Ekiga

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Ekiga (formerly called GnomeMeeting) is a free and open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME and Windows. It is the default VOIP client in Ubuntu. 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.^[1]

Contents 1 Features 1.1 Integration 1.2 User interface 1.3 Technical 1.4 Incoming new features 2 Release history 3 Notes 4 See also 5 External links

[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] Incoming new features

• SIMPLE
• SRTP
• ZRTP
• H263, H264

Roadmap

[edit] Release history

Ekiga 2.0 was released on March 13, 2006. It was bundled with GNOME 2.14.

Version 2.0.9 was the first version to include bundled support for Microsoft Windows (in beta).^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ↑ Ekiga - What is Ekiga?, Ekiga website (accessed 9 Oct 2008)
2. ↑ Windows Users - Ekiga

[edit] See also

• Comparison of VoIP software
• SIP Communicator
• WengoPhone

[edit] External links

• Ekiga website
• Ekiga wiki
• Developer's weblog
• Ekiga on Windows Tutorial

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