Peregrine Open Source Project Announced: Real-time Communication Client based on standard Qt APIs for MeeGo ------------------------------------------------------------------
November 04, 2010 - basysKom announces Peregrine, the crossplatform real-time communication client that integrates all daily needed communication services for VoIP, Video and Chat in one solution! Peregrine is based on Qt and Telepathy with MeeGo as its reference platform. Real-time communication like messaging, VoIP, chat and other services are used by millions of people on a daily basis. Normally users need different solutions to use the full set of communication services available in the internet. We at basysKom decided to develop a Messenger that provides telephony and instant messaging unified in one solution. We want to create a new fully integrated and lightweight solution, that works cross-platform and also supports devices with limited resources, like tablets and mobile phones. The result is Peregrine, a real-time communication client that integrates IM and VoIP features and is based on MeeGo Touch and Telepathy-Qt4. Users benefit from an intuitive touchscreen interface when using communication services like Text, VoIP and Video Call. Friends and their various contact details are managed comfortably by combining different channels to one single contact. Especially the „Open Channel“ helps users identify, which contacts are available and through which channel to get in contact with. Multiple calls and chats can be quickly established and managed. Contacts are clearly arranged in the „Buddy list“ and are accessible by a single click. We have chosen MeeGo as our reference platform to enable Peregrine on modern emerging devices, including all possible communication services in one single application. Peregrine uses Qt‘s interview framework to separate application logic from the actual user interface. This way the graphical user interface (GUI) can easily be branded or adapted to new platforms, workflows, designs and device needs. The initial release of Peregrine was contributed by basyskom GmbH and released as an open source project with OSI compliant license. We decided to open the development of Peregrine and contribute it to the public to support the Nokia Qt and MeeGo communities and others. The Peregrine project source is published at http://gitorious.org/peregrine ** Find out more about Peregrine: http://peregrine-communicator.org http://wiki.meego.com/Peregrine ** Meet us on twitter: http://twitter.com/MeeGo_Peregrine ** About MeeGo MeeGo is a specialised Linux distribution for emerging devices driven by the Linux Foundation and supported by numerous companies such as Nokia and Intel. It combines the Linux stack with application middleware and the Qt user interface technology. MeeGo currently targets platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in- vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs and media phones. ** About basysKom GmbH basysKom is a Qt certified service provider for the development of embedded platforms, frameworks and applications from Germany. Tailored development services deliver quality MeeGo applications and solutions, innovative UI/HMI design, touch-screen user experience and widget development to you. We provide quality services cross-industry to leading enterprises, with strong focus on small and mobile devices, usability, architecture and innovative product development. ** Contact Eva Brucherseifer basysKom GmbH Email: eva.bruchersei...@basyskom.de Phone: +49 6151 3969961 Trademarks MeeGo is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation. Nokia, Qt and their respective logos are trademarks of Nokia Corporation in Finland and/or other countries worldwide. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. -- Eva Brucherseifer Managing Director basysKom GmbH Robert-Bosch-Str. 7 | 64293 Darmstadt | Germany Tel: +49 6151 3969-961 | Fax: -736 | Mobile: +49 170 5533642 eva.bruchersei...@basyskom.de | www.basyskom.de Handelsregister: Darmstadt HRB 9352 Geschaeftsfuehrung: Eva Brucherseifer _______________________________________________ MeeGo-dev mailing list MeeGo-dev@meego.com http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev