The Web server software, licensed from Maxum Development, is targeted at small businesses, schools, and graphic designers that use networked Macintosh systems and other Mac OS-compatible machines and are looking for tools to publish text, video, and audio without dedicating a separate computer to the job, the company said.
The software gives users the option of running small Web sites on their Mac for pretesting Web pages before submitting them to a dedicated server. While pricing and a formal launch date for the product are not yet set, Apple said a free beta version is now available and soon will be accessible for download from the AppleNet Web site.