On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:42:47 -0700, OSIRIS wrote
(in article <1roo24trri45ufthk88qviqtu2kmlgjoda@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 04:17:55 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> In article <qucn24h5od83btn1k62v8b4m578p9rk6rs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> OSIRIS <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> They tell me they are looking to accomplish sveral things:
>>>
>>> * Central storage. I suggested NAS or a File Server (options
>>> being XServe, Linux, Windows)
>>
>> Mac OS X Server 10.5. It doesn't necessarily have to be running on an
>> Xserve.
>
> OH! The local Apple retail store told me that Apples server solution
> was Xserve and it was a hardware/software combination and that Apple
> server software would not run on regular Intel hardware. Have I been
> misinformed (or confusingly informed)? How is Mac OS X Server 10.5
> different from Xserve? Could a tech who is good at doing Windows and
> Linux servers be reasonably successful setting it up?
It won't run on regular Intel hardware, it will, however, run on regular
Macs. You do not need to buy XServe hardware. The retail store clerk
should
have told you that.
>
>
>>> * Microsoft Project. I know MS hasn't ****ted this to Macs, so
>>> I'm looking for an equivalent that will work on OSX
>>
>> Not sure of all of what MS Project will do, but try "FastTrack
Schedule"
>>
>> <http://www.aecsoft.com/products/fasttrack/>
>
> Thanks for that lead. I'll check it out.
>
>
>>> * Some sort of shared calendar or multiperson scheduling system
>>> (possibly included in one of the above items)
>>
>> Mac OS X Server includes a CalDAV server.
>
> I've never worked on that type of application, but it sounds like it
> may be just what they need. Remote access to their oofice from
> anywhere to access their own CalDAV app.
>
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