Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 provides easy access to rich presence, instant messaging (IM), and other real-time communications capabilities. It enables information workers to communicate with one another more easily and quickly. Messenger for Mac 7 has many of the features in Office Communicator 2007. For example, many presence types that are available in Office Communicator 2007 are also available in Messenger for Mac 7. The new and improved features in Messenger for Mac 7 help maintain compatibility with Office Communicator 2007 users. Also, Messenger for Mac 7 users can use instant messaging as well as audio and video to communicate with Office Communicator 2007 users.
The following table compares the features that are available in Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 with those in Messenger for Mac 7.
Features | Available with Office Communicator 2007 | Available with Messenger for Mac 7 |
|---|---|---|
Instant messaging | Yes | Yes |
File transfer | Yes | Yes |
Global address list (GAL) search | Yes | Yes |
Video communication | Yes | Yes |
Audio communication | Yes | Yes |
Detecting subnet users (Bonjour) | No | Yes |
Microsoft Office integration | Yes (with the Windows-based 2007 Microsoft Office system) | Yes (with Entourage 2008 for Mac and Word 2008 for Mac) For more information about how Messenger for Mac 7 integrates with Entourage and Word, see Using Messenger for Mac 7 with Office 2008 for Mac |
Improved presence types | Yes | Yes |
Access levels (to control the amount and type of presence information that is available to contacts) | Yes | No |
Microsoft Office Live Meeting sessions | Yes | No |
Private Branch Exchange (PBX) integration | Yes | No |
Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) conferencing | Yes | No |
