From: Jan Tarzia <j...@sco.COM>
Subject: SCO Unveils Enterprise Class Operating Sys
Date: 1996/02/11
Message-ID: <9602101714.aa14209@srv400a.sco.com>
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sender: ed...@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew)
organization: XeniTec Consulting Services, Kitchener, ON, Canada
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CONTACT:
Monika Laud
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
TEL: 408/427-7421
FAX: 408/427-5448
e-mail: moni...@sco.com
SCO UNVEILS ENTERPRISE CLASS OPERATING SYSTEM
Release of SCO UnixWare 2.1 Paves Way for
Next-Generation UNIX Systems
SANTA CRUZ, CA (February 12, 1996) -- In a strategic move that
marks the first step toward the consolidation of a single, high-
volume UNIX System, SCO (NASDAQ: SCOC) today announced the
release of SCO UnixWare 2.1, the computing world's first industry-
standard, enterprise-class server operating system for advanced
Intel platforms. The availability of SCO UnixWare 2.1 paves the
way toward the next-generation 64-bit UNIX system technology, and
signals SCO's drive into the enterprise market.
"We are targeting SCO UnixWare as a solution for enterprise
computing environments -- enterprise departmental servers, and
the data center," said Alok Mohan, SCO president and chief
operating officer. "It's SCO's goal to bring the same economies
of scale and value to the enterprise that we've been steadily
delivering for the past 15 years. SCO is committed to extending
its presence in the enterprise market, and SCO UnixWare 2.1 is
the right product to accomplish this."
SCO UnixWare 2.1 provides businesses with a highly reliable, cost-
effective, networked UNIX operating system platform with a strong
migration path to 64-bit UNIX Systems. SCO's powerful new
operating system features a wide range of enterprise-enabling
technologies, including enterprise-level performance and
scalability, high-speed networking and interoperation with TCP/IP
and NetWare networks, dynamic storage management using RAID
features, and support for high-end, Intel processor-based
hardware server platforms.
"It's our plan to work with the industry leading OEMs and ISVs to
make UnixWare an industry standard enterprise operating system,"
said Mike Shelton, SCO vice president, enterprise solutions. "We
foresee establishing relationships with OEMs who will adopt
UnixWare as their core enterprise OS and add additional
enterprise functionality to meet their customer's requirements.
We are actively pursuing developers for re-licensing OEM
technologies for incorporation into the core UnixWare offering."
Richard French, Oracle's vice president, Intel UNIX Products
Division, said, "Oracle endorses SCO's product direction and
eagerly awaits the technical enhancements that SCO is making to
their operating systems. Already, Oracle and SCO have
demonstrated remarkable performance in fully audited TPC-C
benchmarks, providing the best industry price performance as well
as the best performance ever on any system below $1 million at
3849 tmpC ($161/tmpC)."
With SCO UnixWare 2.1, customers can now deploy a single, highly-
scalable server that functions both as a UNIX System application
server as well as a networking platform that incorporates the
most popular LAN protocols, including new support for NetWare
Services.
OEMs and ISVs
Key enterprise OEMs -- including Intel, Unisys, ICL, NCR, and
Sequent -- have strongly endorsed SCO UnixWare 2.1 as a platform
for enterprise solutions.
Key ISVs -- including Oracle, Informix and CA -- endorsed SCO
UnixWare 2.1 as an enterprise platform for their product
offerings and are actively planning and delivering products tuned
for the new system.
Product Roadmap
SCO UnixWare. 2.1 delivers on SCO's commitment to the future. SCO
UnixWare 2.1 is the first step toward the consolidation of SCO
OpenServer and UnixWare systems into a high volume UNIX operating
system code-named Gemini, and the next-generation 64-bit UNIX
system announced jointly by SCO and HP. Prior to the Gemini
release, both SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare product lines will
continue to be individually supported and enhanced. SCO has
scheduled a software compatibility toolkit, called the Gemini
Software Development Kit, for the summer of 1996, enabling
developers to begin developing their applications to run on
Gemini in 1997. A full 64-bit UNIX implementation is expected
for release in 1998.
