Software Developers Announce Support for Mac OS X Server
SEYBOLD, BOSTON March 2, 1999 Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
that developers are lining up to support Mac OS X Server with
innovative new software solutions that utilize the power of Apple’s
new server operating system. Many companies are using Seybold to
showcase new Mac OS X Server solutions, spanning publishing, digital
asset management, Internet development and general productivity
applications. Due to ship in the next few weeks, Mac OS X Server
combines the proven strength of UNIX with the simplicity of Macintosh
.
“Mac OS X Server is Apple’s first modern server operating system and
developers are already making it a platform for innovative software
releases,” said Clent Richardson, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide
Developer Relations. “For publishing customers, Mac OS X Server will
be a great product for managing Mac networks and running new
high-performance publishing solutions, asset management software and
Internet development tools.”
Developers announcing products for Mac OS X Server include: AVATAR
Works AVATAR; Canto Cumulus; Helios Software’s EtherShare, EtherShare
OPI, PDF Handshake and Print Preview; Lundeen & Associates Web
Crossing and Web Crossing/Chat; RunningStart’s RSCommerce; Sassafras
KeyServer; Stalker Software’s CommuniGate Pro; Xinet FullPress; AAA+
Joy 2.1 and Joy Services 2.0; OpenBase SQL Database Engine; P & L
Systems Mesa, OpenUp and ColdCompress; ReportMill’s ReportMill 2.1;
Stone Design Create 5.0, SliceAndDice, GIFfun, Pack Up and Go, Web
Colors and Stone Web Color Lists; and TipTop Software’s
Objective-Everything.
Mac OS X Server is built on the high-performance Mach microkernel and
BSD 4.4, and includes the Apache HTTP web server and WebObjects
application server. Mac OS X Server also features NetBoot and Apple
File Services, making network administration as easy as managing a
single Mac. When coupled with a new Power Macintosh G3, Mac OS X
Server delivers affordable server solutions for Apple’s Internet
publishing, web application development, print publishing and
education customers.
System Requirements, Pricing & Availability Mac OS X Server supports
all Power Macintosh G3 or Macintosh Server G3 systems, and is
optimized for Apple’s new line of Power Macintosh G3s. Mac OS X
Server requires 64MB of RAM, 1GB hard drive and a CD-ROM drive. Apple
expects Mac OS X Server to be available in North America in the next
few weeks with worldwide availability to follow.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the
1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the
1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original
mission to bring the best personal computing products and support to
students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers,
businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.