Upgrade Your Daily Workflow: Introducing HCL Sametime 2026

We are thrilled to announce the release of HCL Sametime 2026 (HCL Sametime v12.0.4). This latest milestone in the Sametime roadmap focuses on bringing Edit, Search, Channels, seamless HCL Notes web chat integration, Meeting Reactions and Summarization experiences to your daily workflows.

HCL Sametime 2026 is designed to eliminate friction and drive meaningful outcomes.

What’s New in HCL Sametime 2026?

Enhanced Chat Experience

Managing conversations is easier than ever with several highly requested features:

• Edit & Search Messages: Users can now easily modify sent messages to correct typos and use the robust new search history to find past discussions instantly.
• Channel Support: Use persistent, topic-based spaces to organize team discussions, files and long-term projects.

Meeting Summarization with HCL Domino IQ 

Collaboration is now smarter with HCL Domino IQ. Sametime 2026 introduces intelligent, built-in capabilities to help you maintain productivity: 

Meeting Summaries & Improved Transcripts: Never miss a key point again. Sametime can now generate real-time transcripts and AI-driven summaries of your meetings, powered by Domino IQ.

Modern HCL Notes Integration

We’ve heard your feedback! Sametime 2026 brings a more unified experience to the HCL Notes 2026 client.

• Integrated Web Chat: You can now bring the full Sametime web chat experience, complete with edit, channels, read receipts, reactions, and search, directly embedded in Notes.
• Seamless Setup: Administrators can easily push this setting to users via a managed site policy to switch from eclipse based to web chat.

Under the Hood: Enterprise-Grade Platform Updates

To ensure HCL Sametime remains the most secure and modern enterprise collaboration platform, v12.0.4 includes significant infrastructure improvements:

• Transition to Traefik Ingress: Following the retirement of NGINX Ingress, v12.0.4 officially moves the supported deployment lane to Traefik. This provides a more robust and future-proof ingress controller for Kubernetes environments.
• Streamlined OIDC Support: Simplified OpenID Connect (OIDC) configuration makes it easier to set up modern authentication across Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes.

Looking Ahead: The HCL Sametime Roadmap

The release of v12.0.4 is just the beginning. Looking forward, the immediate roadmap includes:

• @Mentions: Introduces direct user tagging within chats to ensure targeted notifications and better team engagement.
• Quoting Replies: Enables users to reference and reply to specific messages for cleaner, more organized thread management.

Ready to Upgrade to HCL Sametime 2026?

Upgrade to HCL Sametime 2026 today to take advantage of enhanced collaboration, intelligent meeting experiences, and a more modern enterprise messaging platform.

Explore the HCL Sametime Documentation for detailed installation, configuration, and upgrade guidance.