I want a Mac, but my company is stuck on Outlook for email and scheduling.

[Kevin Callahan]

A friend is working for a company that is all PC.  However, she wants  
to buy a new Mac.  Sick of Windows.  She used a Mac a former company  
that was MOSTLY Mac.

She's an executive in the company, but she's not a technical person  
and might run into trouble with the IT folks.

She said she uses Outlook for scheduling and contacts.

Is there an option for her other than running VMWare or Parallels or  
Crossover?

Is Outlook's web mail full-featured?  could she get by with that?

If one of the above VMs is necessary, which of the virtualization  
options is the "no-brainer", ie, requires the least technical skill to  
manage?

Thanks,
Kevin