<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Premium	O
(	O
formerly	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
and	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Lotus	I-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
application	O
and	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
platform	O
that	O
provides	O
real-time	O
,	O
unified	B-Protocol
communications	I-Protocol
and	O
collaboration	O
for	O
enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
capabilities	O
include	O
presence	B-Protocol
information	I-Protocol
,	O
enterprise	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
,	O
community	O
collaboration	O
,	O
and	O
telephony	O
capabilities	O
and	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
is	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
supports	O
enterprise	O
software	O
and	O
business	O
process	O
integration	O
(	O
Communication	O
Enabled	O
Business	O
Process	O
)	O
,	O
either	O
through	O
an	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
plugin	B-Application
or	O
by	O
surfacing	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
capabilities	O
through	O
third-party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
integrates	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
Lotus	O
collaboration	O
products	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
productivity	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
and	O
portal	O
and	O
Web	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Premium	O
Features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
enterprise	O
application	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Connect	O
client	O
for	O
end-users	O
and	O
the	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Server	O
for	O
control	O
and	O
administration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
(	O
pre	O
v11.5	O
)	O
comes	O
in	O
four	O
levels	O
of	O
functionality	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Limited	O
Use	O
(	O
Old	O
name	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Entry	O
)	O
provides	O
basic	O
presence	O
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Standard	O
provides	O
additional	O
functionality	O
to	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Entry	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
interoperability	O
with	O
public	O
IM	O
networks	O
via	O
the	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
,	O
including	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Messenger	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
and	O
XMPP-based	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sametime	B-Protocol
Audio/Video	O
Services	O
supports	O
audio	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
G.722.1	B-Algorithm
)	O
and	O
video	O
codecs	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Advanced	O
provides	O
additional	O
real-time	O
community	O
collaboration	O
and	O
social	O
networking	O
functionality	O
to	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Standard	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Unified	O
Telephony	O
provides	O
additional	O
telephony	O
functionality	O
to	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Standard	O
or	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Advanced	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
provides	O
server-to-server	O
interoperability	O
between	O
disparate	O
communities	O
with	O
conversion	O
services	O
for	O
different	O
protocols	O
,	O
presence	B-Protocol
information	I-Protocol
awareness	O
,	O
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
connects	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
cooperate	O
communities	O
with	O
external	O
communities	O
,	O
including	O
external	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
public	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
communities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
AOL	O
,	O
AIM	O
,	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
,	O
and	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
replaces	O
the	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
Session	B-Application
Initiation	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
SIP	B-Application
)	O
Gateway	O
from	O
earlier	O
releases	O
of	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
platform	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
IBM	B-Language
WebSphere	I-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
which	O
provides	O
failover	O
,	O
clustering	O
,	O
and	O
scalability	O
for	O
the	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
is	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
connectors	O
:	O
Virtual	O
Places	O
,	O
SIP	B-Application
,	O
and	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
is	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
supports	O
application	O
and	O
business	O
process	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sametime	B-Protocol
integrates	O
in	O
either	O
of	O
two	O
ways	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
of	O
integration	O
between	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
and	O
applications	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Connect	O
,	O
the	O
client	O
component	O
of	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
,	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
framework	O
to	O
easily	O
write	O
plug-ins	B-Application
for	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
protocol	O
named	O
Virtual	O
Places	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
offers	O
support	O
for	O
standard	O
protocols	O
,	O
including	O
Session	B-Application
Initiation	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
SIP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
SIMPLE	O
,	O
T.120	O
,	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
H.323	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
Connect	O
can	O
run	O
under	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
are	O
a	O
zero-download	O
web	O
client	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Mozilla	O
Firefox	O
and	O
Apple	O
Safari	O
;	O
mobile	O
clients	O
are	O
also	O
supported	O
for	O
Apple	O
iPhone	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
RIM	O
Blackberry	O
,	O
and	O
Symbian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
server	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
AIX	I-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
i5/OS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sametime	B-Protocol
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
the	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
Adium	B-Protocol
,	O
Gaim	B-Protocol
,	O
Pidgin	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Kopete	B-Language
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
became	O
an	O
IBM	O
product	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
the	O
synthesis	O
of	O
technologies	O
IBM	O
acquired	O
from	O
two	O
companies	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
v3.1	O
client	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
platform	O
loaded	O
by	O
the	O
IBM	O
Standard	O
Software	O
Installer	O
(	O
ISSI	O
)	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
enabling	O
communications	O
over	O
the	O
corporate	O
intranet	O
by	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
IBM	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
major	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
v7.5	O
client	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
(	O
software	O
)	O
platform	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
plug-in	B-Application
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
Gartner	O
positioned	O
IBM	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
leader	O
"	O
in	O
Gartner	O
's	O
Unified	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Magic	O
Quadrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
Date	O
Info	O
2.5	O
2001-09-04Lotus	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
2.5	O
revealed	O
3.1	O
2003-07-15	O
IBM	O
United	O
States	O
Software	O
Announcement	O
203-174	O
6.5.1	O
2004-03-30	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
6.5.1	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
synchronized	O
"	O
release	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Domino	O
6.5.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
full	O
name	O
was	O
IBM	O
Lotus	O
Instant	B-Application
Messaging	I-Application
and	O
Web	B-Protocol
Conferencing	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
