Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X Server is the server-oriented version of Apple's desktop operating system, Mac OS X. Mac OS X, in both desktop and server versions, is a Unix-like operating system.
Mac OS X Server includes applications that are intended to allow administrators to more easily manage features, such as internet-based services like email or site hosting, or manage networks of Macs and Windows PCs and provide services such as file and print sharing.
Mac OS X Server leverages both open source technologies for provision of powerful standards-based services, and proprietary Apple applications for administration and for some additional services.
Versions
On May 21, 2001, Apple released a version of their server operating system based on Mac OS X v10.0. This was followed by server releases:
Mac OS X v10.1 (September 25, 2001)
Mac OS X v10.2 (August 24, 2002)
Mac OS X v10.3 (October 24, 2003)
Mac OS X v10.4 (April 29, 2005)
Mac OS X Server 10.3 Panther
Many common network services are provided such as NTP, SNMP, web server (Apache), mail server (Postfix and Cyrus), LDAP (OpenLDAP), AFP, and print server. The inclusion of Samba version 3 allows tight integration with Windows clients and servers. MySQL v4.0.16 and PHP v4.3.7 are also included.
Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger
The 10.4 release adds even more tools, applications, and services, some of which are derived from open source. Most notable additions are 64-bit application support, Access Control Lists, Xgrid, link aggregation, e-mail spam filtering (SpamAssassin), virus detection (ClamAV), Gateway Setup Assistant, and servers for Software Update, iChat Jabber server[1], and weblogs (Blojsom).
Mac OS X Server 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" was shown to developers for the first time at the 2006 Worldwide Developers Conference; Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Leopard would be released in Spring 2007.
Features announced at the 2006 Worldwide Developers Conference include: Native support by all libraries and frameworks for 64-bit applications, Time Machine (an automated backup utility which allows the user to restore any file that has been deleted, misplaced or replaced by another version of a file), Front Row and Photo Booth (currently only available with the purchase of a new Mac, will be included with Leopard), Spaces (an implementation of "virtual desktops"), etc.
Like Mac OS X 10.4, Leopard will be available for both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
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