OS X Server 10.6.6 Update Released

Apple releases OS X 10.6.6 Server and Client today. Here are are the updates:

This update includes the Mac App Store, a new application you’ll find in the Dock. The Mac App Store includes the following features:

• Discover Mac apps: Browse featured apps, top charts, and categories; or, search for something specific. Read detailed app descriptions and user reviews, and flip through screen shots.

• Buy and install: Easily purchase apps with your iTunes account. Apps install in one step and are quickly available from the Dock.

• App updates: The Mac App Store keeps track of all your purchased apps and notifies you when free updates are available.

Additional improvements

• Fixes a DNS resolution issue for Mac OS X Server v10.6.5. The system now properly resolves a DNS alias (CNAME) that points to a host in a .local domain.

• Improves Mac OS X Server security. For more information about the security content of Mac OS X Server v10.6.5 see this article.

• Includes all the improvements in the previous 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4 and 10.6.5 updates.

• Mac OS X Server v10.6.6 also includes all improvements delivered in the client Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update.

More information is available on Apple’s site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4460

CloudMac Dedicated Mac mini July special

CloudMac is offering a special on Dedicated Mac mini’s running OS X 10.6 Server.  The promo includes 100Mbps Internet connectivity, 250GB monthly and all the other offerings standard with the Dedicate Server plan.

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Offer available while servers are available.

Apple Server Hosting

CloudMac (http://cloudmac.net/), an Oneiric Systems Company, is focused on providing hosting and server colocation for OS X Servers.

For more information, please refer to the site and CloudMac blog.

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