Tag - Office
Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 released
on Sat 28 Jun 2008 (13:40 GMT)
on Sat 28 Jun 2008 (13:40 GMT)
Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 is an integrated communications client that enables you to communicate with contacts within and outside your organization. Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 is a Universal application that is built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs and makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of real-time communications.
Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 improves support for users of the VoiceOver feature in Mac OS X, and it fixes user interface issues that appear when Messenger is used with some European languages.
>> Download Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 (official source)
>> Find out more about Messenger for Mac
Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 improves support for users of the VoiceOver feature in Mac OS X, and it fixes user interface issues that appear when Messenger is used with some European languages.
>> Download Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 (official source)
>> Find out more about Messenger for Mac
Messenger for Mac 7 released
on Tue 29 Apr 2008 (21:25 GMT)
on Tue 29 Apr 2008 (21:25 GMT)
Messenger for Mac 7, the official Windows Live Messenger client for Macs, has finally been released.
The main improvement is the much-awaited introduction of audio and video chats, although if you're a non-business user of Messenger for Mac you will probably be disappointed. The A/V features require your network to be running Office Communications Server, but chats can be made to people on other networks using OCS and even to Windows users running Office Communicator. Business users also get updates to make Messenger for Mac more like Office Communicator, for example more presence information.
Regular users of Messenger for Mac, who use their Windows Live IDs to sign in, will see no sign of these new features. Instead, the main thing they have to look forward to in the new version is being able to give contacts nicknames and to search through contacts in a way similar to the 'word-wheel' in Windows Live Messenger for PCs. Another new addition is integration of the Mac OS X Bonjour technology.
The audio and video features for non-corporate users seem no closer either:
>> Download Messenger for Mac 7 (official source)
>> Find out more about Messenger for Mac
>> Release announcement at the Office for Mac team blog
>> Find out more about the new A/V features (and the lack of them)
>> Get help for the new version
>> Information about corporate use and deployment
The main improvement is the much-awaited introduction of audio and video chats, although if you're a non-business user of Messenger for Mac you will probably be disappointed. The A/V features require your network to be running Office Communications Server, but chats can be made to people on other networks using OCS and even to Windows users running Office Communicator. Business users also get updates to make Messenger for Mac more like Office Communicator, for example more presence information.
Regular users of Messenger for Mac, who use their Windows Live IDs to sign in, will see no sign of these new features. Instead, the main thing they have to look forward to in the new version is being able to give contacts nicknames and to search through contacts in a way similar to the 'word-wheel' in Windows Live Messenger for PCs. Another new addition is integration of the Mac OS X Bonjour technology.
The audio and video features for non-corporate users seem no closer either:
"We provided a look at our roadmap late last year and we remain on track--delivering A/V support to our corporate users and continuing to work with the Windows Live team to make A/V support available for (consumers)," senior marketing manager Amanda Lefebvre said in a statement.
>> Download Messenger for Mac 7 (official source)
>> Find out more about Messenger for Mac
>> Release announcement at the Office for Mac team blog
>> Find out more about the new A/V features (and the lack of them)
>> Get help for the new version
>> Information about corporate use and deployment
Save paper, IM at work with OC and OCS 2007
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 (15:24 GMT)
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 (15:24 GMT)
We're taking part in the first Blog Action Day, a day to blog about an issue to try and make a difference. This year the subject is how to save the environment and what better way to save trees and paper than to use instant messaging at work.
Cut down on post-it notes, letters and internal memos by using email, IM and even VoIP in your workplace, or go a step further and cut down on travel pollution as well by working from home and using the internet to communicate seamlessly with your office. It could even save you and your company money in the long run.
One of the best tools for workplace instant messaging and collaboration is Microsoft Office Communicator. The latest version, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 (aka OC), launches this Tuesday 16th October along with the server software it runs on, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (aka OCS).
Communicator 2007 has many advantages over Windows Live Messenger in a workplace environment. Some of these include:
And as Communicator comes in versions for the desktop, browser and Windows Mobile it means that you can access your office and work from almost anywhere and whilst on the move (and without needing a VPN).
I really feel that Office Communicator can be a revolution in business communications. Although it is hard to grasp how it is so different and better from previous offerings without trying it out for yourself, I can easily see this impressive product in offices all of the world in the near future.
Find out more about:
>> Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
>> Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
>> Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile 2007
>> Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007
>> ... the rest of Microsoft's Unified Communications products
>> Reviews of OC and OCS
>> Microsoft press release: Unified Communications vision
Cut down on post-it notes, letters and internal memos by using email, IM and even VoIP in your workplace, or go a step further and cut down on travel pollution as well by working from home and using the internet to communicate seamlessly with your office. It could even save you and your company money in the long run.
One of the best tools for workplace instant messaging and collaboration is Microsoft Office Communicator. The latest version, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 (aka OC), launches this Tuesday 16th October along with the server software it runs on, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (aka OCS).
Communicator 2007 has many advantages over Windows Live Messenger in a workplace environment. Some of these include:
- Integration with Microsoft Office programs like Outlook (including the calendar) and business products like SharePoint
- Better security features (including message encryption and server-side logging)
- Advanced contact features (including presence information here, there and everywhere)
- Interoperability with Windows Live, Yahoo! and AOL messengers
- No ads (and a less bloated and cleaner UI in general)
- Support for phones (including call diversion and voicemail)
- Document collaboration features (including OneNote and Live Meeting)
- Multi-user video conferencing
And as Communicator comes in versions for the desktop, browser and Windows Mobile it means that you can access your office and work from almost anywhere and whilst on the move (and without needing a VPN).
I really feel that Office Communicator can be a revolution in business communications. Although it is hard to grasp how it is so different and better from previous offerings without trying it out for yourself, I can easily see this impressive product in offices all of the world in the near future.
Find out more about:
>> Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
>> Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
>> Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile 2007
>> Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007
>> ... the rest of Microsoft's Unified Communications products
>> Reviews of OC and OCS
>> Microsoft press release: Unified Communications vision