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Macintosh and OCS 2007 clients |
There are three clients for Macintosh platform:
· 1: Mac Messenger 7.0
· 2: Communicator web Access
· 4: Live Meeting Web Console
Mac Messenger 7.0 :
This is the Mac client
which supports an OCS 2007 user with Enhanced Presence enabled. Previous version
of Mac Messenger doesn't support an OCS 2007 user due to their incapability to understand
Enhanced Presence feature. Mac Messenger provides real time collaboration service
with two types of communication services:
Personal Account :
for Windows Live Messenger service.
Corporate Account :
for OCS 2007 service.
Download Location:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx
Which Mac we can run it on? :
We can run it on PowerPC and Intel based Macs.
Will it work with LCS 2005? : No. It
wont run with LCS 2005. Only OCS 2007 users with enhanced presence enabled can login
to Mac Messenger 7. If your organization is running LCS 2005, use Mac Messenger
6.
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac :
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx?CTT=PageView&clr=99-0-0&ep=7&target=ffe35357-8f25-4df8-a0a3-c258526c64ea1033
Comparison list among Mac Messenger 7, Office Communicator 2007 and Communicator
Web Access :
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Features |
Mac Messenger 7 |
MOC 2k7 |
CWA |
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Instant Messaging |
Available |
Available |
Available |
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Rich presence |
Available |
Available |
Available |
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PIC Connectivity |
Available |
Available |
Available |
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1:1 Voice/video (VoIP) |
Available |
Available |
Not available |
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Multi-party voice/video (VoIP) |
Available |
Available |
Not available |
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Call management features |
Limited option |
Available |
Limited option |
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Remote Call Control |
Not available |
Available |
Not available |
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PC2Phone |
Not available |
Available |
Not available |
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Office Integration |
Limited option |
Available |
Not available |
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Calendar Free/busy & Out off office message |
Not available |
Available |
Available |
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Conversation history |
In Mac Messenger |
Available |
Not available |
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Bonjour Support |
Available |
Not available |
Not available |
What is Bonjour support on Mac Messenger 7.0:
This is a newly launched
feature in Mac Messenger 7.0 and its not available in any other version or type
of messenger. It enables a Mac Messenger user to connect with people on local network.
Live Meeting for Mac: Following features are available for users on Mac using
Microsoft office Live Meeting.
Join LM sessions
Join audio through telephone conferencing (Call me)
Downloading handouts
Share desktop
Features such as whiteboarding, polls, Q&A
Following features are not available for users on Mac using Microsoft office Live
Meeting.
Computer audio
Webcam & RoundTable video support
Uploading content from Mac
English only user interface
Supported Languages for Mac Messenger 7 : Spanish, German, French,
Italian, Finnish, Danish, English, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Norway
which OS will it run on? : Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later
Web Based Live Meeting:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/CH102342251033.aspx
Supported OS and browser for web based Live Meeting on Macintosh platform:
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Macintosh OS Version |
Browser |
JVM |
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MAC OS X V10.3 |
Safari 1.3 |
Apple Java™ 1.4.2 |
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MAC OS X V10.4 |
Safari 2.0 |
Apple Java™ 1.4.2 |
What are the web browsers you can use to connect as a web client on Macintosh? : Safari and Firefox.
Related Links:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2CBFD726-DD67-4FEC-8FCE-6012EA4C515F&displaylang=en
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/CH102342251033.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicator/HA102200601033.aspx
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