Lotus Instant Messaging/Web Conferencing (Sametime): Building Sametime Enabled Applications

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8.3.3 Applying activities to the context of the scenario

Activities are server-side applications that can act as super-users within the

Place. They can communicate with any section and any user within a Place and

change the attributes of any user or section within the Place.

In the panel discussion example, the activity is responsible for several tasks:

򐂰 Monitoring users entering the lobby and moving them into sections

򐂰 Managing the ask a question Queue

򐂰 Translating and distributing messages

An activity was used because users in sections needed the ability to send a

message to users on the stage and use ...