Ekiga
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| Developed by | Damien Sandras |
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| Stable release | 3.0.2 (January 12, 2009) [+/−] |
| Preview release | 3.1.0 (2009-01-05) [+/−] |
| Platform | Unix-like, beta support for Windows |
| Type | VoIP Video conferencing |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://www.ekiga.org |
Ekiga (formerly called GnomeMeeting) is a VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME and Windows. It is distributed as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It is the default VOIP client in Ubuntu.[1] 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.[2]
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. [3]
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[edit] Features
Ekiga features include: [4]
[edit] Integration
- LDAP 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:
- USB hotplug support.
- ALSA and legacy OSS soundcard support, through plugins
- Video4linux and FireWire camera support, through plugins
[edit] User interface
- Contact list based interface
- Presence support with custom message
- Monitoring of contacts (in call, online, offline, ...)
- Call history
- Dialpad
- Addressbook
- Chat window
- SIP URLs and H.323/callto
- Full-screen videoconferencing (accelerated using the graphic card)
- In call Instant-Apply support for settings
[edit] Technical features
- 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] History
- March 2004 – Version 1.0 under the name GnomeMeeting
- March 2006 - Version 2.0 was released under name Ekiga, it was bundled with GNOME 2.14
- April 2007 - Version 2.0.9 was the first version to include support for Microsoft Windows
- September 2008 – Version 3.0.0
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga
- ^ Ekiga - What is Ekiga?, Ekiga website (accessed 9 Oct 2008)
- ^ Ekiga - Who drew the the logo and made the graphic art?, Ekiga website (accessed 9 Oct 2008)
- ^ Ekiga - Features, Ekiga website (accessed 9 Oct 2008)
[edit] External links
- Official Ekiga website
- Official Ekiga documentation wiki
- Free your Speech - Developer's VoIP blog
- Ubuntu Community Documentation Wiki on Ekiga
- Linux.com Review of Ekiga
- Free Software Magazine - Interview with Developers
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