2005/10/21 · 16:32

Workplace IM: now you see it, now you don’t

Devin and I are trying to get Workplace IM to work. I can log on with IE for Windows, but not Firefox for Windows or Mac or Safari for Mac– clicking the “Log me in to instant messaging” link doesn’t do anything. He can log on with Firefox or IE for Windows. After several logout/login cycles, he and I were able to see each other– giving us a plain-text IM window reminiscent of BBS chat in 1982. It’s a far cry from Communicator Web Access, that’s for sure (much less a rich client like the desktop version of Communicator or iChat).

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  1. Devin L. Ganger's avatar Devin L. Ganger
    2005/10/25 at 01:21

    The key seems to be getting the right Java VM running. JRE 5.0 seems to cause issues, but earlier versions do the trick nicely. As big as IBM is into Java, not supporting the latest greatest JRE seems more than a little odd.