’Click to Map’ feature with Sametime and Blackberry - where did it go?
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I happened to be poking around Lotus Greenhouse and saw a bookmark from January 2007 (Lotusphere2007) for a press release between Lotus and RIM. It highlighted the new "Convert to Call" and "Click to Map" that would be possible.
RIM Showcases Unified Communications Breakthrough for Blackberry Users At Lotusphere
RIM is showcasing a new feature called "Click to Map" that will allow users to generate maps on a Blackberry handset within the context of a Lotus Sametime session. The "Click to Map" feature will launch Blackberry Maps from within the Sametime client software and generate a map that illustrates a colleague's location based on presence information retrieved from Lotus Sametime.
This is a cool feature I would love to see in place. I know the "Convert to Call" is kind of there, but that seems to not be in place either. Maybe I missed something in implementation or does this need the Sametime 8 Advanced Server that is not due out till next year some time? Also, does the map render from the location they type into the client? I am not sure how that would work either looking at the preferences in the Sametime Connect client for the Blackberry as shown in this screen capture:
I can't seem to find a menu item for mapping the user in the Business Card or main screen. Anyone?
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On Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 by Chris Miller
