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Title: IBM Retools Sametime

Author: Caton, Michael Article Type: Review
Source: eWeek, v23 n49 p51(2) Publication Date: Dec 11, 2006
  ISSN: 1530-6283
  Illustrations: Screen Layouts
URL of Publication: http://www.eweek.com

IBM has released an enhanced version of Lotus Sametime in November 2006, offering features that simplify various tasks. Lotus Sametime 7.5 CF1 (Cumulative Fix 1) is more attractive to third-party developers because of the simplified extension. Also enhanced are the applications Web conferencing and instant messaging (IM) features. Sametime 7.5 distinguishes itself from other Web conferencing tools such as wiki platform and WebOffice as it performs better in terms of seamless integration because of Sametime Connect IM. The latest version of Sametime has IM features that are familiar to users of other public IM clients. There are also changes made in terms of voice and videoconferencing features. With the new features in Sametime Connect, users can know location-based presence information when the user name is right-clicked. Sametime Connect can also support virtual business cards that can include the phone number, address and photo. Sametimes VoIP capabilities are impressive. The session can be started with one mouse click and the conference can accommodate up to five users. VoIP quality is at the same level as other VoIP applications such as Skype. Sametime Connect also has a simpler file and screen sharing feature as well as enhanced local chat storage. Other features include rich text, emoticons and real-time spell checking.

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