O’Reilly today announced the release of “Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration,” a new book by Michael Bartosh and Ryan Faas for systems or network administrators. At over 800 pages, the book is divided into sections on installation, directory services, client management, and more. In addition, the authors identify and describe the differences between Mac OS X Server and Client, and between Mac OS X Server and other server platforms. “Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration” is priced at US$49.95.