Ed Brill

A comprehensive article looking at last week's launch of Sametime 7.5 and what it means for the market.  The author has covered all aspects of the launch -- technical, marketing, competition.

As I've discussed Sametime 7.5 during my travels the last ten days, I've emphasized the same points this author has here:

Fourthly, the standards-based open and fully extensible design also transforms Lotus Sametime software from a real-time collaboration program to a real-time collaboration platform, enabling developers to more easily deliver customized real-time business solutions that use the Sametime environment as a resource.

Finally, Sametime can now also serve as a foundation for advanced organizational collaboration and social networking, allowing the whole supply chain to work faster, be more responsive, and increase its productivity.