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OpenMeetings
Developer(s)Maxim Solodovnik, Sebastian Wagner, community
Stable release
4.07 / January 1, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-01-01)
Operating systemMac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Novell SUSE Linux, Ubuntu
TypeCollaborative workspace, Web conferencing
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websiteopenmeetings.apache.org

OpenMeetings is software used for presenting, online training, web conferencing, collaborative whiteboard drawing and document editing, and user desktop sharing. The product is based on Red5 media server, HTML5 and Flash which in turn are based on a number of open source components. Communication takes place in virtual "meeting rooms" which may be set to different communication, security and video quality modes. The recommended database engine for backend support is MySQL, though some other databases are also eligible. The product can be set up as an installed server product, or used as a hosted service.

Work on OpenMeetings started in 2007 by Sebastian Wagner. Since 2009 the project became open which helped to involve other developers from different countries. Starting from 2011 main project development and technical support moved to Russia. In the meantime, web conferencing services based on OpenMeetings formally are offered by about a dozen companies around the world. Since 2012, the project is being developed under the auspices of open-source devoted Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and possesses Apache License, which allows it to be used in commercial projects. Since 2012 OpenMeetings progress is presented regularly at the ApacheCon.

Public facilities include the educational intranet "Koblenzer Schulnetz" in Koblenz, Germany and two public demo-servers.[1]

Articles have been published at ZDNet Blogs[2] and a publication in LinuxMag France Page 40-44[3] and Ajax Magazine.[4] Last article summarized the 10-year OpenMeetings development and perspectives, along with analyzing open source videoconferencing landscape[5].

OpenMeetings is used for web conferencing in FOSS e-learning solutions Moodle[6] and Atutor[7]. According to the public statistics, number of Moodle-based sites using OpenMeetings is already over one thousand[8]. Now OpenMeetings is integrated with several CMS, CRM and other systems via universal SOAP/REST APIs. Project has been downloaded over 250 000 times[9].OpenMeetings is available in 31 languages[10].

So far, OpenMeetings is almost ported to HTML5.

Features

Open Meetings implements the following features:

  • Audio communication
  • Video conferencing
  • Meeting recording
  • Screen sharing
  • Collaborative document editing
  • Chat and white boarding
  • User and room management
  • Mobile client for Android

Features are permanently enhanced as new versions are released several times a year.

Security and Customization

Code transparency and security check is a benefit of open projects and sometimes a crucial factor of customer choice. In combination with the ability to install on the customer's own servers under the control of the desired operating system and use of secure protocols and authorization methods, this gives a complete control over the web conferencing channel.

Customization is significant for those who need to accent their unique branding or make some change of functionality, utilizing the open source code. Power users with good computing skills can do it on their own or address the developer community.

Variety of customers

OpenMeetings customers can be segmented into several categories:

  • Educational entities which are state and private universities, organizations focused on various online teaching and training.
  • Consulting companies focused on areas highly demanding live communication, e.g. medical online consulting, law firms.
  • Multi-site organizations spread among different geographical locations.
  • Entities with high security requirements which need the total control of media streaming.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Apache OpenMeetings Project – Demo servers".
  2. ^ Stewart, Ryan (2007-06-04). "Openmeetings - Open source video conferencing and collaboration with OpenLaszlo | ZDNet". Blogs.zdnet.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2013-09-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Les Editions Diamond". Ed-diamond.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ^ "OpenMeetings, An OpenLaszlo Based Video-Conferencing Solution". May 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Arkhipets, Irina; et al. (2018-03-10). "Open Source Web-/ Videoconferencing Solutions and OpenMeetings Project; Vestnik NSU". NSU. Retrieved 2019-03-13. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)
  6. ^ Huff, Mark. "Using Moodle: new VideoConferencing Plugin(s) for OpenMeetings 0.5.1". Moodle.org. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  7. ^ "ATutor: Learning Content Management System: Download". Atutor.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  8. ^ "Usage statistics for Moodle integration plugin". Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  9. ^ "Downloads - openmeetings - Open-Source Web-Conferencing - Google Project Hosting". Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  10. ^ "Internationalisation - openmeetings - This Page should documentate the progress of internationalisation - Open-Source Web-Conferencing - Google Project Hosting". Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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