PRESS RELEASE June 28, 2004

“Tiger” Server Includes Support for 64-bit Applications, Weblog Server, iChat Server & Windows NT Migration Tools

  • Mobile Home Directories that give mobile users the best of both worlds—access to files and preferences while on the road with the user’s home directory centrally stored and managed on the network;
  • a Software Update Server that lets system administrators host their own proxy/cache server to control the availability of Apple’s software updates for Mac OS X Tiger and Tiger Server systems;
  • Access Control Lists that provide a more flexible permissions model that gives administrators better control over files, folders and network services, making it easier to set up collaborative environments;
  • Internet Gateway Setup Assistant to make it easy for small business and home office users to set up complex network services, including DHCP, NAT, DNS, Port Routing, Firewall and VPN services; and
  • Xgrid™ 1.0, Apple’s easy-to-use clustering software is integrated into Tiger Server to make it easy for scientists and researchers to build a distributed computing cluster that supports up to 128 agents, up to 10,000 queued jobs and up to 10,000 tasks per job.

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