Sametime 7.5.1 Camtasia End User "How To" Videos

1. Logging into Sametime for the first time:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2939436659418220213&hl=en

Nokia e61 Smartphone

Nokia has introduced the Nokia e61 Smartphone device based on the Symbian OS that extends enterprise collaboration tools and Voice Over IP capability to a hand-held Smartphone device. The e61 is a dual-mode phone which has both cellular and wireless LAN capabilities in a sleek compact form factor. In this overview, I'll take you through some of the key capabilities.

The Nokia e61 runs RIM's Blackberry software that delivers your Lotus Notes mail directly to the device. The main screen displays the first couple of messages in your inbox, just scroll to this region of the screen and press down on the joystick navigation device to display your inbox. You can access your mail using the envelope icon or the keyboard envelope"hot key" .

With Nokia's PC synch capability, it's easy to synchronize the contacts stored in your local Notes Address Book (NAB) to the Nokia contact list. Just press the hot key under Contacts from the main screen to display all your contacts. Type in the first few letters of the last name and you will get to the person your looking for with a minimum of key strokes. To make a call, just select the person in the list and press the "call" key.

You can also run Lotus Mobile Connect software that allows you to

securely connect to your corporate network giving you access to your intranet and other web-based applications. I use mobile connect to access the IBM intranet that we call "W3". The Nokia e61 has a high-resolution browser that makes it feasible to navigate full-size web pages pretty easily.

And last but not least, the e61 supports ST 7.5.1 mobile client. The mobile ST client comes free with your Sametime desktop client license and runs on the Nokia e61--Blackberry and Windows Mobile platforms are also supported--and keeps you connected to the office when you're on the go. Your buddy list and groups automatically load from the server and the User Interface is intuitive and easy to use...as long as you don't mind typing with your thumbs :=). You can connect to your ST server using Lotus Mobile Connect over your cellular carrier's network or you can access via your wireless LAN. The Nokia phone supports LEAP authentication for wireless LAN access to your corporate network.

Note: All of the screenshots in this entry were produced live on my Nokia e61 using SysOpenDigia's ImageExpo software.

Lotus Sametime 7.5 with Cisco Unity Voicemail Plugin

Cisco plans to release a Sametime 7.5.1 plugin for their Unity voice mail system in mid-July 2007. The plugin allows you to display Unity voicemail messages in the Sametime 7.5.1 client. The plugin is really easy to use...double-click on the message and a player automatically plays the message...no need to dial into the phone system type your id/pw. The plug-in supports Cisco's unified messaging strategy and works both with Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes email systems.

Check out the video at: http://video.google.com/videouploadfinished?docid=7713054112276683313&cid=4829830c49ea0dbd

Lotus Sametime 7.5 Click to Call w/ Phone Presence Video

Check out this short video to see how easy it is to make a phone call directly from Sametime 7.5. In the demo you'll see how the phone status icon changes when your Sametime "buddy" is using his Cisco IP phone. Also, when if the two parties are using Cisco's Unified Video Advantage desktop video solution...the call will be a video call! You can check out the video at this URL: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2688096783138066170

IBM Sametime 7.5--Platform for Delivering Real-time Collaboration Applications

IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 was introduced in January of 2006 and has captured the imagination of thousands of customers, business partners and corporate developers. IBM's decision to use Eclipse as the development and delivery platform for the Sametime 7.5.x client--has created a tremendous surge of innovation from 3rd-party developers looking for a standards-based platform to develop real-time applications. Check out the links section of my blog to see the partner solutions currently available. With the 7.5.1 release now available, the momentum continues to build.