The greatest advantage of open source VoIP application over proprietary is that the former offers the flexibility for organizations to modify the code as needed for specific purposes since the code is open.
Besides cost saving factor, the open source brings a strong security in the VoIP network than the closed source. Perhaps, it is the one of the reasons why the demand for open source VoIP will increase tremendously in coming days.
Here we have a familiar open source player Solegy, a provider of hosted VoIP software has announced the availability of its free Softphone that would operate on Windows.
Based on open source code, the Softphone supports SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) VoIP. It can be downloaded from Solegy’s website.
Compatible with hosted ServicePDQ platform, the SIP Softphone includes instant messaging, branded skins and account management features like available pre-paid balance, time left for call, real-time resource allocation, and delegated administration and one-click purchasing of additional credit.
The company claims the latest softphone integrates the iLBC, speex, GSM, and G.711 open-source codecs. It can also support proprietary codecs such as g.729 and g.723. The striking feature of Solegy softphone is that it has the ability to modify to bring IM client with present, customer branding and web page integration.
