Finally! Microsoft just released a beta update for Entourage 2008 (the Mac Office email client). Entourage already works fairly well with Exchange Server, but the update adds some critically missing features. Here’s a list from Microsoft:
Tasks, Notes, and Categories now sync with the Exchange Server Resolving names against the Global Address List now works via EWS/HTTP. This means you no longer need to be connected to your corporate network via VPN to resolve names when addressing an e-mail or meeting invitation Improved Autodiscover. In Entourage for Exchange Web Services Beta, the Autodiscover service keeps user account settings up-to-date after the account setup.
• It runs in the background every time that you start Entourage.
• It also runs at a server-defined interval, typically every hour, to make sure that the Exchange Server settings are always kept up-to-date
For me, category support is the big win, as I use categories to sync Exchange calendars with Google Calendar. I just need to make sure our corporate Exchange Server has the right rollup patches, and I’ll give the beta a spin.
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