** *** ****" ****** *****?

Rian Schermerhorn

01/17/17 08:59pm

***** ** *** ***** ****, *** ****'** **** **** ** accomplish * ***. * ******* *** ******** ************ *** **** to ** **** *** ****** *** ******** **** **** ** actually **** *****. ********* *** * **** ***** *** * hope **** ******** ** *******, *** ***** ***** *** *** ability ** *********** **** ** *** ****** / ******** *************** that ******* *** ******** *****, ** **** *** ******* *** need *** ****** *******.

**** ***'* **** **** ** ****** ***** ******** *** **** cameras, **** ***** ** **** *** ******* ******* ** ** the ****** / ******** ************ ****. **** ***** **** *** resources, *** *'* ****** ** *** **** **** ******** *** some ****.

Tim Howell

IPVMU Certified | 01/18/17 02:26pm

** * ********** ******** ** *** ******* ****** * ****** appreciate ****** ***** ******** **** *** *** *** ** *** surveys. *** **** *** ** ****** ** ** **** * am ***** ** ******* ** ** ******** ******* *** *** the **** **** **** ** **** ***** ******* ****. ****** for *** ***** *** ****** ** **** *** ***** *****. The ******* ***** *** ***** *** ***** ** *********.

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