IBM Creates Advanced Real-Time Collaboration Platform

IBM Creates Advanced Real-Time Collaboration Platform

IBM today announced an advanced real-time collaboration platform, which includes a set of tools and technologies designed to help customers communicate, share information and conduct business faster, using the collaborative tools that best suit their business need. IBM’s new platform includes a new version of IBM® Lotus® Sametime®, new audio and video conferencing integration, and connectivity with some of the leading consumer IM platforms, including AOL, and Yahoo! In addition, IBM and Google intend to connect Lotus Sametime and Google Talk users.

In today’s increasingly global economy, the speed of business has increased dramatically, which has made real-time collaboration tools a critical aspect of daily work life. Customers increasingly rely on tools such as instant messaging, web conferencing and other real-time technologies to share knowledge and quickly react to market changes and opportunities. In response to this growing demand, IBM has created a platform that gives customers the flexibility to collaborate using a variety of tools for different work situations and business needs.

“Real Time technology has helped flatten the world by eliminating time and space barriers between people. This has profoundly changed how we all do business. At IBM, we view this as an evolution from real-time tools to ‘real-time business’ and have introduced a set of new technologies and offerings to help customers keep up and compete at the dizzying speed of today’s economic landscape,” said Michael Rhodin, general manager of IBM’s Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software business. “With new tools, features and functionality, IBM continues to be the top provider of real-time technology for today’s real-time business world.”

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