Compare Communicator for Mac 2011 to Office Communicator 2007 R2

Office for Mac 2011 will reach end of support on October 10, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see these resources.

 

Applies to: Office for Mac 2011

Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09

Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows provides easy access to rich presence, instant messaging (IM), and other real-time communications capabilities. It enables information workers to communicate with each other more easily and quickly. Communicator for Mac 2011 has many of the same features as Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows. For example, many presence types that are available in Office Communicator 2007 R2 are also available in Communicator for Mac. The new and improved features in Communicator for Mac help maintain compatibility with Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows users.

The following table compares the features that are available in Communicator for Mac with those in Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows.

 Feature is included    Feature is not included

Rich presence and instant messaging	Communicator for Mac 2011	Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows
Send instant messages
Display published phone numbers, organizational structure, and office information all on contact cards
Set presence status manually or automatically based on calendar, login status, and more
Specify access levels for sharing information with different contacts
Connect with people outside the organization with public instant-messaging connectivity (PIC), such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger

Enterprise Voice	Communicator for Mac 2011	Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows
Place a call by clicking an Outlook or Communicator contact
Receive calls on all registered endpoints (including mobile phones or other mobile devices)
Receive call notifications on the computer
Configure call forwarding in Communicator
Access voice mail from either the computer or by calling an access number
Use the Communicator dial pad to call external numbers

Audio, video, and web conferencing	Communicator for Mac 2011	Office Communicator 2007 R2 for Windows
Connect using audio calls
Connect using video calls
Schedule conferences in Outlook
Join conferences scheduled from Outlook
Share your desktop with other contacts