Apple Podcasting Server The easy way to create and publish podcasts and blogs. Apple Podcasting Server empowers educators Open to everyone. and students to share information and The Apple Podcasting Server is open to everyone and is simple to use. Blogs can be created by simply typing into a web page. develop dynamic discussions in and beyond Podcasts can be distributed to your school or campus within the classroom. minutes by merely clicking a button and selecting a fi le. Users of Mac, Windows, and Linux systems can access blogs using their web Podcasting and blogging. browsers. Podcasts can be accessed using Apple iTunes software What are educational podcasts and blogs? Very simply, they are on both Macs and PCs. This simplicity of publishing and accessing content published, distributed, and selectively subscribed to over content makes the Podcasting Server the perfect collaboration and the Internet. Blogs (web logs) typically contain text and graphics, content distribution tool. while podcasts are audio or video content. Both are easy, dynamic ways for educators and students to create and distribute educational Easy to integrate and manage. content. Both provide schools and departments with powerful new The Apple Podcasting Server is based on the open standards tools for classroom management, collaboration, professional devel- Blojsom weblog server project (an open source project that provides opment, portfolios, and content distribution. Writing and publishing blogging services). And with Mac OS X Server’s Open Directory, a in blogs or recording and distributing podcasts can create dynamic standards-based directory and network authentication services discussions and information fl ows in and beyond the classroom. architecture, the Podcasting Server fi ts into almost any environment. Empowered by information sharing. IT can grant publishing access to individual users or groups, in Podcasts and blogs are e∂ ective and inexpensive ways to share just seconds. With Mac OS X Server, nontechnical individuals can information among teachers, students, administrators, parents, share information and syndicate text content and podcasts on the and the community. Teachers, for example, can augment students’ web using HTML, RSS, RSS2, RDF, and ATOM protocols. The Apple class notes by podcasting class lectures and assignments to Podcasting Server supports both individual and group blogs, and students and parents. Students then get the information they o∂ ers predefi ned blog themes as well as calendar-based navigation. need to succeed, and parents are able to participate more fully in their children’s education. Making it easy for IT. Included in Mac OS X Server v10.4, the Apple Podcasting Server makes it simple to publish and syndicate online content. With a single checkmark in the Server Admin application, IT can give users and groups the ability to share blogs and podcasts. The Podcasting Server simplifi es podcast syndication by automatically generating the RSS code needed for the feed. Apple Podcasting Server Podcasting Server requirements: Take advantage of federal funding. Xserve G5 The Apple Podcasting Server may be eligible for federal funding Xserve G5 is a feature-dense 1U server with dual 64-bit G5 under E-rate and the No Child Left Behind Act. Consult with your processors at speeds of up to 2.3GHz. It o∂ ers an award-winning Apple representative about federal funding options available to UNIX-based server operating system with unlimited clients, up to your school. 1.5TB of storage, PCI-X expansion, dual Gigabit Ethernet, fast I/O ports, and an optical drive. Learn more. To learn more about the Apple Podcasting Server in education, Choose one of the following Xserve G5 confi gurations: visit www.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/server.html, Dual 2.3GHz PowerPC G5 processors, 1GB DDR400 ECC SDRAM, or call 800-800-2775 to speak to an Apple education representative. 80GB SATA Apple Drive Module, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW), Mac OS X Server, Unlimited-Client License M9745LL/A $3499 2GHz PowerPC G5 processor, 1GB DDR400 ECC SDRAM, 80GB SATA Apple Drive Module, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW), Mac OS X Server, Unlimited-Client License M9743LL/A $2499 Custom confi gurations are also available. Recommended options: Mac OS X Server Maintenance The Apple Maintenance Program (AMP) provides your organization with the most up-to-the-minute advances of Mac OS X Server or Xsan—at a signifi cantly reduced price. Mac OS X Server Maintenance 36 Months Unlimited-Client Single Server D2336Z/A $499 AppleCare Premium Service and Support Plan Enrollment Kit for Xserve The AppleCare Premium Service and Support Plan provides up to three years of up-and-running email and telephone support and onsite hardware service when purchased with Xserve. The plan includes 24/7 email and phone support with 30-minute response time, 4-hour onsite response for hardware repairs during business hours, and next-day onsite response for hardware repairs after business hours. Onsite response time and availability of onsite service depend on your location. AppleCare Premium Service and Support Plan Enrollment Kit for Xserve M8830LL/C $760 Apple Professional Services Short on time? Have one of our Technical Consultants get this solution up and running. Contact your Apple representative for pricing. ©2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. 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