any IBM'ers on here that have sametime running on their blackberry or treo?

Just curious if this is something that is hard to get setup or what?

4/17/2006 7:56:30 PM

you need to get sametime everyplace and then the sametime client.

its probably pretty easy to setup.


Im waiting on the PO for everyplace server to come thru so we can set it up here. We had some IBM techs come out to fix a tape drive and they were all up in some sametime on blackberry

[Edited on April 17, 2006 at 7:59 PM. Reason : durr, everyplace not anyplace]

4/17/2006 7:59:00 PM

why in the hell you would want to do this is beyond me - HAVE A LIFE - do not let work run you and have access to you at all times

i travel for big blue everyweek - and if they want to talk to me when i'm not on a client's site or at my home office - they can screw themselves - do not set this up

4/17/2006 10:04:46 PM

yea a coworker has his S/T forwarded to a Treo for on-call

i think its a setting on Notes Buddy

4/18/2006 8:36:17 AM

Quote :

"why in the hell you would want to do this is beyond me - HAVE A LIFE - do not let work run you and have access to you at all times i travel for big blue everyweek - and if they want to talk to me when i'm not on a client's site or at my home office - they can screw themselves - do not set this up"

People love to appear busy. They will complain about how much work they have, but in reality they just love to feel needed and derive their fuel through work.

4/18/2006 8:45:50 AM

OR

when you're oncall, you might want to go out to eat? leave your laptop for a minute?

if they gave me a treo, i'd probably do the same thing

4/18/2006 8:48:16 AM

Yea, if someone figures out how to do this, let me know. I've got a Treo and we use sametime at GE.

4/18/2006 1:54:33 PM

heh - if you are on call - get a new job

4/18/2006 10:32:04 PM

haha little late to switch to software

4/18/2006 10:52:31 PM

LOTS 123

4/18/2006 10:53:44 PM

If you can get WECM for your Blackberry, then you will be able to stay on Sametime FOREVER.

4/18/2006 11:44:29 PM

what is WECM?

4/19/2006 2:26:26 PM

websphere everyplace connection manager

Quote :

"haha little late to switch to software"

i'm igs - what do you do that requires you to always be on call? and why did you take the job

[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 2:27 PM. Reason : .]

4/19/2006 2:26:56 PM

all network teams in igs have on-call rotations for Severity 1 issues

pretty sure it isnt just an IBM thing, either

didnt you get the email, now its IGTS

4/19/2006 2:32:52 PM

haha yeah i saw the email - i'm technically in BCS and we are now GBCS i think or something fun like that

i'd just be angry if i had a pager i guess

4/19/2006 2:34:21 PM

unfortunately they cant even afford more than 2 pagers for my team, so "oncall" really just means stay by your phone.

oncall isnt nearly as bad as 3rd shift or 10-day rotations, ugh

hook me up with a job in BCS

4/19/2006 2:37:45 PM

check the internal job listing site - just be aware when you apply your current manager gets copied on the application

if you like travel i might be able to help you out - what do you like doing/qualifications

[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 2:43 PM. Reason : no $5,000 bonus for internal hires unfortunately though]

4/19/2006 2:42:44 PM

i enjoy doing anything that pays well


what kind of accomodations do they set you up with when you're onsite?

4/19/2006 2:43:54 PM

go to the /travel from w3 and check out OTR - they list meal/hotel limits for each location - if you are on a project that ibm is paying for expenses - corners will be cut - but as long as the client is paying you just follow the guidelines on there - different for every city

actual on-site location office/cube depends on the company

4/19/2006 3:32:01 PM

smiley attack

4/19/2006 4:30:44 PM

smileys wont be in sametime until 7.5

altho 7.5 is supposed to be pretty bad ass

4/19/2006 4:31:41 PM

i'm glad ICT is now being used as the codebase for sametime

4/20/2006 2:21:20 PM