Microsoft improves IM for Macs
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
A new version of Microsoft's instant-messaging software for Macintosh computers aims to give the program a bigger presence in corporate settings. Microsoft Messenger for Mac 5.0, to be released as a free download today, is the first version of the Mac program designed to work with a corporate messaging server, Microsoft's Live Communications Server 2005.
The change makes it possible to send messages within a corporate firewall, rather than across the Internet, if a company chooses, said Amanda Lefebvre, marketing manager in Microsoft's Mac Business Unit. It also makes it possible to trade messages with users of other instant-messaging systems, including Yahoo, AOL and others.