November 2003
Intermediate to advanced
496 pages
11h 59m
English
book
Lotus Instant Messaging/Web Conferencing (Sametime): Building Sametime Enabled Applications
by John Bergland, John Barrow, Jonas Covey, Washington Cabral, Carl Tyler, Yafit Sami, Rob Novak
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184 Lotus Instant Messaging/Web Conferencing (Sametime): Building Sametime-Enabled Applications
8.1 Key concepts within Places architecture
Before we begin examining the scenario and application in this chapter, it is
important to provide a basic understanding of the key concepts used within the
Sametime Places architecture. Once these concepts are introduced, subsequent
sections illustrate how they fit within the specific scenario and why each
component is a very important piece of the overall solution.
8.1.1 What are Places and why use them?
A Place is a virtual space within Sametime that allows users who “enter” it to:
Be aware of the online status of other users in the Place
Communicate with other members in a number of ways
Take par ...