The screenshots below show key enterprise instant messaging (IM) capabilities. Enterprise IM is often the first point of contact when reaching out to colleagues.
Sametime software makes it easy to chat or to call others. Colleagues are just one click away.
View the screenshot - chat
You can send an offline message to a chat participant
View a screenshot - Offline message
When you return online, you can receive messages that were sent to you while you were offline
View a screenshot - Offline viewer
You can search chat histories by person and view received files and links.
View the screenshot - chat history
Find contact information on a colleague in the Sametime contact list instantly with a simple click. The business card provides contact details.
View the screenshot - business card
Photos—in the primary contacts view and in the business card—can add a face to the names of your contacts.
View the screenshot - primary contacts
Thanks to Sametime software's federation capabilities, you can also chat with people who use Google, AOL or other enterprise IM systems.
View the screenshot - federation
Sametime software provides rich text chat, built-in file transfer, business cards, spell check, and more to reduce e-mail attachment overload.
View the screenshot - chat and file transfer
You can use the built-in file transfer to send to one contact—or to many in a group chat
View a screenshot - n-way file transfer
Built-in Voice over IP (VoIP) means that you can talk to your colleagues too—using your computer as your phone.
View the screenshot - VoIP multiway call
You can easily move from a text chat to a video chat. Sametime software includes video chat. All you need is a supported video camera.
View the screenshot - text chat and video
Quickly chat with a colleague with one click—whether you are using IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Lotus Connections, IBM Lotus Quickr, or IBM WebSphere Portal.
View a screenshot - Sametime and Notes
Not just for Lotus software users, Sametime software is designed to work with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office or Microsoft SharePoint software. For example, start a Sametime chat from Microsoft e-mail.
View a screenshot - Sametime in Outlook
Since Sametime software can work with Microsoft Office Smart tags, you can right-click a person's name in Office and start a Sametime chat with them.
View a screenshot - Sametime in Word
Note: Sametime software is available in multiple versions to support the needs of your enterprise—from the small office to the multinational conglomerate. See the version comparison table.
