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Sametime 7.5: Screen sharing plug-in

Once again, my colleague Paul Culpepperassists on demonstrating a cool Sametime 7.5 feature. Here, withoutthe need to launch a full e-meeting, Paul does some screen sharing withme.. ----------------------------------------------------and if I want to continue by sharing something with Paul, I can:---------------------------------------------------------------------------and I can even give...

Tags: Groupware, Web conferencing, plug-in, Paul, SameTime 7.5, IBM Lotus SameTime

Blog posts 2006-04-05

Now running Sametime 7.5

This morning, I had the chance to installalpha 2 of Lotus Sametime 7.5. The install was quick and easy, andnow I'm up and running on the new release.... Buddy list: Here we have the new buddy list UI. A few things you notice...

Tags: IBM Lotus SameTime

Blog posts 2006-03-14

Network World: VoiceCon: Cisco, IBM demonstrate telephony integration

More detail around Sametime 7.5 integration...Thetwo giants showed off at this week's VoiceCon conference in Orlando, Fla.,a customized plug-in for Sametime 7.5 that will integrate the platformwith Cisco's Unified CallManager and Unified Presence Server. The integrationis based around the Session Initiation Protocol SIP and SIP...

Tags: integration, SameTime 7.5, IBM Lotus SameTime, VoiceCon

Blog posts 2006-03-14

Additional Resources

IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx

IBM will announce Monday that it is launching a beta of "Bluehouse," a social networking and collaboration service designed to link businesses with various partners. The move, part of a broader effort to define IBM's cloud computing strategy, will put it in direct competition with Cisco's collaboration...

Tags: WebEx Communications Inc., Collaboration, Beta, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-05

Why You Want WebEx Connect or Beehive

First there was Notes and then Exchange. This week the collaboration suite space got a lot more competitive with both Cisco and Oracle introducing new collaboration suites.  This morning Cisco will announce WebEx Connect as part of a broader Unified Communications push that also...

Tags: WebEx Communications Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, BEA Beehive, Cisco Systems Inc., Exchange, WebEx Connect, Groupware, Collaboration, Java Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?

Cisco on Wednesday rolled out its collaboration portfolio as it targets the enterprise market--and notably the Microsoft SharePoint juggernaut. At least Cisco isn't alone--Oracle earlier this week unveiled Beehive, which is another collaboration effort. Oracle wouldn't say that Beehive is a direct competitor to SharePoint, but it...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Cisco gobbles up Jabber

Cisco said Friday it is buying messaging software company Jabber for an undisclosed sum. The networking giant will fold it into its collaboration uit, which includes WebEx as well as Cisco's unified communications suite. In a statement, Cisco said the Jabber purchase will "extend the reach of...

Tags: Jabber, Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-19

Ten leading platforms for creating online communities

Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesTen leading platforms for creating online communitiesJust an editing note: You have Drupal listed as #3, so you have two #3's on the list. Feel free to delete this after correcting.RE: Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesWhy did you choose not...

Tags: Social networking, Ning.com, leading platform, online community, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses

IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...

Tags: Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista

The Linux computing crowd smells blood and wants to make a run at Microsoft's Vista operating system. Coinciding with LinuxWorld, IBM, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat issued a joint statement promising "Microsoft free" desktops across the globe. I doubt it...

Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Nortel Demos Virtual World Platform

Nortel demoed a virtual world prototype here in a Ottawa at a day long event. Dubbed Project Chainsaw, the virtual world is the first project to come out of Nortel new research effort that imposes a VC-like model for funding research. Like other virtual worlds, Project...

Tags: Collaboration, Nortel Networks Corp., Voice, World Platform, Project Chainsaw, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-05-16

RIM's Balsillie: 'Not religious' about form factors; B2B the company's core

The Research in Motion vs. Apple smartphone face-off makes for a good story, but the companies present an interesting business strategy question: Is it better to start in the enterprise and then go consumer or vice versa? In an interview with me at SAP Sapphire all resources...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., SAP AG, Wireless, B2C, B2B, Smart Phones, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Dialcom: Web Conferencing that Works

I've complained about all of the things wrong with the way folk use Web conferencing. Now let me tell you about a web conference that went off well. A few weeks ago I chatted with a Spanish company looking to launch in the US. Dialcom (not...

Tags: Web, Video, Dialcom, Web Conferencing, Internet, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Siemens vs. Microsoft: Round Two

Siemens announced today two new UC-enabled Contact Center packages based on OpenScape UC Server, and a new Voice Portal solution. The products will be available June 30, 2008. The products are being driven in part by trends in the contact center and in part by trends...

Tags: Siemens AG, Siemens HiPath OpenScape, Contact Center, Microsoft Corp., UC, Call Centers, Groupware, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Avaya Changes the UC Game

The battle for enterprise Unified Communications took a pivotal turn this morning when Avaya announced its Intelligent Presence server here at VoiceCon.    The Intelligent Presence server collects and integrates presence information from multiple sources for a richer view of a worker's status. More specifically, the Presence Server will...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Avaya Inc., Intelligent Presence Server, Presence Server, Presence Source, E-mail Providers, Servers, Internet, Hardware, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-03-17

SameTime vs. OCS Act II

SameTime vs. OCS Act IIReliability = Sametime, MS Crap = ExchangeSimple as that. If you want the negatives of a MS infrastructure you deploy OCS and Exchange and be locked to their garbage pretty much forever.Or if you want freedom to choose your computing platform and reliability, you go...

Tags: Groupware, IBM Lotus SameTime, OCS Act II, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

Sametime vs. OCS Act II

Apparently my post comparing Sametime and OCS raised a few hairs. IBM PR dashed off an e-mail listing a bunch of points where they disagreed with the piece and the offering manager for IBM Lotus Real-Time Collaboration blogged about it as well. Thanks folk. Now here's where they were...

Tags: IBM Lotus SameTime, SUT, Exchange, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-02-27

Sametime and OCS Compared

Brent Kelly from Wainhouse Research has done a great job comparing and contrasting Lotus Sametime and Microsoft OCS 2007. The biggest differences? Orientation and support for telephony. I've flushed details on Sametime's Unified Telephony that he wasn't able to cover and I've summarized the slew of functional differences...

Tags: SIP, IBM Lotus SameTime, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., PBX, IBM Corp., OCS, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Groupware, Telephony, VOIP, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Cisco to Combine Google's Android, UC and Enterprise 2.0

I met with Cisco's distinguished engineer Cullen Jennings for unified communications last week, where he showed me a new concept demo that lays out where Cisco is going with mobility and Unified Communications UC. Think Google's Android pro ject for the enterprise and...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-02-07

News to know: Vista virtualization; OOXML; OpenOffice; Leopard developers; eBay

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft finally broadens Windows Vista virtualization rules. Dan Farber: Microsoft's unveils its grand virtualization strategy Mary Jo Foley: IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML? Reminder: Microsoft to push Silverlight to business users this week David Morgenstern: Mac...

Tags: Developer, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., IBM Corp., Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Utility Computing, Notebooks, Storage Management, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Notebooks & Tablets, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-22