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If the IBM Lotus Sametime environment is new to you, use this section to familiarize yourself with a few terms and concepts.
IBM Sametime Connect client provides users with access to the features and capabilities of the IBM Sametime environment. AE Services supports the current Sametime connect client platforms on Windows and Linux.
Domino provides integrated messaging - the ability to handle voicemail and email in a single mailbox that you can access by an email client or by phone. Additionally, it provides LDAP services and Web services. Before you install the Sametime server, it is important to install and configure the Domino server.
Lotus Notes provides email as well as an online calendar and scheduling tool. The Lotus Notes client also provides you with the means for setting up Domino Administrator capabilities. The Domino Administrator capabilities enable you to set up the Domino Server.
IBM Lotus Sametime provides instant, real-time communication, and presence awareness. In the Sametime environment, the status of the user status or presence is known to other Sametime users -- that is, they are available, away, in a meeting, and so on. When integrated with AE Services, Sametime provides telephony presence (On a Call, Not on a Call, and so forth).
The IBM Lotus Sametime Media Manager runs on the WebSphere® Application Server to provide audio visual services for chats and meetings. It requires a Lotus Sametime Community server. The Lotus Sametime Media Manager uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to provide support for point-to-point and multipoint calls. It is designed to support standard audio and video codecs so that it works with other external audio and video vendors.