Sametime 8.5

Posted by Christopher Pepin December 17 2009 07:45:55 AM
Lotus Sametime 8.5 has been announced and will go GA on 22nd December.  Details are in the announcement letter, and Sametime blog.  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.
  • New zero-download, browser-based chat and meeting clients.
  • A new standards-based audio and video infrastructure.
  • New audio and video codecs that provide higher quality native voice and video services.
  • New Web 2.0 APIs
  • 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.

More information can be on the Lotus Software website
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