Ekiga
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Ekiga (formerly called GnomeMeeting) is an open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. Ekiga uses both the H.323 and SIP protocols. It supports many audio and video codecs, and is interoperable with other Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) compliant software and with Microsoft NetMeeting.
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.
Features
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 some settings
- Device auto-detection, including:
- * OSS and ALSA soundcard support, through plugins
- * Video4linux and FireWire camera support, through plugins
User interface
- Addressbook with speed dials
- H.323/callto and SIP URLs
- Dialpad
- Advanced call history
- Full-screen videoconferencing
- In call Instant-Apply support for Settings
- Auto Answer and Do Not Disturb modes
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
Release History
Ekiga 2.0 was released on March 13, 2006. It was bundled with GNOME 2.14.External links
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