Built for corporate Mac users on Office Communications Server 2007, Messenger for Mac 7 gives co-workers new ways to communicate easily with each other in different locations or time zones. Additionally, personal users will find a few improvements for managing their contact lists.
If your company has Office Communications Server 2007 and Messenger for Mac 7 installed within your corporate network, you can participate in face-to-face meetings with co-workers in other cities, countries, or on Windows PCs using multi-party audio and video conferencing.
Take better advantage of your corporate network.
For corporate users, increased support for Office Communications Server 2007 makes it easy to search a corporate address book from within Messenger and quickly find internal contacts and their presence information. With corporate users each having an account on your corporate network, communications are more protected.
Let co-workers know you’re available to chat.
Thanks to Mac OS X Bonjour instant networking technology, people will be able to see if you’re on the local network. New “presence” enhancements in Messenger for Mac 7 include the ability to add a personal message to your contact information, so co-workers will know more about when you’re available to chat.
For Mac users who have a Windows Live account, communicate or collaborate on the fly with family, friends, or co-workers—down the hall or around the world. Conveniently and instantly share files and gather feedback through Messenger for Mac 7. Attach Word docs, Excel charts, PowerPoint slideshows, or even emoticons to your instant messages.
Updates make it simpler to manage your contacts:
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See which contacts are available to connect to on your local network – made possible with Mac OS X Bonjour instant networking technology.
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Just search, click and connect using the new Contact Search tool. No need to scroll through a long list of contacts to find the person you want.
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Even if your contacts’ screen names change frequently, you can assign nicknames to easily keep track of who’s who.
"The newest package is more refined, better looking, easier to maneuver and can do everything from creating bibliographies and citations with the push of a button to transforming bulleted lists into charts or diagrams."
