Written by Bastian W.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 00:00
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 00:00
IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 represents the next generation of unified communications and collaboration software:
- A new online meeting experience that is integrated into the IBM Lotus Sametime Connect client. Join a meeting with a single click. Easily invite others by dragging their names from the contact list. Accept meeting invitations with a single click. Upload meeting materials via simple drag and drop.
- New zero-download, browser-based chat and meeting clients that extend the desktop experience to wherever the user is working.
- A new standards-based audio and video infrastructure that enables more seamless interoperability with third party audio and video conferencing systems.
- New audio and video codecs that provide higher quality native voice and video services for a more compelling collaborative experience out-of-the-box.
- New Web 2.0 APIs that let developers embed Sametime capabilities into Web sites and applications so users switch context less.
- A new, browser-based Apple iPhone chat client, support for the Blackberry Storm, and an improved mobile client for Microsoft® Windows® Mobile devices.
- New social views that make it easier to find the people you collaborate with the most.
- Deeper integration with Microsoft and Lotus products
Estimated Release Date
December 22, 2009: Electronic software delivery
January 15, 2010: Media and documentation
January 15, 2010: Media and documentation
Sametime 8.5 QuickLinks
Sametime 8.5 Information Center:
Contains online information and PDFs for planning, installation, configuration, administration, tuning, troubleshooting, the error message catalog, as well as End-User FAQs, the Preview guide, videos, and reference cards: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/index.jsp
Download Instructions:
- Sametime Standard 8.5 Download Doc: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg24024322
- Sametime Entry 8.5 Download Doc: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg24025512
- Sametime Gateway 8.5 Download Doc: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg24025511
Technotes/Release Notes:
Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/support. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find work-arounds or solutions to problems.
Source: Sametime Blog
