Cyansoft MacServerIP 9.0

MacServerIP 9.0, 50 Clients, Mac-Clients MacServerIP 9.0 is an advanced Apple file sharing system that replaces services for Macintosh (SFM) on Microsoft Windows servers and workstations. The new rock solid system solves many SMB and SFM networking as well as file sharing problems, reduces workflow bottlenecks, eases administration responsibilities, and allows PC based IT departments to better co-exist with Mac dominated graphics departments. MacServer IP is guaranteed to speed up and optimise file sharing between Windows Servers, MacOSX and MacOS9 clients.

Important Features Not Offered by Other AFP/IP Servers:
The MacServerIP product represents a significant advance in AppleShare-type (AFP) file servers for the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 platform, offering a number of features not found in other products, including support for AFP-over-IP:
- Excellent support of CD-ROMs and removable media, supports CD-ROM changes (SFM does not)
- Can share HFS CD-ROMs, media with e.g. MacOpener
- Sharing of non-NTFS volumes
- Remote administration
- Optimized for Windows NT/2000 cluster servers; MacServerIP is currently the only AFP/IP server, which allows to use only the Virtual IP number of the cluster software; this feature is required for a cluster fail-over solution
- Real support for multiple network cards; MacServerIP is currently the only AFP/IP server, which allows all users to connect to it by using the Macintosh Chooser, regardless how many NICs are installed in the server
- Efficient use of memory, so many clients can make simultaneous file transfers with a consistent speed
- Can share volumes with millions of files

AFP-over-IP Heads List of Major Features
MacServerIP offers a more complete range of important features than any other AFP server product for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003. MacServerIP is currently the only AFP server product to support access via the Internet Protocol (IP), using the specifications developed by Apple Computer for its AppleShare IP products. MacServerIP allows Macintosh computers to access the server and transfer files using IP instead of the AppleTalk Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP), offering significantly better performance than DDP and making it possible for users to access the server from anywhere in the world via the Internet, using the standard AppleShare client software provided in MacOS 8.1 and higher or System 7.6 and higher with AppleShare Client Software installed (AppleShare Client 3.7 or higher required for AFP-over-IP access).
In addition to the performance benefits of AFP-over-IP, MacServerIP offers greater flexibility in sharing volumes than Windows NT/2000 Server's Services for Macintosh. While Services for Macintosh requires Windows NT/2000 Server and can only share volumes that are formatted with Windows' NTFS, MacServerIP can run on either Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server or Workstation/Professional, and can make non-NTFS volumes available to Macintosh clients. MacServerIP is also able to share CD-ROM drives and other removable media.
While offering better performance and more flexibility than Windows NT/2000's Services for Macintosh, MacServerIP is tightly integrated with Windows' security environment, allowing administrators to establish and maintain a single database of users, groups, and access privileges, unlike other third-party products, which require maintenance of a separate database of AFP users.

Better Preservation of Macintosh-Specific Information
A significant difference between MacServerIP and other third-party AFP servers for NT/2000/2003/XP is the use of the same file format for Macintosh files as NT/2000/2003's MacFile Service. This approach is provided for storing the resource fork of Macintosh files in a second invisible file stream within the main file object, along with Finder information such as type and creator codes, comments, and other Finder information. This ensures that when non-Macintosh users move, copy, or rename Macintosh files, none of this important information is lost, even if MacServerIP is not running at the time. Other third-party AFP servers for NT/2000/2003/XP use a discrete second file for the resource fork and Finder information, with a database of links between the data fork file and the resource fork file. Because the NT/2000/2003/XP operating system is not aware of the connection between these files, if a user other than a logged-in AFP client copies, moves, or renames the main file, the link to the resource fork information is broken.
Use of the same file format as NT/2000's MacFile Service also provides easy migration from NT/2000/2003's Services for Macintosh to MacServerIP; existing MacFile server volumes can be shared immediately by MacServerIP, with no reconfiguration necessary. In fact, MacServerIP can run simultaneously with NT/2000/2003's MacFile Service.

Complete MacServerIP Features and Benefits List
- AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) Server for Windows NT/2000/XP
- Provides access from all Macintosh clients; any AppleShare (AFP) client
- Runs on Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Server versions 3.51 and 4.x, Windows 2000/XP Server & Professional & Windows Server 2003 (all Editions)
- Supports AFP-over-IP (AppleShare IP)
- Up to 4 times faster than conventional AFP servers
- Provides access from anywhere in the world via the Internet using IP
- Supports standard AppleTalk-based AppleShare clients (AFP versions 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2)
- Compatible with any Macintosh client and most non-Macintosh AFP client software
- Supports unlimited simultaneous client connections
- Fully integrated into Windows' security system
- Uses existing Windows user accounts
- Supports guest login, cleartext passwords, one-way and two-way random number exchange DES-encrypted password logins
- May be integrated with Windows NT/2000 Server's MacFile service, or may run as a standalone service
- Uses same file formats for Macintosh resource forks as NT's MacFile service; file resources written by NT/2000's MacFile service can be read by MacServerIP and vice versa
- Seamless upgrade from Windows NT MacFile service and no need to re-establish server volumes or share points
- Does not require Windows NT/2000 Server
- Single-file storage of Macintosh resource fork and Finder information
- Resource forks, type and creator codes, comments and other Finder information is stored in second invisible file stream within the file
- Information is preserved when files are moved, copied, or renamed by Windows users even if MacServerIP is not running
- Shares non-NTFS volumes for read and write access
- Can make any file on Windows NT/2000/XP machine accessible to Macintosh clients without reformatting the volume
- Shares CD-ROMs and other removable media
- Detects media changes automatically
- Can share HFS (Macintosh) CD-ROMs with e.g. MacOpener or third-party juke box managers
- Provides notification of file changes to clients
- Ensures that file information displayed by Macintosh finder is up-to-date and accurate
- Comprehensive management software including remote management
- Windows NT-based administration software allows remote management of server via RAS
- Can manage multiple servers from a central point
- Extremely stable multithreaded implementation
- Runs on Windows NT/2000/2003 cluster servers