The Apache Software Foundation has released Apache OpenMeetings 6.0, a web conferencing server that enables audio and video conferencing over the Web, as well as collaboration and messaging between participants. Both webinars with one speaker and conferences with an arbitrary number of participants simultaneously interacting with each other are supported. The project code is written in Java and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.
Among the additional features: tools for integrating with a calendar-scheduler, sending individual or broadcast notifications and invitations, sharing files and documents, maintaining an address book of participants, keeping a record of an event, joint scheduling of tasks, broadcasting the output of launched applications (demonstration of screencasts), conducting polls and surveys.
One server can serve an arbitrary number of conferences held in separate virtual conference rooms and including its own set of participants. The server supports flexible permissions management tools and a powerful conference moderation system. Management and interaction of participants is carried out through a web-interface. The OpenMeetings code is written in Java. MySQL and PostgreSQL can be used as a DBMS.
In the new release:
- Added the ability to execute load texts and generate metrics to track performance using the Prometheus monitoring system.
- The user interface related to conferencing has been broken down into separate components and translated into building using the NPM package manager and managing dependencies using NPM. The development process has been made more convenient for front-end developers using JavaScript.
- Changes have been made to improve the security of audio and video conferencing, as well as providing screen sharing using WebRTC technology. OAuth uses TLS 1.2. Added the ability to set limits for the NetTest client (link quality test) and general limits on the number of clients. Captcha output settings implemented. Added option to disable recording.
- Work has been done to improve the stability of audio and video broadcasts.
- The user interface for displaying notifications uses the Web Notification API, which allows you to use the system mechanisms for displaying notifications on the desktop. Improved translations. In the form for sending invitations, the user's time zone is displayed. Added the ability to pin and adjust the size of blocks with videos of conference participants.
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