Microsoft releases Office 2004 SP2 11.2.1 update

Don't tell Dvorak, but I'm writing about Microsoft. Voluntarily. Because I think they did something newsworthy. So there.

About a month ago, Microsoft released an update that had enterprise users rejoicing. Office 2004 Service Pack 2 offered up a number of improvements in the area of Entourage and Exchange server compatibility, making Entourage users feel less like second-class citizens in their own offices. It wasn't everything we asked for, but it was a good effort and I applaud them for that. Unfortunately, it also introduced a few new bugs, the most important of which was this:  potential loss of data when Entourage attempted to sync with an Exchange mailbox that had been moved from a different Exchange server. Loss of data is never a good thing.

The Mac Business Unit (Mac BU) didn't waste any time acknowledging the issue and a month later they have released Office 2004 SP2 version 11.2.1, which resolves the above-mentioned bug, as well as a few other less dire ones. Yes, it could have been quicker, but they also could've just ignored or denied the issue for months. I pick my battles... They did ok on this one.

You can download this update and the earlier 11.2.0 update (which is required before you can apply 11.2.1) on the Mactopia downloads page.