Lotus Sametime 8.5

IBM Lotus Sametime is IBM's leading platform for unifying collaboration and collaboration ( UC² ) and provides enterprises with integrated capabilities for instant messaging, IP telephony, video, Web conferencing, and audio communications — combined with the necessary business security features. Unlike conventional instant messengers, Sametime provides reliable information protection and allows the exchange of sensitive data.



Read about the new version of Sametime 8.5.


Lotus Sametime is used in 29 of the 50 companies included in the Global Fortune rating: including 4 of the 5 companies with the highest incomes in the world, 12 of the 15 largest world banks, in 8 out of 10 leading pharmaceutical companies.

You can learn more about Sametime features by viewing the product demo on the IBM website .

The new Sametime 8.5 version offers a number of improvements:

For customers , this is a significant simplification of online meetings:
- an accelerated start procedure,
- high quality display of split screens and presentations,
- advanced video capabilities.

For IT departments- This is increased reliability of the meetings:
- Quick and reliable connection of all participants,
- More efficient use of the channel,
- Improved connectivity, extensibility and availability as a turnkey solution.

For developers and partners , this is the provision of an open web-conferencing platform:
- interaction with audio / video products of partners,
- the possibility of meeting inside other UC and business applications.

Lotus Sametime 8.5 client - new options for displaying contacts:
- recent contacts
- displaying only photos
- presentation related to social networks



The Lotus Sametime 8.5 Mobile client is a secure instant messaging service, presence and chat for mobile clients: Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Nokia & Sony Ericcson (Symbian), Apple iPhone.



In the framework of the IBM Technology Forum, held in Moscow on May 21, 2009, the leading IBM Lotus solutions specialist, Vasily Demin, spoke about UC² and new Sametime 8.5 features:
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Lotus Sametime trail is available on the IBM website after registration.

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