Unifying Forces: ONVIF's Collaborative Approach to Security

Steve welcomes Leo Levit, chair of ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum), to talk about the evolution of IP security standards. Leo and Steve discuss ONVIF's journey from its founding by Axis, Bosch, and Sony in 2008, overcoming initial skepticism, to becoming the standard for interoperability. Leo highlights ONVIF's growth, noting the increasing number of conformant products, even from companies initially resistant to open standards. He covers ONVIF's current and future initiatives, such as integrating IP audio with VMS, developing a cloud profile for camera-to-cloud communication, and creating a working group for data-driven applications. Leo and Steve also discuss efforts to maintain video authenticity amid AI advancements, ensuring trust in video content. The conversation highlights ONVIF's dedication to innovation and interoperability, providing valuable insights for industry insiders and end-users as ONVIF continues to shape security technology's future.

About our guest:

Leo Levit is a business leader with a unique combination of a strong technical and sales background, product management experience, passionate leadership, winning commercial mindset and entrepreneurship. Leo is the Steering Committee Chairman of ONVIF and leads the major industry standardisation alliance within the physical security industry. As Director of System Integration (Solution Management), Leo believes in experience, trust, passion and result. These key words describe a business-driven leader in the international environment. Leo’s passion is to drive company growth and profitability by business excellence and focus on customer needs, as well as educating, and guiding manufacturers on interoperability, integration and the future of technological innovation.

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Chapters:

The Future of ONVIF (0:00:06)

Leo Levitt discusses the origins and growth of ONVIF, highlighting its evolution from industry skepticism to becoming the standard for interoperability in IP-based security systems.

Interoperability and Membership in ONVIF (0:16:14)

This chapter delves into ONVIF's current initiatives, such as integrating IP audio systems with VMS and developing cloud profiles, while emphasizing the organization's consensus-driven approach among its nearly 500 member companies.

Technical Innovations and Future Directions (0:31:14)

The conversation explores ONVIF's efforts in areas like signed video for maintaining video integrity, potential future collaborations with building automation systems, and the importance of open standards for end-users and manufacturers alike.

Resources:

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Meet your host Steve Kenny: Steve has spent 14 years in the security sector undertaking various roles that have seen him take responsibility for key elements of mission critical, high profile projects across a number of different...