Apple creates the hardware, operating system and many built-in applications that are truly integrated systems with vastly superior networking support and service. Apple's Network Server series was sold from February 1996 to April 1997. Designed for high-demand tasks, these servers coupled extremely easy-to-upgrade hardware with the power of AIX (an IBM version of UNIX). Unfortunately, the series was not well received, and was discontinued due to slow sales. More recent Apple servers, include the Macintosh Mini Server , G4, G5 and Xserve series.

In 1999, Apple sparked the wireless revolution with the introduction of AirPort, the first affordable and easy-to-use solution for accessing the Internet without restrictive cables. In 2003, AirPort Extreme took your unwired connection to the next level by harnessing the superfast 802.11g wireless standard for data rates nearly five times those of the 802.11b standard that the original AirPort used and many current wireless networking devices still use. With AirPort Express, Apple continues to advance wireless, delivering the first device to pack wireless networking, audio, printing and bridging capabilities into a single affordable, portable unit.

AirPort Express allow you to extend your wireless network range. Suppose you want to connect to the Internet with your PowerBook in an area that lies beyond the 150-foot range of your AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station. You can use AirPort Express as a wireless bridge to extend the range of your primary base station.