Now running Sametime 7.5

This morning, I had the chance to installalpha 2 of Lotus Sametime 7.5.  The install was quick and easy, andnow I'm up and running on the new release.... Buddy list: Here we have the new buddy list UI.  A few things you notice rightaway -- Updated UI Easy access to setting my current statusA location setting -- displayed to otherSametime users -- which can then be used for place-based awareness as wellas location-specific services (what printers are available, conferencerooms, and what's on the cafeteria menu) A right click option to call, via VoIPservicesand here was my firstSametime 7.5 chat. (three separate images -- had to chop out some of thechat)    A few cool things to notice: Tons of information about the personI'm chatting with -- full name, title, their Sametime status, and a picturepulled from our corporate LDAP directory Alternating colors, and indented text,to indicate flow of the chat Single click action buttons to add userto buddy list, add others to the chat, capture part of my screen and sendit in the chat, call via VoIP, and send a file Full text editing capabilities for mychat, including fonts, colors, and emoticons...and an in-line spell checker.Oneof the most interesting things about the Sametime 7.5 client is that ithas a plug-in architecture.  IBMers are already building plug-insfor things like polling, application sharing, and more.  I'll be watchingthe plug-ins page to see what else comes along as we get closer to release.Lots of information about Sametime 7.5 is available now -- Link: LotusSametime -- The future is in sight>