As an example, an airline confirmation received from, say, Imaginary Airlines, could not be forwarded without all of the pictorial information being reduced to links, rendering the e-mail unreadable. While messages could be received and viewed correctly, they could not be forwarded without all formatting being stripped out.
One major shortcoming of Entourage was its inability to handle complex HTML. Microsoft claimed to have prioritized "reliability" over expanded Exchange support in Entourage 2008. Many Exchange users have been vocal in denouncing Microsoft's omission of these features. Synchronization of tasks and notes with an Exchange server was not available. However, full parity with Outlook as an Exchange client was never available in Entourage 2008. Subsequent versions of Entourage added some of the missing functionality. (Subsequent versions have dropped the requirement for IMAP and rely solely on WebDAV.) Users complained of the lack of a variety of functions present in Outlook for Windows and Outlook 2001. This early release required the use of IMAP for mail connectivity and WebDAV for address and calendar functionality.
As a client for Microsoft ExchangeĮntourage had included support for Microsoft Exchange servers since August 4, 2003, when the Exchange Update for Entourage X was released. Nevertheless, Microsoft has positioned Entourage as a "similar" product for Macintosh customers on Exchange servers. Entourage had its origins in Outlook Express 5 on the Mac, as well as Claris Emailer and contained "no ported code, and no Office code". Microsoft claimed that Entourage was intended "to address an entirely different audience". Unlike the other applications in the Mac version of the Microsoft Office suite, Entourage did not share a name with its Microsoft Windows counterpart. Entourage also maintained a separate Address Book, but allowed synchronization of contacts and calendar events through Sync Services.
FeaturesĮntourage supported some Mac OS technologies, like the Spotlight search engine and AppleScript however, the use of a monolithic database made it difficult to back up incrementally with Time Machine. Įntourage 2008 featured a new "My Day" utility, which assists in organizing one's day, and cites (in the welcome message) improvements to search speed, "to do" flags, improved junk mail and phishing protection, as well as quick navigation via favorites and customizable toolbars. Entourage supported retrieving email using POP, IMAP, and (for Microsoft Exchange servers) WebDAV. Information may come from within Entourage or outside the program. With Entourage 2004, Microsoft began offering a Project Center, which allowed the user to create and organize projects. Įntourage provided email, calendar, address book, task list, note list, and project manager.
Entourage was replaced by Outlook for Macintosh in Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, released on October 26, 2010. The last version was Entourage: Mac 2008, part of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, released on January 15, 2008.
Microsoft first released Entourage in October 2000 as part of the Microsoft Office 2001 office suite Office 98, the previous version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS included Outlook Express 5. Microsoft Entourage was an e-mail client and personal information manager developed by Microsoft for Mac OS 8.5 and higher. (December 2007)Įntourage: Mac 2008 showing the welcome message.Ģ008 (12.3.1) (Septem 9 months ago ( ))
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