The word is spreading:
“Although to some us (thanks to little drop-ins by Chris Aniszczyk) this may come as no surprise, it has become official that the Sametime instant-messaging client is now built throug the Eclipse Rich Client platform components.”
The post also mentions the new Sametime 7.5 Microsoft Office features mentioned by Ed Brill yesterday:
“Sametime 7.5, which will be available in about two months, will allow people to use instant-messaging features without having to leave Office applications. For example, a person could open up an e-mail inside Outlook and find out whether the sender is available on Sametime and where he or she is located.”
Full post @ EclipseZone: IBM Sametime Instant Messaging To Be Eclipse Based
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First article related to building plugins for the new sametime client:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/sametime-ldap-plugin/
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