The Unix-based Darwin operating system foundation of Mac OS X Server 10.0 offers users reliability and performance with such features as protected memory, preemptive multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing, advanced virtual memory, and the latest networking technologies. For superior reliability and maximum server uptime, Mac OS X Server 10.0 features fault tolerance systems that automatically detect and correct failures in essential system services.

Mac OS X Server 10.0 delivers a powerful set of standards-based file, Internet, networking, and directory services. It provides a superior architecture for connecting Macintosh, Windows, Unix, and Linux clients to each other, sharing printers, exchanging e-mail, hosting dynamic Web sites, deploying flexible and scalable network applications, providing network services, and streaming real-time digital media. And, because data security and the prevention of unauthorized file access are critical concerns for server administrators, Mac OS X Server 10.0 features a modern, secure operating system design, Unix file system permissions architecture, and the latest in advanced protocol-level data security standards.

Network administration is easier and more efficient with Mac OS X Server 10.0. Integrated service management makes it easier to administer multiple servers and services at the same time. Transitioning to this new server platform is simple and seamless; Mac OS X Server is designed to be easy to install, integrate easily into existing managed and peer-to-peer networks, and migrate user accounts and data from existing Apple server solutions.