Educate yourself on Microsoft OCS to compete against them
Category Microsoft OCS Videos
Even if your company is running Sametime, it's a good idea to know what the competitive products out there are doing. This can help if someone comes and tells you you need to switch, but also makes it look like you're aware of the overall market place. Obviously the best way to do this is to actually get your hands on them, but if that's not possible then online demos make a good alternative for educating yourself.
Whilst I/we like to believe that Sametime is the leader of the pack as it a mature product and had a few years head start in the market, the competitors didn't sit around idly and it some may argue (me) that Workplace IM wasted a good few development years for Sametime advancements, but that is in the past and not a mistake that can be changed, the Unified Communications it's a very competitive space, with many vendors, but the one that most IBM Lotus customers should concern themselves with is Microsoft (be aware that Cisco isn't far behind). Microsoft has just published some great video tutorials that give a great overview of what Microsoft OCS is capable of today. (They also have lots of fake screenshots, with video quality that is way too high compared to the real world)
Don't forget IBM also has the Sametime Cool Stuff page with links to videos and whitepapers that can help you in competitive situations.
Much of what you see with Microsoft Telephony integration is possible today though IBM's Telephony partners, and with the arrival in the next few months much will be possible with the Sametime Unified Telephony Offering. If you're interested in know more about Sametime Unified Telephony be sure to chack out the Understanding IBM® Lotus® Sametime® Unified Telephony whitepaper.
Even if your company is running Sametime, it's a good idea to know what the competitive products out there are doing. This can help if someone comes and tells you you need to switch, but also makes it look like you're aware of the overall market place. Obviously the best way to do this is to actually get your hands on them, but if that's not possible then online demos make a good alternative for educating yourself.
Whilst I/we like to believe that Sametime is the leader of the pack as it a mature product and had a few years head start in the market, the competitors didn't sit around idly and it some may argue (me) that Workplace IM wasted a good few development years for Sametime advancements, but that is in the past and not a mistake that can be changed, the Unified Communications it's a very competitive space, with many vendors, but the one that most IBM Lotus customers should concern themselves with is Microsoft (be aware that Cisco isn't far behind). Microsoft has just published some great video tutorials that give a great overview of what Microsoft OCS is capable of today. (They also have lots of fake screenshots, with video quality that is way too high compared to the real world)
Don't forget IBM also has the Sametime Cool Stuff page with links to videos and whitepapers that can help you in competitive situations.
Much of what you see with Microsoft Telephony integration is possible today though IBM's Telephony partners, and with the arrival in the next few months much will be possible with the Sametime Unified Telephony Offering. If you're interested in know more about Sametime Unified Telephony be sure to chack out the Understanding IBM® Lotus® Sametime® Unified Telephony whitepaper.
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