Ekiga - voice, video, and IM

[webfork]

Nice to see a high quality open source, crossplatform (Win/Linux) solution for high-end video calling. I haven't been able to test this as I don't have a machine that can support the video options that I really want to use, but I think it would be an important addition to the site as an open Skype alternative.

Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is an open source (GPL) SoftPhone, Video Conferencing and Instant Messenger application over the Internet.

It supports HD sound quality and video up to DVD size and quality. It is interoperable with many other standard compliant softwares, hardwares and service providers as it uses both the major telephony standards (SIP and H.323).

http://ekiga.org/

X-Ekiga 4.0.1 [rev2]
http://www.winpenpack.com/en/download.php?view.1326
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-S ... kiga.shtml

Features:

Audio and Video free calls through the internet
Free Instant Messaging through the internet with Presence support
Audio (and video) calls to landlines and cell phones with support to the cheapest service providers
High Definition Sound (wideband) and Video Quality up to DVD quality (high framerate, state of the art quality codec and frame size)
Free of choice of the service provider
SMS to cell phones if the service provider supports it (like the default provider)
Standard Telephony features support like Call Hold, Call Transfer, Call Forwarding, DTMF
Wide interoperability: Ekiga use the main deployed stantards for telephony protocols (SIP and H.323) and has been tested with a wide range of softphones, hardphones, PBX and service providers

[joby_toss]

Very nice find!

Too bad I don't have any web buddies willing to use something like this...

[CornHolio the Gringo]

Ekiga v5.0 will be out in a while, and it offers encrypted voice and video, n Thats what all of mines missed for Years