Ekiga is an open source SIP and H.323 application, supporting audio and video.
It is the successor of GnomeMeeting.
Product's homepage
Here are some key features of "Ekiga":
· 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
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
User-visible fixes:
· Fix crash when quitting ekiga while receiving presence information
· Fix crash when quitting ekiga right after starting it (before STUN ending)
· Fix crash when disabling an account while icons in roster are changing
· Fix crash when receiving call a second time
· Fix crash in XML parsing in case of malicious code
· Fix increasing CPU usage afer hours of usage caused by endless OPTIONS
Several fixes for H.323:
· fix H.323 parsing
· add the username in authentication
· fix unregistering the gatekeeper
· fix registration
· assign gk_name only if success
· do not propose adding an H.323 account if the protocol is not built-in
· Fix registration for registrars accepting the last Contact item offered
· Allow to change the REGISTER compatibility mode of an existing registration
· Fix impossibility to hangup active call after a missed call
· Fix busy or call forwarding on busy occuring when connection is released
· Fix subscribing/unsubscribing when enabling and disabling SIP accounts
· Do not show is-typing messages sent by other programs during chatting
· Stop ongoing registration when remove account
· Use meaningful names for ALSA sub-devices
· Allow to enter contact addresses without host part, and choose the host later
· Increase number of characters shown in device names
· Use a better icon for call history in addressbook
· Show the address instead of "telephoneNumber" in addressbook
· Deactivate NullAudio ptlib's device for audio input too
· Do not send OPTIONS messages once the account is disabled
· Hide the main window immediately on exit
· Handle xa status as away
· Fix debugging message when registering
· Fix race condition leading to duplicate entry in call history
· Fix incoming call if two INVITE's in a fork arrive very close together
· Use correct username in OPTIONS messages
· Allow to have message waiting indication even if asterisk's vmexten is off
· Send OPTION only on the right interface
· Fix buttons direction in dialpad for RTL languages
· Fix aborting RTP receiver with Polycom HDX8000
· Fix possible incorrect jitter calculation for RTCP
· Only kill REGISTER/SUBSCRIBE forks if a "try again" response is received
· Various other fixes
Build fixes:
· Fix building opal when java SDK installed and swig is not
· Some code cleanup
Translation updates:
· Update translations: fr, ml, pt_BR
· Update help translations: pt_BR