PRESS RELEASE
17 July 2002
Apple Announces Mac OS X Server version 10.2, World’s Easiest-to-Manage UNIX-Based Server Software
Mac OS X Server v10.2 Includes More Than 50 New Features & Powerful Network Management Tools
MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK - July 17th, 2002
Apple today announced Mac OS XServer version 10.2, the next major release of Apple’s Mac OS X Serversoftware that combines the industrial strength of UNIX with the ease-of-useof the Mac. Mac OS X Server v10.2 introduces more than 50 new features,including powerful new NetBoot and NetInstall network management tools,based on Apple’s new LDAPv3 Open Directory architecture that simplifies user and computer management for business, education and government customers. Asan active member of the Open Source community, Apple has distributed OpenDirectory technology through the Darwin Open Source Project.
“Mac OS X Server v10.2 is the world’s easiest-to-manage UNIX-based server software and unleashes the power of our new Xserve rack-mount server”, said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Combining affordable hardware with powerful open-standards based software, Xserve and Mac OS X Server v10.2 offer the perfect networking solution for Mac, UNIX and Windows environments”.
Mac OS X Server v10.2 key features include:
- new NetBoot for booting multiple Macintosh systems from the networkinstead of their local disk drive for making operating system administrationas easy as managing a single computer;
- new Network Install for automating the installation of Mac OS X andapplication software directly from the network;
- new Workgroup Manager, a powerful new management console that workswith any LDAPv3 directory server to provide centralised management of users,groups and computers;
- new Open Directory, an easy-to-setup LDAPv3 directory server with asecure built-in password server;
- new QuickTime Streaming Server 4 and QuickTime Broadcaster, whichcaptures and encodes QuickTime content in MPEG-4 for live streaming over theWeb;
- improved file and print services including support for quotas, securefile transfers and NFS resharing via AFP;
- improved Web services including support for SOAP, XML-RPC,server-optimised Java VM, JSPs and Java Servlets; and
- remote server management including the new Server Status Tool andsupport for SNMP.
Pricing & Availability
Mac OS X Server v10.2 will be available beginning on August 24th through theApple Store and Apple Authorised Resellers. Mac OS X Server v10.2 10-Client Edition has a suggested selling price of £399 (inc VAT), £340 (ex VAT). Mac OS X Server v10.2 Unlimited-Client Edition has a suggested selling price of £799 (inc VAT), £680 (ex VAT).
Mac OS X Server v10.2 will be available beginning on August 24th through theApple Store and Apple Authorised Resellers. Mac OS X Server v10.2 10-Client Edition has a suggested selling price of £399 (inc VAT), £340 (ex VAT). Mac OS X Server v10.2 Unlimited-Client Edition has a suggested selling price of £799 (inc VAT), £680 (ex VAT).
Mac OS X Server v10.2 works together with Apple’s powerful new Xserverack-mount server hardware and is designed to run on Macintosh Server G4,Power Mac G4, Power Mac G4 Cube, iMac, Macintosh Server G3 and PowerMacintosh G3 computers with 128MB RAM and 4GB of available disk space.
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