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LEOPARD SERVER SHIPS 10/26 (press release)

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Apple Announces Mac OS X Server Leopard

CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today
announced that Mac OS(R) X Server version 10.5 Leopard will go on sale on
Friday, October 26, at the same time as Mac OS X Leopard. Leopard Server
extends Apple's legendary ease of use, making it even easier to take advantage
of the benefits of a server, and introduces Podcast Producer, the ideal way to
automatically publish podcasts to iTunes(R) or the web. Leopard Server packs
more than 250 new features including Wiki Server, allowing people to
collaboratively create and modify their shared web sites with just a few
clicks; and iCal(R) Server, the world's first commercial CalDAV standard-based
calendar server.
"Leopard Server is the best release of Mac OS X Server yet, bringing more
great innovations, like Podcast Producer, Wiki Server and iCal Server," said
Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
"With new setup features that have a server up and running within minutes and
no client access licenses, Leopard Server is the ideal alternative to
complicated and expensive server offerings for small and large businesses."
Leopard Server presents new features for effortless setup, management and
monitoring of systems on the network. Server Assistant configures server
applications, network settings such as IP addresses and DNS configurations and
user accounts with just a few clicks. Server Preferences simplifies management
of users, groups and key server applications, and a Server Status Dashboard
widget remotely monitors activity and usage. Leopard Server also eliminates
the need to manually set up Leopard clients by automatically configuring
client applications, including file sharing, Mail, iChat(R), iCal, Address
Book and VPN from user information stored on the server.
Podcast Producer is the easiest way for anyone to record content,
automatically upload it to the server and convert it into a podcast optimized
for playback on almost any device, including a High Definition TV, iPod(R),
Apple TV(TM) or multimedia-enabled cell phone.
With Wiki Server, anyone can easily create and edit collaborative web
pages, called wikis, with a few clicks of a mouse. Wiki Server has 20
Apple-designed web page themes and provides a complete revision history to
make it easy to restore previous entries and merge or compare different
versions. Wiki Server can automatically notify users whenever a change is
made, keeping them up-to-date on the latest information, and users can tag
keywords to find content quickly.
It's easy to share calendars, schedule meetings and coordinate events
within a workgroup, school, small business or large corporation using iCal
Server. iCal Server is the first open, standards-based calendar server that
works with popular calendar programs which support the new CalDAV standard and
does not require client access licenses, so businesses can add users freely as
they expand at no additional cost.
Leopard Server is fully UNIX compliant and its core services, including
Apache 2, MySQL 5, Postfix, Podcast Producer and QuickTime(R) Streaming
Server, are 64-bit, allowing users to work with larger data sets and take full
advantage of the performance and processing power of their 64-bit hardware.
Since Leopard Server is fully 32-bit compatible, users can run 32-bit and
64-bit applications natively side-by-side.

Pricing & Availability
Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard will be available on October 26 at
Apple's retail stores and through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested
retail price of $499 (US) for a 10-client edition and $999 (US) for an
unlimited-client edition. An unlimited client license of Leopard Server is
included with Apple's powerful Xserve(R) rack-mount server hardware at no
extra charge. Online pre-orders can be made through the Apple Store(R)
(http://www.apple.com) starting today and current subscribers to the Apple
Maintenance Program will receive Leopard Server as part of their service
agreement. Volume and maintenance pricing is available from Apple. The
standard Mac OS Up-To-Date upgrade package is available to all customers who
purchased a qualifying new Xserve system from Apple or an Apple Authorized
Reseller on or after October 1, 2007 for a shipping and handling fee of $9.95
(US). Leopard Server can run on any Macintosh(R) computer with an Intel,
PowerPC G5, or G4 (867 Mhz or faster) processor, a minimum 1GB of RAM and at
least 20GB of available disk space.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its
award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional
applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its
iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered
the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.

Posted by Tom Yager on October 16, 2007 06:02 AM

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