The News Review:
- Apple goes after business; watch out Palm RIM Microsoft
- Microsoft ffice 2008 for Mac (Update) 12.1.9
- Snow Leopard preview at WWDC
Apple goes after business; watch out Palm RIM Microsoft
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I’ve not been a fan of Microsoft Entourage – which is the Mac version of utlook. But I’ve also not really been able to use Apple Mail and the other apps because I still need Entourage to get those business messages. The new features built into the Exchange support including the ability to preview a file such as a Powerpoint as a mail attachments – even if you don’t have Microsoft’s Powerpoint installed on your machine. At the tail end of the keynote Marketing VP Phil Schiller noted that the new iPhone S will include hardware encryption – a data-protection feature that businesses have asked for – and that the encryption will extend to the Mac or PC when the data is backed up. Apple also announced a feature that allows users to remotely wipe clean their iPhones if it gets lost so that sensitive corporate data doesn’t fall into the wrong hands – and can still be recovered by syncing with the computer when the phone is either recovered or replaced. (see video below)It’s tough to say if business customers will flock to an Apple solution – after all the computers are still significantly more expensive than a Windows machine and there are some native apps that just won’t run on a Mac. But as businesses learn more about the cost savings that come with cloud computing and mobile apps for business transactions the necessity for an all-Windows solution becomes less critical.
Microsoft ffice 2008 for Mac (Update) 12.1.9
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ffice 2008 includes Word Excel PowerPoint Entourage Microsoft Server Exchange Support and Automator Actions for Workflows in Microsoft ffice. The new 2008 ffice features a redesigned user interface and powerful new tools for simplifying work creating great looking documents and exchanging ideas and information with others. Microsoft ffice for Mac natively supports the pen XML file formats for compatibility with Windows-based 2007 Microsoft ffice products. This update improves security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.
Snow Leopard preview at WWDC
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(Credit: Apple Inc. )Stacks will also see an upgrade including the ability to open and explore folders within the stacks window–the current version opened the Finder when a folder was clicked. During this part of the presentation Serlet also showed how Snow Leopard can now preview images videos and PowerPoint presentations even if you don’t have PowerPoint installed on your Mac. Support for Microsoft Exchange is a feature many users have been waiting for (a very long time) and with Mac S X Snow Leopard Exchange support is finally here. Simply add an account to Mail choose Exchange and your Mac will autodetect your Exchange information from your address book or you can enter the information manually. From there you will be able to use Exchange’s global list of addresses and drag and drop contacts into iCal to easily schedule meetings. Smart technology surrounding meeting locations enables your Mac to discover time conflicts and change the meeting time and location to work for everyone.
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