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Mac OS X Server provides a set of tools for managing a server-based network, including file management, print, Internet and Web serving, client management and directory services. It includes IP-based support for file sharing with Macintosh, Windows, Linux and UNIX clients, FTP support for Internet file transfers and incorporates Postscript print spooling.

Web content delivery is achieved with the integration of Apache - the leading software of its kind - and includes WebDAV, which enables drag-and-drop management of Web content. OS X Server supports Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages, MySQL, PHP 4, Perl, UNIX and

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Mac CGI scripts and includes the QuickTime Steaming Server, for streamed delivery of digital video in real time.

OS X Server supersedes Appleshare IP, adding a range of new features, such as Apache and support for multiple-platform clients. It has built-in fault tolerance to detect and recover from failure of essential system services and includes a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to enable secure encryption and authentication for e-commerce. New applications within the IS X Server suite include NetBoot for the set-up and administration of client Mac systems and Macintosh Manager 2.0, which allows the configuration of any Mac running OS 8.1 through 9.1 to be stored on the sever and the restored on any other Mac on the network.

OS X Server requires a Power Mac G3 or G4, Cube included, with at least 128MB RAM, though a G4 is needed for system fault tolerance, and is designed to take full advantage of dual processor Macs.

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