| Developer(s) | Sebastian Wagner, community |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.9.1 / December 2011 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Novell SUSE Linux |
| Type | Collaborative workspace, Web conferencing |
| License | Eclipse Public License |
| Website | OpenMeetings |
OpenMeetings is software used for presenting, online training, web conferencing, collaborative whiteboard drawing and document editing, and user desktop sharing. The product is based on OpenLaszlo RIA framework and Red5 media server, which in turn are based on a bunch of open source components. Communication takes place in meeting rooms which are set to different communication, security and video quality modes. The recommended database for backend support is MySQL. The product can be set up as an installed server product, or used as a hosted product.
Work on OpenMeetings started in 2006, and it has been downloaded over 250 000 times[1]. OpenMeetings is available in 31 languages[2].
Public facilities are for example the Centre of Competence in Open Source Sweden / Finland.
OpenMeetings is a member in Apache Incubator of the Apache Software Foundation.
Articles have been published at ZDNet Blogs[3] and a publication in LinuxMag France Page 40-44[4] and Ajax Magazine[5].
OpenMeetings is used for web conferencing in FOSS e-learning solution Moodle[6] and Atutor[7]. It was first integrated[8] as a replacement for the proprietary, Flash server based, video conference tool in Dokeos[9] and started from there as an independent open-source application (only developed by Sebastian Wagner at the time).
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OpenMeetings implements the following features: