Leopard Server now, or Snow Leopard Server later?

[iCol]

Hello there Mac community!

I look after a small media company and we desperately need a good working iCal Server for our shared calendars, invites and meetings etc.

I know that Mac OS X Server 10.5 (Leopard) will probably solve my problems, but I was wondering if any of you Beta Developer types out there would recommend I wait till Snow Leopard?

Apple's web page talks about the 'next major release of iCal Server', and I don't want to buy Leopard Server only for Snow Leopard Server to be out a few weeks later or for it to be much better that Leopard's.

Can any of you fellow Mac geeks out there give me any advice on what to do, or even if iCal Server is the way to go? I have already tried MobileMe, XC Connect and BusySync for calendar sharing, all to no avail. They just don't work in a business environment.

Many thanks in advance
iCol

 

[BlueRevolution]

Well, I'm sure you've read this, but if that's your sole purpose for getting OS X Server, I guess it boils down to how much you need the new features versus how urgently you need to get the server up and running.

iCal Server 2
iCal Server, a calendaring and scheduling service based on open standards, was the first commercial CalDAV calendar server. Snow Leopard Server follows up with the next major release of iCal Server, which includes group and shared calendars, push notifications, the ability to send email invitations to non-iCal Server users, and a browser-based application that lets users access their calendars on the web when they’re away from their Mac.

The new Address Book Server may also be useful to you. It isn't available at all in Leopard.

Address Book Server
Introducing the first open standards-based Address Book Server, Snow Leopard Server makes it easier than ever to share contacts across multiple computers. Based on the emerging CardDAV specification, which uses WebDAV to exchange vCards, Address Book Server lets users share personal and group contacts across multiple computers and remotely access contact information without the schema limitations and security issues associated with LDAP.

 

[iCol]

Thanks for your reply.

I do like the idea of the Address Book Server! If only I new when Snow Leopard was coming out...

Looks like I'll try and struggle through the next few months.

iCol