Mconf

Mconf is an open source web conference system built on top of (and around of) BigBlueButton. Mconf is composed of several components, among them are Mconf-Live, a customized version of BigBlueButton that includes several new features, and Mconf-Web, a web portal where people can collaborate asynchronously, schedule and participate in web conference... s. Mconf started in the end of 2010 as a research project in the University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The project aimed to create a complete web conference system, that could interoperate transparently between computers connected to the web and mobile devices on telephony networks. After years of development, Mconf grew to become a solid product. The main distinguishing points compared to other similar systems are (1) the possibility of integrating Mconf with practically any existent system, as shown by the several integrations that already exist (for Moodle and WordPress, for instance), (2) the open source nature of the project, and (3) the wide range of customizations that are possible (when used by an institution, Mconf can be modified to work as part of the institution's infrastructure instead of acting as an external, separate web conference system). The main open source components of Mconf are: Mconf-Live, a customized version of BigBlueButton. Mconf-Web, a web portal to create web conferences and interact with other people. Mconf-Mobile, a mobile client to access web conferences from Android and iOS devices. Moreover, Mconf has several other open source projects that collaborate with the ecosystem of both Mconf and BigBlueButton, such as: API Mate, a tool to easily use Mconf's and BigBlueButton's API, mostly used by developers. BBBot, a command-line application that is able to join conferences, send and receive audio and video, to simulate a real participant. Mostly used for stress testing and capacity planing. bigbluebutton-api-ruby, a library to use Mconf's and BigBlueButton's API on ruby scripts. bigbluebutton-api-js, a library to use Mconf's and ...Read More