Ekiga (formerly known as GnomeMeeting) is a good open-source SoftPhone, Video Conferencing and Quick Messenger application over the Internet. This supports HD sound quality and video clip up to DVD size and high quality. Because it uses both of the particular major telephony standards (SIP and They would. 323), it is interoperable with a lot of service providers and many sorts of equipment and software. Features and Highlights Convenience of use with a modern Visual User Interface Digital free calls by means of the internet Free Instant Messaging by means of the internet with Presence support Sound (and video) calls to landlines plus cell phones with support to the particular cheapest service providers High Definition Audio (wideband) and Video Quality up in order to DVD quality (high framerate, state associated with the art quality codec and body size) Free of choice of the particular service provider SMS to cell mobile phones if the service provider supports this (like the default provider) Standard Telephone features support like Call Hold, Contact Transfer, Call Forwarding, DTMF Remote plus Local Address Book support: Remote Deal with Book support with authentification using the particular standard LDAP technology, Local Address assistance in Gnome (Evolution) Multi-platform: Windows plus GNU/Linux Wide interoperability: Ekiga use the particular main deployed standards for telephony methods (SIP and H. 323) and provides been tested with a broad variety of softphones, hardphones, PBX, and service providers HIG Up to date GUI: Ekiga looks right, behaves correctly, and fits into the GNOME interface as a whole Translated into A lot of Languages Contact centric interface: preferred connections can be classified by the main consumer interface (Buddy List) Contact's presence screen: Offline, Away, Busy, Online status (SIP/SIMPLE) Automatic addition of network neighbors connections in the main user interface (using the Bonjour/ZeroConf protocol) Separate call home window Desktop wide notifications Connection quality meter in the status bar Message Waiting around Indications Support: the app can inform you how many Voice Mails are usually waiting Easy to use short-cuts Simple account selection when dialing for the contact: auto-completion Call Hold: This successfully pauses Video