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 OpenMeetings can support any number of conferences held in separate virtual conference rooms and with their own set of participants. The server supports flexible permissions management tools and a powerful conference moderation system. Participant management and interaction are performed via a web interface. OpenMeetings is written in Java. MySQL and PostgreSQL can be used as database management systems.
In the new release:
- Added the ability to run load tests and generate metrics for performance tracking using the Prometheus monitoring system.
- The user interface for conference management has been broken down into individual components and transitioned to NPM package management and dependency management. The development process has been made more user-friendly for front-end developers using JavaScript.
- Changes have been made to enhance the security of audio and video conferences, as well as screen sharing using WebRTC technology. TLS 1.2 is now enabled for OAuth. The ability to set limits for the NetTest client (connection quality test) and overall client limits has been added. Captcha display settings have been implemented. An option to disable recording has been added.
- Work has been carried out to improve the stability of audio and video broadcasts.
- The user interface uses the Web Notification API to display notifications, allowing for the use of system desktop notification mechanisms. Translations have been improved. The user's time zone is now displayed in the invitation form. The ability to pin and customize the size of video blocks with conference participants has been added.
Source: opennet.ru
