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Real-time collaboration integrates multiple presence-enabled tools, including instant messaging, videoconferencing, Web conferencing, and phone. As an example, collaboration can begin as an instant message and easily escalate into a Web conference or videoconference. While IM is often considered real-time, it is actually a near-real-time tool.
