You can write, compile, and debug using C, C++, Objective-C, or Java. Project Builder can be used to port command-line applications to Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server or to enhance them with a Mac OS X user interface.

An administrator computer, such as an iBook running Mac OS X Server administrative applications, can be used to manage the entire network.

Creative Businesses

Mac OS X Server supports the workflow needs of creative professionals who design and produce video and audio projects.

Mac OS X Server

File

services

Print service

Web and

QuickTime streaming

services

WebDAV services

The Internet

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Windows clients

Mac OS X clients

The popular open-source Apache HTTP web server is built into Mac OS X Server.

Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (or WebDAV) technology, integrated into Mac OS X Server’s web service, lets you use a web server as an Internet file server. Users can author and access documents over the web from Mac OS X computers. You can use WebDAV for collaborative editing and file management even while a website is running.

QuickTime streaming service lets you broadcast streaming video to client computers in real time using an industry-standard streaming protocol.

AFP lets you transfer large files among workgroup members. On an Xserve, you can increase the bandwidth of your file-transfer infrastructure by using jumbo frame Ethernet packets or utilizing both built-in Ethernet interfaces.

Chapter 1 Mac OS X Server in Action

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