IBM Sametime 9 Mobile and SUT Lite

[UPDATE] No more required for latest releae of Sametime Mobile.

This morning, I have done tests on Sametime Mobile. Sametime 9 Mobile includes SUT Lite capabilities. It is enabled via the av.allowSIPTrunking policy being true and assumes SUT-Lite trunk is set up on the server side. Making phone calls using Sametime Voice on mobile, by entering a phone number on keypad will be an SUT-Lite call if SUT-Lite is enabled.  

BUT, Sametime 9 Mobile has a specific behavior. A "+" sign is automatically added in front of the number you dial. So, my classic rules and my substitution patterns don't work for Sametime mobile

So, I have added a specific rule:

RequestURI is "sip:\+12.*" to be able to recognize sip:+12xxxx
And RequestURI pattern sip:\+(.+)@.* to remove the "+" sign before sending it to the external SIP Server.

From the Sametime trace, you can see something like thats:
[12/20/13 3:09:01:501 MST] 000000c1 proxy         3 ProxyHandler handleMAddr ENTRY  {sip:+1250@sametime9.ucalab.polycom.com}
[[12/20/13 3:09:01:501 MST] 000000c1 routing       3 RoutingCondition matches ENTRY  {Condition type: Method, value: .*} {INVITE}
[12/20/13 3:09:01:501 MST] 000000c1 routing       3 RoutingCondition matches RETURN  {true}
[12/20/13 3:09:01:501 MST] 000000c1 routing       3 RoutingCondition matches ENTRY  {Condition type: RequestURI, value: sip:\+12.*} {sip:+1250@sametime9.ucalab.polycom.com}
[12/20/13 3:09:01:501 MST] 000000c1 routing       3 RoutingCondition matches RETURN  {true}

Now, my Sametime 9 Mobile client can call audio endpoints though SIP trunk.

Mobile Video & IBM Sametime

Enterprise mobility presents opportunities to the business world. Mobile devices are becoming more sophisticated, providing users (both corporate and consumer) with voice, Internet, e-mail, chat, gaming & video. I already covered the theme of mobility in several entry of my blog...

But, I would like to share with you a new opportunity... "Mobile Video". Imagine that you travel a lot via your preferred tablet (Apple iPad or Android...), I'm sure you want to be able to attend e-meeting or video meeting with your colleagues.

IBM Sametime 8.5.2 IFR1 provides you the ability to access IBM Sametime Meeting via the web browser.
An Apple iPad user or a Google Android tablet user can do the following :

• Join a Sametime meeting from the browser on your iPad or Android tablet
• Join Sametime meeting rooms directly from web addresses in the calendar or messaging applications
• Create new meeting rooms or search for meeting rooms by room or owner name
• View shared data and annotations by the presenter; share previously uploaded documents or URLs in the meeting room
• Access room tools, generate and view meeting reports, and change room preferences
• Use the polling tool to add, edit, and send polls
• Execute the end meeting feature or eject users from the room
• Participate by raising or lower your hand in the meeting and participating in group discussion

Now, imagine you to be able to call someone using a tablet from IBM Sametime... "Collaboration anywhere anytime any device..."
Polycom has developped a mobile app for iPad (Polycom RealPresence Mobile for Apple iPad 2) or an Android tablet (Polycom RealPresence Mobile for Android)...

Two images are worth a thousand words :

Meeting Interface including Polycom Video

Polycom Interface

That's really cool and easy to setup...

In that case, I'm using a H323 call. But, H.323 and SIP are supported to maximize connectivity across platforms.. Via IBM SUT Lite and Polycom DMA Integration, you will be able to do a SIP call from or to the tablet.