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For a long time after the initial release, we advised our customers to
keep away from Mac OS X, then Apple released Jaguar, at which time our
advice changed to "this needs looking at seriously and a testing
programme needs setting up". By the time Jaguar reached v10.2.8,
it was becoming apparent that it wouldn't be long before Mac OS X adoption
became unavoidable.
There was a brief hiccup with the initial release of Panther, or v10.3,
but by v10.3.3 Apple were back on track again and the majority of our
clients are now on the migration path.
Our first complete company migration took place in October 2002 and that
customer has now benefited from a level of stability and increased productivity,
previously unavailable from Mac OS 9. Would they go back to Mac OS 9?
- Not a hope!
Yes, Mac OS X is great, it does pretty much everything Apple claims and
has opened up a whole new range of UNIX based software to the Mac community.
Mac OS X Server and Xserves are now providing enterprise levels of security
and stability, with a low level cost of ownership, which has been Apple's
trade mark over the years.
Is the migration process painless? No!
However, the pain can be kept to a minimum providing the necessary preparation
and planning are carried out.
Typical issues that need to be dealt with include:
- QuarkXPress 6 incompatibility with QuarkXPress 4 files
- Adobe Photoshop CS and Illustrator CS incompatibility with
earlier versions
- Integration with older Mac OS 9 and AppleShare IP 6 based
systems
- How to troubleshoot now that control panels, extensions and
preference files can't be simply dragged in and out of the System Folder
- Working out what needs upgrading, what can remain and what
needs replacing
- Unfamiliarity with the new interface
- Establishing the optimum configurations
Systems Support are THE Mac OS X migration experts, from server and workstations,
through to applications and training.
Our teams are out there assisting companies of all sizes to make the
jump to Mac OS X.
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