Apple Mac OS X Server - Manual (Page 5)

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Welcome to Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X Server combines the proven strength of UNIX
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and the trademark ease-of-use of
the Macintosh to create a powerful new server operating system. It delivers higher
performance and greater reliability, along with compelling services tailored for the Internet,
publishing, and education.
What’s Included With Mac OS X Server
Mac OS X Server is built on the same foundations that will power Mac OS X, providing
system-wide protected memory and full preemptive multitasking. It also supports open
standards such as 100% Pure Java and BSD 4.4. It is wrapped in a friendly desktop interface
called Workspace Manager. For more information about the system, open the Help menu in
Workspace Manager.
Mac OS X Server includes the following services, all of which can be easily enabled using Mac
OS X Server’s Setup Assistant:
Apache Web Server Software
Mac OS X Server includes Apache, the world’s most popular Web server, which scales from
small workgroups to an Internet site hosting multiple domains and handling millions of hits
per day. The Mac OS X Server Setup Assistant allows you to set up a basic Apache server with
a single click. This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the
Apache HTTP server project (http://www.apache.org).
WebObjects
Apache also provides a conduit for WebObjects applications. Mac OS X Server includes a
basic deployment license for Apple’s WebObjects application server, the industry’s leading
technology for deploying network applications across corporate intranets or the World Wide
Web. For this release, the full suite of WebObjects development tools are also bundled with
the commercial version of Mac OS X Server.