ONVIF: releases test tool and conformance process. Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) today releases its test tool and conformance process, strengthening its position as a standardization initiative for network video products.

The release makes it possible for product manufacturers who have joined the Forum to declare conformance to the ONVIF specification.

“It is now only a question of time before we see the first ONVIF conformant products on the market,” says Stefan Alfredsson at Axis Communications, Chairman of ONVIF’s communication committee. “The core specification and test specification, which were published at the end of 2008, enabled interested parties to prepare their products for the common interface. Today’s release of test tool and conformance process makes it easy to verify interoperability and allows companies to market ONVIF conformant products.”

“This is a significant milestone for the industry and for the more than 55 members of ONVIF,” says Simon Harris at IMS Research. “With the rapid market growth of network video products, the need for a standardized interface has become more and more evident.“

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