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Mac OS X Server is built on Darwin, an open source core, and provides enterprise-class features such as preemptive multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing, and support for numerous networking and security standards. Mac OS X Server simplifies network administration by integrating services for file sharing, web serving, networking, client management, email, and more. It includes Apache Web server and adds powerful tools to more quickly and easily serve and manage multiple, high-traffic websites. Mac OS X Server also offers WebObjects, Apple's suite of tools and object-oriented frameworks for creating and deploying scalable, reusable web and Java applications.
Mac OS X Server Resources
A guided introduction and learning path to developing network-capable scripts, plug-ins, and applications for use with Mac OS X Server.  
Mac OS X Server Topics
Carbon
A set of C APIs for developing high-performance, highly reliable server-related applications featuring the Aqua user interface. 		 
Hardware
Opportunities for developers to create hardware devices compatible with Mac OS X Server. 		 
Internet & Web
Mac OS X Server tools and technologies for displaying web content, providing web services within an application, and creating database-driven websites.
Java
An environment for developing server-related applications. Java and J2EE support is built into and distributed with every copy of Mac OS X Server. 		 
Networking
Protocols and services that support networking and communication capabilities for server-related products. 		 
Porting
Tools and programming interfaces for moving code to Mac OS X Server.
Security
Authentication, authorization, and cryptographic services that software developers can use to build security into server applications running on Mac OS X Server. 		 
Tools
A suite of developer tools for building server-related products. 		 
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