Zwei Tage vor Weihnachten kommt endlich die auf der diesjährigen Lotusphere
angekündigte Version 8.5 von IBM Lotus Sametime.
Benutzer werden sich über die noch einfachere
Bedienung und noch bessere Integration freuen.
Administratoren dürften wohl die "download-freien"
Online-Meeting begrüßen.
Und als Entwickler freue ich mich schon
auf die neuen APIs, um Sametime-Funktionen viel einfacher in eigene Web-Anwendungen
einzubinden.
Hier die Ankündigung von IBM:
IBM Lotus Sametime Entry and Standard
8.5 make unified communications simple and effective
http://www-01.ibm.com/cgi-bin/common/ssi/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&htmlfid=877/ENUSZP09-0447
IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 represents the next
generation of unified communications and collaboration software. It incorporates:
- 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 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.
- A new System Console that centralizes
infrastructure configuration, deployment, management, and policy management
for all Sametime services.
- New upgrade options if you have basic
Sametime services from other IBM offerings.