Ekiga
| File:GnomeMeeting In A Call.png Ekiga in a call | |
| Developer(s) | Damien Sandras |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.00 Beta 2
/ February 13, 2006 |
| Preview release | n/a (n/a) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Video conferencing |
| License | GPL |
| Website | http://www.ekiga.org/ |
Ekiga (formely known as 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 SIP compliant software and also with Microsoft NetMeeting.
Ekiga was initially written by Damien Sandras in order to graduate from the Université catholique de Louvain. Ekiga is currently developed by a community-based development team lead by Damien 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:
- 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)
- DTMFs support
- LDAP support
Future
At the moment Ekiga is under development and a stable version is expected to be released along with GNOME 2.14. The networking part is going through a radical rewrite. An important feature that is currently developed is SIP support.