MSN Messenger 5.0

Op mactopia, een donker hoekje in de kelder van Microsoft gewijd aan software voor de Apple Macintosh, is gisteren versie 5.0 van MSN Messenger voor Mac OS X 10.3 of hoger verschenen. De software kan in verschillende talen worden gedownload, waaronder in het Nederlands en Engels. De release notes voor deze versie zien er als volgt uit:

New Features:

• Entirely New Design:
  The brushed steel skin, great new icons and new "Personal" and "Corporate" tabs make this dual-purpose program just as stylish and intuitive as other Mac programs.
• Public IM Support:
  Use the same program to chat with contacts outside of your company across a variety of popular IM networks including Yahoo, AOL, AIM, MSN and iChat.
• Secure Messaging:
  Chat securely behind your corporate firewall with Live Communications Server. Maximize communication while keeping control of critical company information.
• Synchronized Status:
  Control the status of your personal and business accounts by synchronizing them or setting one to “busy” while the other one indicates you are online.

Additional Features:

• Global Address Look-up
• Redesigned Preferences
• Customizable Display Picture
• Multiple File Transfer
• Animated and Customized Emoticons