Microsoft has fulfilled a long-held request of Mac OS X users by allowing them to access corporate e-mail and calendar information stored on a Microsoft Exchange server.
The new feature was made available Monday as part of a free upgrade to the Entourage e-mail, calendar and address book program that is part of the Mac version of Microsoft Office.
Microsoft had promised in February that such an upgrade would arrive sometime this summer. Mac OS X users have been asking for Exchange support since Mac OS X debuted more than two years ago.
The long-awaited upgrade arrives just as Apple is said to be adding Exchange support to Panther, the next version of Mac OS X. According to Mac enthusiast site Think Secret, some features in the latest test version of Panther allow Apple's built-in address book program to access information stored on an Exchange server. The Web site also said Panther offers increased support for Exchange e-mail from within Apple's own e-mail program, dubbed Mail.
News source: News.com
