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Apple unleashes Tiger release date

New OS coming at the end of this month

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By Martin LaMonica

Published: 13 April 2005 09:15 GMT

Apple announced on Tuesday that the desktop and server versions of its new operating system, code-named Tiger, will be available on 29 April.

Until now, Apple had said only that the operating system upgrade, officially called Mac OS X 10.4, would be ready in the first half of this year.

In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs touted the security and search features of the desktop OS.

"Tiger's groundbreaking new features, like Spotlight and Dashboard, will change the way people use their computers, and drive our competitors nuts trying to copy them," Jobs said.

Apple also detailed the planned features for the Unix-based server edition of Tiger, including support for 64-bit processors and the iChat Server for instant messaging.

Martin LaMonica writes for CNET News.com.

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