Microsoft will soon be launching its Outlook version for Mac. How soon? Well it is still unknown. It is expected to be at some point next year. It will replace Entourage inside the Microsoft Office Suite.
For now though, Entourage lives on, with a new Web Services Edition, “so current Entourage users on Exchange will experience improved e-mail and calendaring support.”
According to the press release some of the features that will be in Outlook for Mac will include
- Cocoa. Built from the ground up using Cocoa providing users with improved integration with the Mac OS
- New database. A high-speed file-based database with support for backing up files with Time Machine and Spotlight searching
- Information Rights Management. Helps prevent sensitive information from being distributed to or read by people who do not have permission to access the content
“Microsoft Outlook and Exchange Server have been a cornerstone of communications and collaboration for our enterprise customers,” said Takeshi Numoto, corporate vice president of the Office product management group at Microsoft. “Today’s release of the Web Services Edition strengthens Exchange connectivity for Entourage customers and sets the stage for the move to the new application — Outlook for Mac. These updates continue Microsoft and the MacBU’s tradition of delivering the most complete solution to help customers manage their time, and better share their information and collaborate with others.”
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I heard it too on Microsoft’s own website. Can’t wait for it.
Apple is now offering whole Office suite for MACBOOK Pro, iMAC and MAC Pro, i just saw on there website, its good to know about outlook, can’t wait to have it
I love the new Microsoft Office interface , although it is not out there but there are websites from where you can get a glimpse of it.
Yes interface of MS Office is really good
I love the new Microsoft Office interface , although it is not out there but there are websites from where you can get a glimpse of it.