Apple on Thursday released a batch of support documents for Leopard, including some new problems with Boot Camp. It appears that some UI changes in the new version of Mac OS X may need some extra explaining to customers.
Can Apple make servers as easy to use as Macs? That's what the company expects with Leopard Server shipping on Oct.
Following Apple's calling it quits on the Xserve in January, Mac managers have by necessity been creative to fill the void. A tip shows that it's possible to build a Redundant Array of Independent Servers (RAIS) that takes advantage of the new Mac mini's ThunderBolt port and the Target Disk Mode long built into the Mac OS.
Information Presentation Technologies Inc. next week expects to release TurboRIP, its new PostScript 3 RIP server.
Management Graphics Inc. next week will update its EDOX Document Server software and add support for a wider variety of color copiers and large-format inkjet printers.
EnFocus Software Inc. this week checked in with new tools and servers for prepress work flows that use Adobe Systems Inc.
Apple officially called an end to its server line on Tuesday and it's a bitter pill for some Mac stalwarts in the data center. Part of the problem is that enterprise customers have a comfort-level problem when it comes to living with questions about Apple's product and strategic plans like the rest of us.
Amiable Technologies Inc. plans to incorporate PostScript 3 into a new version of PhotoPrint, its stand-alone RIP software for wide-format printing, and PhotoPrint Server, a new high-performance RIP server.
Apple recently released two updates to Snow Leopard Server: the Mac OS X Server v10.6.4 Update, a general package of reliability and security fixes as well as several new features, and Wiki Server Update 1.0, which comes as a separate installer.
Apple keeps upping the specs on its Mac mini. Last spring, it gave it near parity with the iMac desktop. With its fall update, the hardware combined with Snow Leopard Server sounds just right for small businesses and workgroups, according to a recent review.
