"Mac OS X server equips businesses with the power of collaboration through group calendaring, instant messaging, wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, mail server and other features," she says, adding all such services are included at no extra charge with Mac OS X Server that delivers the reliability, stability, and performance of Unix for the most demanding applications and services.

What the Mac OS X does is that it leverages the computing power of 64-bit Intel processors and offers an advanced networking architecture that ensures compatibility and integration with IP-based networks. Standards-based directory support, Tan notes, makes all of the services available in Mac OS X Server easy to set up and manage.

Tan says products like Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Server for Mac, and VMware Fusion give Intel-based Mac and Xserve users the ability to run almost any operating system and its accompanying applications concurrently.

"With an Xserve running server virtualization software, your organization can eliminate the need to maintain outdated or redundant hardware -- reducing the load on IT administrators as well as server support costs," she says.