* Mac OS X Server 10-client to Unlimited-Client license upgrade for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) * Mac OS X Server (Unlimited-Client Edition), uniquely suited for classroom labs, creative professionals and medium-to-large work groups with high volume file sharing activity, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US)
* Mac OS X Server (10-Client Edition), designed for professional web masters and small work groups with simultaneous file sharing to not more than 10 Macintosh clients, for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) Mac OS X Server and Macintosh Server G4 can be purchased now through the online Apple Store(r) (at Apple's retail stores and through Apple authorized resellers in the following configurations: More information about current and upcoming courses and certifications is available at. To help customers leverage the power of Mac OS X Server, Apple iServices-Apple's training and professional services organization-will offer a comprehensive set of Mac OS X Server training courses and certification programs for system administrators and technical coordinators. * share user and group information between servers, utilizing NetInfo and LDAP-based directory services. * provide students and educators with a consistent, personalized and controlled experience by centralizing the method of unifying system configurations with Macintosh Manager and NetBoot and * locate Internet resources and organize IP-based work groups using standards-based protocols DNS and Service Location Protocol (SLP)
* protect network resources and dynamically assign IP addresses using advanced networking services such as IP filtering firewall and DHCP * support SMTP, IMAP and POP mail protocols and provide anti-spamming services * can easily be managed with secure remote administration tools * deploy scalable network applications with WebObjects 5, Apple's powerful pure Java application server * stream digital media over the Internet using the QuickTime Streaming Server * enable collaborative web publishing and remote content management with WebDAV, the new extension to the HTTP protocol * host Internet web sites with Apache, the world's most popular web server
* share files and printers with Macintosh, Windows, UNIX and Linux clients With Mac OS X Server, administrators have the tools to easily deploy servers that:
The dual processor configured Macintosh Server G4 takes full advantage of symmetric multiprocessing to automatically allocate tasks and deliver twice the productivity and efficiency.Īdditionally, Mac OS X Server and the Macintosh Server G4 combination deliver the benefits of Gigabit Ethernet allowing large files to speed across the network. The high-performance Macintosh Server G4 is an industrial-strength server delivering superior performance and reliability at an affordable price. To maximize server uptime, Mac OS X Server features fault tolerance systems to automatically detect and recover from failures in system services. Mac OS X Server features protected memory, preemptive multi-tasking, symmetric multiprocessing, advanced memory management and the latest networking and security standards.
"Mac OS X Server is Apple's most powerful server ever and can easily integrate into Mac, Windows and UNIX networks." "Built on Mac OS X's incredibly stable and robust foundation, Mac OS X Server has the power of UNIX, yet is simple and easy to install, administer and maintain," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. The new Mac OS X Server integrates powerful server applications such as an Apache web server, Samba for Windows file sharing, WebObjects(r) 5 application server and QuickTime(r) Streaming Server 3, to provide advanced industry-standard services to Macintosh, Windows and UNIX clients and networks. The new Mac OS X Server is built on top of the latest Mac OS X operating system foundation and combines the power of a UNIX-based server with the ease-of-use of the Macintosh.
WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California-May 21, 2001-Apple(r) today introduced the all new, industrial-strength, Mac(r) OS X Server operating system along with new Macintosh(r) Server G4 hardware configurations.