Compare Communicator for Mac 2011 to Messenger for Mac 7

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Applies to: Office for Mac 2011

Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09

The following table compares features between Communicator for Mac 2011 and Messenger for Mac 7 hosted on Office Communications Server 2007.

 Feature is included    Feature is partially included    Feature is not included

Features	Communicator for Mac 2011	Messenger for Mac 7
Outbound/inbound audio calls from PSTN callers
Quick access to conferences in Communicator for Mac 2011 by clicking conf: URL in a meeting request
Calendar-based presence status, such as In a Meeting
Outlook out-of-office messages appear in Communicator for Mac
Presence status integrated with Office for Mac 2011
Access to the Conversation History from the conversation window
Instant messaging (IM)
Basic presence
Computer-to-computer audio calls with Communicator for Mac 2011 and Office Communicator for Windows users
Computer-to-computer video calls with Communicator for Mac 2011 and Office Communicator for Windows users
Access to external federated users
Public IM connectivity
File transfer with Communicator for Mac 2011 clients
Global Address List (GAL) search
Integration for presence states between Communicator for Mac 2011 and Office Communicator for Windows
Support for NTLM and Kerberos protocol