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IBM® Lotus® Sametime® is a platform for unified communications and collaboration that combines presence awareness, enterprise instant messaging, and web conferencing. Lotus Sametime offers the security features that business require, and also includes integrated Voice over IP, geographic location awareness, managed interoperability with public IM networks, mobile clients, and a robust Business Partner community offering telephony and video integration.

Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 introduces new capabilities, including point-to-point video, integration with desktop productivity applications, a tabbed chat interface, client support for Macintosh users, and server support for the Linux operating system.

Lotus Sametime is easy-to-use, intuitive technology that can provide you with the following benefits from within an encrypted, authenticated environment:

• Resolve problems and settle questions through clear, high-quality communications
• Access global teams in real time
• Communicate quickly with anybody (where regulation permits and with policy controls in place)
• Create relationships with colleagues around the world
• Work with others as if you are in the same room
• Enable IT to meet the real business needs of users
• Allow IT to provide the most cost-effective and consistent technology approach
• Offer access to expertise / knowledge throughout the organization
• Provide all of this within a security-rich system that can help minimize risk and promote regulatory compliance