<s>
Address	B-Protocol
Book	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
dates	O
back	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
feature	O
to	O
share	O
contacts	O
in	O
10.6	O
Server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
product	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Sync	B-Device
Services	I-Device
and	O
synchronised	O
contacts	O
between	O
network	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
the	O
contacts	O
to	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
Address	O
Book	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
any	O
other	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
has	O
a	O
friendly	O
web	O
interface	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
Windows	O
/	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
remote	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
product	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
Address	B-Protocol
Book	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
included	O
in	O
Snow	O
Leopard	O
Server	O
(	O
10.6	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Apple	O
's	O
offering	O
this	O
Address	B-Protocol
Book	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
offers	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
web	O
interface	O
and	O
supports	O
10.4	O
,	O
10.5	O
,	O
10.6	O
and	O
10.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Address	B-Protocol
Book	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
consists	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
server	B-Application
side	I-Application
package	O
which	O
requires	O
installation	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
server	O
and	O
a	O
client	O
components	O
which	O
installs	O
a	O
panel	O
in	O
System	O
Preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
setup	O
of	O
Address	B-Protocol
Book	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
consist	O
of	O
clients	O
periodically	O
synchronising	O
with	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
synchronisation	O
any	O
changes	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
entire	O
data	O
set	O
)	O
is	O
fetched	O
form	O
the	O
server	O
,	O
then	O
via	O
Sync	B-Device
Services	I-Device
compared	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
records	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
details	O
about	O
Address	B-Protocol
Book	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
