CALGARY, AB, Aug. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The first ORTC Public Draft Specification has been published, authored by Hookflash, Microsoft, and Google. (http://ortc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ortc.html )
This specification extends WebRTC 1.0 with new functionality to create a WebRTC 1.1 API with exceptional flexibility and no loss of compatibility.
Like WebRTC, ORTC (Object Real-time Communication) enables plugin-free real-time communications for mobile, web and cloud, but is specifically tailored to provide the direct control needed to enable advanced multimedia and conferencing features.
"We heard developers say that they wanted more direct control over the technologies available in WebRTC. At the same time, we didn't want existing developers to have to start over with a new API. ORTC is our proposal for how we can accomplish both of these things - a new set of APIs for direct control, that builds off the existing WebRTC 1.0 API set. As an evolution of the existing API, we consider this WebRTC 1.1" comments Justin Uberti, Google Tech Lead, WebRTC. "We're grateful to Hookflash for their work to get ORTC off the ground. They have been instrumental in making this cross-industry collaboration happen, and we look forward to continuing our work with them."
This newly published public draft has come a long way since the W3C ORTC Community Group was formed in mid-2013. As it has progressed from an initial set of ideas to a fleshed-out draft complete enough for implementations, several companies have gotten closely involved, with Microsoft and Google now joining Hookflash as authors of the emerging specification.
"We have been working hard to get the ORTC API to the point where it can be implemented. This would not have been possible without the initial and continuing work of Hookflash", commented Bernard Aboba, Principal Architect, Skype, "We also are excited by the ORTC API's support for advanced video features such as SVC (Scalable Video Coding) and simulcast. The Javascript Object API approach has made these advanced video technologies more accessible, which has been difficult in the past."
The W3C ORTC Community Group now numbers more than 60 participants.
"We believe the contributions to WebRTC 1.1 / ORTC will allow web communications technology to become ubiquitous and transcend nearly all communications technologies that came before it" says Hookflash Co-founder, Erik Lagerway, "We are honored to be working with some of the brightest minds at Google, Microsoft, and the other contributing members in the ORTC CG to mature WebRTC into a universal go-to toolkit enabling communications across the globe."
For more information on ORTC, see:
W3C ORTC Community Group
ORTC.org - History and FAQs
WebRTC.is - ORTC & WebRTC news
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