HCL Sametime Reviews

Name: HCL Sametime
Brand: HCLSoftware
Rating: 4.0 (5 reviews)

Vendor: HCLSoftware

4.0 out of 5

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What is HCL Sametime?

HCL Sametime. Secure Conversations Across Any Device

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HCL Sametime is the #19 ranked solution in top Virtual Meetings solutions. PeerSpot users give HCL Sametime an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. HCL Sametime is most commonly compared to Zoom: HCL Sametime vs Zoom.

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Bogdan Chechlowski

Kierownik Biura Informatyki at EIB SA

It was used for communication through text messages, primarily Being able to see who was online and communicate very fast was a good feature. The security was quite good. However, when we tried to implement it for email at a high level, we had to use another solution, FortiMail Gateway. I view…

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Mogana Tashiani

Consultant and Research Analyst (Technology) at Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific

Sametime hangs sometimes and therefore needs to get restarted. There are very limited features such as limited file size sharing (one at a time) and limited number meeting participants that can actually participate in the instant meeting. The quality of video conferencing is needed to be improved. The video hangs too and need to exit and reenter the meeting. Lack of emoji but we can integrate emojis from another apps into the Sametime.

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it_user2652

Project Manager at Bureau Veritas

The Lotus Sametime software provided by IBM is chat and messaging software which is widely used over email communications for faster data transfer. There are below pros and cons for this related software:- Pros:- 1. It provides instant messaging, web conferencing, communications and collaboration…

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HCL Sametime mindshare

As of December 2024, the mindshare of HCL Sametime in the Virtual Meetings category stands at 0.6%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"The security was quite good."
"I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."

Room for Improvement

"It lacks some features compared to modern solutions. For example, it doesn't allow sending screenshots or other files."
"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."

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Learn more about HCL Sametime

Your company can’t afford to take any data risks, but your teams still need to be able to interact and react quickly, wherever they are working. Sametime offers modern instant messaging, file-sharing, and online meetings with the proven security your business can trust.

HCL Sametime was previously known as Lotus Sametime, IBM Lotus Sametime.

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HCL Sametime customers

Connect2Cloud, Superior Group, Daifuku Co. Ltd., Seaward, The City of Fort Worth, Christian Brothers Services, Berlitz, Deutsche Notes User Group, Danske Fysioterapeuter, Slumberland, La Vacanza, Rheinmetall AG