FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

First Mac OS X Server(TM) Course Available: Essential System Administration
Veteran companies, BLaCKSMITH, P & L Systems, Collaborate

WASHINGTON, D.C.and LONDON — May 4, 1999 BLaCKSMITH and P & L
Systems jointly announce today the availability of “Essential Mac OS
X Server System Administration”, the first public training course
released since Apple’s next generation operating system shipped in
April. “Essential Mac OS X Server System Administration” is a
concentrated, 3-day course designed to provide administrators with
all the fundamental skills necessary to begin administering a Mac OS
X network immediately. Mac OS X offers a number of powerful new
technologies on the Macintosh platform and current Mac system
administrators will want to get up to speed as quickly as possible to
take advantage of these.

Attendees of the course will have hands-on experience using Apple
hardware to learn how to :

* Add a Mac OS X system to an existing IP network;
* Support printing, file sharing, and net booting
capabilities for Mac OS 8 clients;
* Configure Mac OS X for web serving on the internet and intranets;
* Configure Mac OS X for QuickTime streaming; and
* Set up Mac OS X as a mail server.

“Essential Mac OS X Server System Administration” was developed by
BLaCKSMITH, Inc. in cooperation with P & L Systems. BLaCKSMITH and P
& L Systems offer object-oriented software development and services
to clients in the US and Europe. Both companies have many years of
experience providing training for the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP technology on
which Mac OS X Server is based. The companies are also Apple training
partners, certified to teach WebObjects(TM), the web application
server technology shipped with Mac OS X.

“We know everyone is anxious to experience Mac OS X technology,” said
Bray Becker, President of BLaCKSMITH,” so we developed this material
specifically for Mac administrators who will likely be the first to
support it.” Paul Lynch, Managing Director of P & L Systems, noted,
“Our long history in OPENSTEP gave us a great foundation upon which
to build this material. This is an excellent course for anyone
needing to get Mac OS X up and running quickly.”

Registration
Students may begin registering for “Essential Mac OS X Server System
Administration” immediately. In the U.S. and Canada, check dates and
register for this course at BLaCKSMITH (in the Washington, D.C. area)
through their website at www.blacksmith.com/training or call them at
1.888.blk.smth. BLaCKSMITH will also be showcasing this course at
Apple’s World-Wide Developer’s Conference May 10th. In the UK and
Europe, check dates and register for this course at P & L Systems
(near London, England) through their website at www.plsys.co.uk, or
call them at 01494 432422.

Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a server solution developed by Apple Computer that makes
it easy to deliver web and digital media content over the Internet
and to manage networks of Mac OS-based clients. Mac OS X Server is
built around the MACH kernel and BSD 4.4 technology creating a
UNIX-like operating system that provides a multi-user environment
with performance features such as memory protection, pre-emptive
multitasking and full process management.

Contact:
Shea Felix
BLaCKSMITH, Inc.
(800) 619-6147/(703) 847-8180
info@blacksmith.com
http://www.blacksmith.com

Malcolm Crawford
P & L Systems
+44 1494 432422
info@plsys.co.uk
http://www.plsys.co.uk