

I think people will see that this move to Outlook for Mac is more than just a name change.”


“Outlook for Mac will bring features our customers have long requested - such as Information Rights Management - that make working across platforms even easier. For several years we have focused on providing the best Microsoft Exchange client for the Mac, and the Web Services Edition delivers that today for Entourage users,” said Eric Wilfrid, general manager for the MacBU at Microsoft. “It is an exciting time for the MacBU with updates to our current products and the first public announcement about the next version of Office for Mac. The new lineup introduces Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition in addition to the current offering of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition. MacBU also announced a simplified SKU lineup to help make product selection more intuitive for customers.

These updates demonstrate the team’s commitment to meet Mac users’ productivity needs and to improve the overall Office experience. For current Entourage users, Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition is available today, providing performance and reliability improvements and enabling users to sync Tasks, Notes and Categories. MacBU is providing this early information to meet the planning needs of enterprise customers. 13, 2009 - Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) today shared details about the next version of Microsoft Office for Mac, announcing that a new application, Outlook for Mac, will replace Entourage for Mac. What, you may wonder? Well, they’ve announced today that you’ll be able to get a brand new, improved, feature packed version of Outlook for your Mac once the new version of Microsoft Office ships next year.Ĭan’t believe what your reading? Well, this official Microsoft press release should convince you. For those of you who thought this day would never come and you were relegated to using Entourage at your Microsoft Exchange equipped offices, you’re in for a treat because Microsoft, or at least their Macintosh Business Unit, feels your pain and is going to do something about it.
