Ekiga Reviews

Ekiga Description

Ekiga, formerly known as GnomeMeeting, is an open-source SoftPhone and Video Conferencing application that can be used over the Internet. It supports HD sound quality, as well as video up to DVD size. It uses both the major telephony standards, SIP and H.323, and is compatible with many service providers and all types of hardware and software. Ekiga was originally released under the GnomeMeeting brand in 2001 as a graduation thesis. Voice over IP, IP Telephony and videoconferencing weren't as common in 2001 as they are today. GNU/Linux was still in its infancy. Let's not even talk about multimedia capabilities. Many webcam drivers were buggy. ALSA was not yet released and full-duplex audio was difficult to achieve. Performance could also be a problem, especially if the most efficient codecs are closed-source. The technology was not yet ready, but Ekiga was already in motion!