Article: IBM person-to-person software is 'dream come true' for business. (IBM Person to Person/2 desktop multimedia video-conferencing software)

IBM says it plans to add major new capabilities to its Person to Person/2 software, which allows people at their desks to participate in multimedia conferences with others across the hall or around the world.

A demonstration of the product at the Comdex trade show this week in Las Vegas, Nev., will highlight some of the planned capabilities.

IBM says Person to Person/2 makes it possible for people who can't be in the same place at the same time to nevertheless work together. "From a PC screen, they can view documents, images and graphics, work with and annotate them, as well as send messages -- all at the same time," IBM says. "Their ability to ...

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