Combining the power of UNIX with industry-leading ease of use, Apple offers a unique value proposition for IT managers. It begins with our commitment to open source technologies and open standards, making it easy to fit Apple products into your existing environment. Versatile, scalable and surprisingly affordable solutions help you maintain and extend your infrastructure on a limited budget. And making it all work is no sweat, thanks to innovative management tools and Apple’s unmatched hardware/software integration.
Featured Profiles
Technology You Can Bank On
The marketing department at HSBC’s Canary Wharf HQ relies on an Apple-based server and storage solution that has improved the department’s workflow while also meeting the bank’s stringent data recovery standards.
Mac Lab Drives Commercial Success
The UK’s largest advertising agency, Abbott Mead Vickers (AMV · BBDO), has transformed part of its London HQ into a state-of-the-art production facility based around Apple’s Xsan storage area network (SAN) solution.
Rotech Implements a Healthy Mix
Rotech Healthcare, Inc., has built its business by acquiring healthcare equipment companies in medically underserviced areas and incorporating them into a larger, more efficient network. As a result, Rotech processes information across varied and complex software, operating systems and IT environments, including Mac OS X Server and Xserve.
Apple Technology Drives 24-Hour News Station
Poland’s first dedicated news channel, TVN 24, has invested in a massive Apple storage and networking facility that keeps the station running 24/7. With 55 Xsans, 22 Xserve RAIDs and 50 Final Cut Pro licences, TVN is home to Europe’s largest Mac-based broadcast installation.
Feature Articles
Why Upgrade to Leopard Server?
Whether you’re a full-time or an ad hoc systems administrator, Mac OS X Leopard Server gives you the tools you need to get your job done faster and more easily than ever before, while protecting (even enhancing) your existing infrastructure investment.
Ensuring Security for Your Wireless Network
Security is always a key issue in systems administration, one that intensifies when your business is considering wireless solutions. Apple offers industry-standard software and hardware for a range of business needs and supports a number of common proprietary systems.
Integrating Mac OS X and Active Directory
Built on open standards, Mac OS X is designed to integrate into just about any network environment, even those that use Microsoft’s Active Directory. That means you can add Mac clients to your AD network. Or use Mac OS X Server to deliver file services to Windows clients — and still authenticate them through your AD server.
Intrusion Protection Using Open Source Tools
The security of your network begins with Apple’s adoption of security standards and open software development. What else can be done? Learn about some of the best practices and “cool tools” that can help you become a proactive guardian of your organisation’s resources.
Security
Common Criteria Certified
Apple has augmented its commitment to security by becoming Common Criteria certified for both Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
Security in Mac OS X
Apple is working to ensure that your Mac is safe and secure by implementing a security strategy that is central to Mac OS X.
Education
Apple Research & Technology Support
The Apple Research & Technology Support (ARTS) programme is designed to make Apple technology more accessible to Europe’s young scientists. The programme offers young researchers the chance to become an ARTS Laureate and receive US$30,000 worth of Apple solutions to research technology problems, in the form of hardware, software and support. Find out how to apply.
Customised Learning for the 21st Century
A Mac-powered virtual learning environment (VLE) is central to the ICT strategy at Bryanston School in Dorset. Students can log onto the Studywiz portal from any web browser via the campus-wide wireless network. Once online, they have access to a wide range of digital learning tools — including video and audio files, podcasts, and teacher presentations and assignments — to help them work independently.
CERN Physicists Speed Ahead with Macs
Scientists at the the world’s largest particle physics laboratory are using Intel-based Macs to help improve man’s understanding of the structure of the universe. The ALICE experiment at the CERN international particle physics laboratory in Geneva is designed to exploit collisions produced by CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest particle accelerator.
