Hardware manual

18 Chapter 1 Mac OS X Server in Action
Here’s an example of a departmental server that provides some of these services for
creative professionals who design and produce video and audio projects.
 Using Xserve as the departmental computer provides the bandwidth needed for
large-file transfers. Xserve supports jumbo frame Ethernet packets and can utilize
both built-in Ethernet interfaces.
 Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) technology, integrated
into Mac OS X Server’s web service, lets you use a web server as an Internet file
server. Users can author and access documents over the web from Mac OS X
computers. You can use WebDAV for collaborative editing and file management even
while a website is running.
 QuickTime streaming service lets you broadcast streaming video to client computers
in real time using industry-standard streaming protocols.
 Mac OS X Server lets you set up mobile accounts for departmental employees who
carry portable computers back and forth to client sites. Mobile accounts let users
experience a similar work environment on and off the network.
Web, print,
and QuickTime
streaming services
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