WengoPhone is developed free software and a VoIP service, of the OpenWengo Community under the GNU/GPL license. It makes free telephoning via Internet from a computer to other users with likewise SIP for compatible software possible. In addition it is possible to hold conversations into the fixed net or to mobile telephones to send SMS messages away and lead video telephone calls. None of these functions is bound to a certain SIP offerer and can be used with each on the market available offerer, contrary to the prop. guessing eras solution by Skype.

Versions

WengoPhone Classic

Is programmed and spread WengoPhone Classic of OpenWengo, a community of proponents of free software. The goal of the OpenWengo Community is it to place a productive platform for the development of free software regarding VoIP technologies ready.

Characteristics

The software functions, like also different Softphones (one on PC-current telephone software), without problems behind the most Firewalls and NAT routing, since for communication among other things the TCP haven 80 can be used, which normally finds for the Surfen in the World Wide Web use and is de-energised therefore in nearly all cases. With WengoPhone Classic acts it around free software, those under the GNU GPL drives itself out and used contrary to the program Skype open and standard-conformal VoIP minutes SIP.

Thus some advantages result:

• Can be called IP telephones, Softphones or conventional telephones (if they by telephone system or adapter entrance to the Internet have), if they support the SIP standard.

• Between these SIP terminals can be telephoned world-wide free of charge, if these use the same Provider or a IP call takes place.

• Since there is a central announcing server with Skype only, SIP servers are however distributed, are concerned with a hacker attack only the respective offerers and not the entire Telefonie obtained over SIP.

Beyond pure telephoning is with WengoPhone Classic also for video telephoning (depending upon Internet connection in frame), Instant Messaging and dispatching SMS messages possible.

Storing the call and contact contacts takes place locally on the own PC. The possibility of storing these lists also central on a server in the Internet will probably hold in the advancement WengoPhone NG introduction.

Momentarily 12 different languages stand to the selection, among other things German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Netherlands and Polish.

Development

Functions are planned as own call in service over Wengo with local telephone number, answering set (Voicemail), call forwarding, conference discussions (both for audio and for video), PIM synchronisation, file transfer, a centralized contact list. A further goal is a most extensive platform independence of the program, so that also versions for MacOS become possible X, FreeBSD and pocket PCs.

WengoPhone NG

WengoPhone NG is a free VoIP, video Chat and Instant Messaging application, which was published by the OpenWengo project under the GNU general Public License.

In addition, WengoPhone NG permits to develop it with the help of the SIP standard free of charge VoIP discussions with all SIP Phones, can over a call Out service connections with the fixed net construct. Further it is to be communicated possible with the following Instant Messaging services: MSN of measuringclose, Google talc, Jabber, Yahoo! More measuringclosely, AIM, iChat.

Firefox extension

Since short there is also an extension for the Browser Firefox (starting from version 1.5) for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux (alpha), which make it possible to telephone directly from the Browser. WengoPhone participates bar available as side.

Alternative one

• Skype
• Gizmo
• Jajah
• KPhone

Related links

• Official Website of OpenWengo
• Development environment and Wiki
• Mailing lists for developers
• Source code Browser

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