Ekiga
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| Ekiga | |
 Ekiga Logo |
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| Developer: | Damien Sandras |
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| Latest release: | 2.0.7 / 11 March 2007 |
| Platform: | Linux (Windows support in progress) |
| Use: | Video conferencing |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | http://www.ekiga.org/ |
Ekiga (formerly called GnomeMeeting) is a free software/open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. Ekiga supports both the SIP and H.323 (based on OpenH323) protocols and is fully interoperable with any other SIP compliant application and with Microsoft NetMeeting. It supports many high-quality audio and video codecs.
Ekiga was initially written by Damien Sandras in order to graduate from the Université catholique de Louvain. It is currently developed by a community-based team led by Sandras. The logo was designed based on his concept by Andreas Kwiatkowski, an open source enthusiast and a friend of his.
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[edit] Features
[edit] Integration
- LDAP and ILS directories registration and browsing
- Integration with Novell Evolution so that contacts are shared between both programs
- ZeroConf (Apple Bonjour) support
- External configuration with GConf, including ability for administrators to block certain settings
- Device auto-detection, including:
- ALSA and legacy OSS soundcard support, through plugins
- Video4linux and FireWire camera support, through plugins
[edit] User interface
- Addressbook with speed dials
- SIP URLs and H.323/callto
- Dialpad
- Advanced call history
- Full-screen videoconferencing
- In call Instant-Apply support for settings
- Auto Answer and Do Not Disturb modes
[edit] Technical
- Call Forwarding on busy, no answer, always (SIP and H.323)
- Call Transfer (SIP and H.323)
- Call Hold (SIP and H.323)
- DTMFs support (SIP and H.323)
- Basic Instant Messaging (SIP)
- Text Chat (SIP and H.323)
- Possibility to register to several registrars (SIP) and gatekeepers (H.323)
- Possibility to use an outbound proxy (SIP) or a gateway (H.323)
- Message Waiting Indications (SIP)
- Audio AND Video (SIP and H.323)
- STUN support (SIP and H.323)
- LDAP support
[edit] Release history
Ekiga 2.0 was released on March 13, 2006. It was bundled with GNOME 2.14.
A pre-release beta for Microsoft Windows is available.[1]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
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People: Miguel de Icaza • Federico Mena • Havoc Pennington • other people |
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