Entourage 2008 Web Services Edition
November 22, 2009
Microsoft recently updated Entourage 2008, releasing the Entourage 2008 Web Services Edition update, a small but noteworthy update that moves Entourage’s feature set a few steps closer to Outlook. The Web Services update abandons WebDAV in favor of the Web Services protocol for all communication with Exchange servers.
According to Microsoft, Exchange Web Services offers a “more robust feature set” and supports an Out of Office Assistant, logging, and improved Autodiscover and synchronization services. Stability and compatibility between email clients is improved by shifting responsibilities from client applications to the server.
- Intel, PPC G5 or PPC G4 processor (500MHz & higher)
- 512MB of RAM
- OS X 10.4.9 or later
- 1.5GB of free hard drive space
- Microsoft Office SP2 (12.2.0) or higher
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 with Connectivity to Update Rollup 4 or higher (Mailbox & Client Access servers)
NOTE: The Entourage 2008 Web Services Edition is NOT compatible with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or earlier. If access to earlier versions of Microsoft Exchange Server is required, do not apply the Entourage 2008 Web Services Edition update.
A comparison of features offered by WebDAV and Web Services:
| Function | Entourage 2008(Uses WebDAV and Exchange Web Services) | Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Provides logic for calendaring (such as handling meeting and calendar events) on the server | ||
| Synchronizes tasks with the Exchange server | ||
| Synchronizes notes with the Exchange server | ||
| Synchronizes categories with the Exchange server | ||
| Includes interoperability with Exchange server business logic | ||
| Provides GAL details | ||
| Enables meeting attachments | ||
| Provides logging | ||
| Enables Autodiscover service for hosted accounts | ||
| Synchronizes contacts with Exchange server | ||
| Enables implementation of corporate archival policies by using managed folders | ||
| Exposes attendee free/busy information | ||
| Enables delegate management (such as setting on-behalf rights) | ||
| Enables delegate access | ||
| Provides additional out-of-office settings, such as separate internal and external out-of-office messages | ||
| Provides access to Exchange server over HTTP | ||
| Synchronizes folders and items | ||
| Enables proxy auto-config (.pac) files | ||
| Resolves ambiguous names | ||
| Enables meeting reminders | ||
| Provides public folder support | ||
| Enables Spotlight search | ||
| Supports integrated Windows (Kerberos and NTLM) authentication and client certificate-based authentication |
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