Openmeeting

OpenMeeting is an open-source project from Apache. It is a web application suitable for video conferencing, instant messaging, whiteboard, collaborative document editing, etc. The main requirement of an open meeting is Oracle Java. OpenMeeting uses a Red5 streaming server for remoting and streaming. The open meeting is an open-source solution for institutions/organizations that want to keep the conferences private and within their parameter.

OpenMeeting is an open-source and independent alternative for Google Hangouts. It allows video/audio conference, collaborative editing, screen sharing, instant messaging, etc. OpenMeeting community provides plugins for integrating to common platforms like Moodle, Sakai, Jira, Joomla, Bitrix, Confluence, SugarCRM, Redmine. Unfortunately, the Drupal plugin for open meetings is not open-source. A good news is, OpenMeeting provides a SOAP API for integrating OpenMeeting with other platforms. I will explain how to create a new conference via OpenMeeting's SOAP API.