About SCO
SCO is the world's leading supplier of UNIX server and host
systems, and a leading provider of client-integration software
that integrates Windows PCs and other clients with UNIX servers
from all major vendors. SCO Business Critical Servers run the
critical, day-to-day operations of large branch organizations in
retail, finance, telecom, and government, as well as corporate
departments and small to medium-sized businesses of every kind.
SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network
of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For
additional corporate and product information, see SCO's home page
on the World Wide Web: http://www.sco.com.
###
SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, and
UnixWare are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa
Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. UNIX is a
registered trademark in the US and other countries, licensed
exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brand or
product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to
identify products or services of, their respective owners.
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Jan Tarzia j...@sco.com
SCO Public Relations (408)427-7221
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From: Jan Tarzia <j...@sco.COM>
Subject: SCO to Strengthen Presence in Ent Mkt
Date: 1996/02/11
Message-ID: <9602101712.aa14163@srv400a.sco.com>#1/1
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CONTACT:
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The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
TEL: 408/427-7421
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e-mail: moni...@sco.com
SCO TO STRENGTHEN PRESENCE IN ENTERPRISE MARKET
Release of UnixWare 2.1 Positions Company for
Expanded Market Share and Business Opportunities
SANTA CRUZ, CA (February 12, 1996) -- Positioning itself to
further expand into the enterprise market, SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC)
today announced the release of its enterprise-class server
operating system, SCO UnixWare 2.1. While SCO is still a
leader in business critical solutions for small to medium
sized businesses, SCO UnixWare 2.1 represents the company's
first true product for the enterprise market.
"The enterprise space currently represents a relatively small
portion of our business," said Alok Mohan, SCO's president and
chief executive officer. "However, with the release of SCO
UnixWare 2.1, we are moving aggressively toward, and
dedicating resources to, capturing market share and building
our business in the enterprise arena. By leveraging and
extending our key OEM and ISV relationships, we aim to make
UnixWare the industry standard operating system for this
market."
About The Enterprise Market
The 1995 market for UNIX system-based enterprise systems was
valued as a $6 billion dollar industry*. Of the total market,
24.1% is made up of medium to large systems -- those systems
valued at $100 thousand or more. This presents a significant
opportunity for bringing a new generation of industry-standard
platform into the enterprise space.
About SCO UnixWare 2.1
SCO UnixWare 2.1 provides businesses with a highly reliable,
cost-effective, networked operating system platform with a
strong migration path to 64-bit UNIX Systems. SCO's powerful
new operating system features a wide range of enterprise-
enabling technologies, including enterprise-level performance
and scalability, high-speed networking and interoperation with
TCP/IP and NetWare networks, dynamic storage management with
RAID features, and support for high-end, Intel processor-based
hardware server platforms.
About SCO
SCO is the world's leading supplier of UNIX server and host
systems, and a leading provider of client-integration software
that integrates Windows PCs and other clients with UNIX
servers from all major vendors. SCO Business Critical Servers
run the critical, day-to-day operations of large branch
organizations in retail, finance, telecom, and government, as
well as corporate departments and small to medium-sized
businesses of every kind. SCO sells and supports its products
through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers,
systems integrators, and OEMs. For additional corporate and
product information, see SCO's home page on the World Wide
Web: http://www.sco.com.
###
SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, and UnixWare are
trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz
Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. UNIX is a
registered trademark in the US and other countries, licensed
exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brand or
product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to
identify products or services of, their respective owners.
* From the International Data Corporation (IDC)
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Jan Tarzia j...@sco.com
SCO Public Relations (408)427-7221
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From: i...@sco.com (SCO Information)
Subject: SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server
Date: 1996/02/13
Message-ID: <9602131516.aa20502@mother.sco.com>
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sender: ed...@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew)
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PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
February 12, 1996 .. SCO is now accepting orders for the SCO UnixWare
2.1 Application Server. Upgrades from previous versions of UnixWare
are also orderable with supporting proof of purchase. Product and
availability information follow:
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PRODUCT NAMES: SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server
SCO UnixWare 2.1 User Licenses
SCO UnixWare 2.1 5-User NetWare Services License
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Processor Upgrade
DESCRIPTION: The SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server is a multi-user
server configuration of UNIX System V Release 4.2MP. It includes
support for 5 users, and will accept additional licenses of 10-, 25-,
100-, 500- and unlimited-users. The SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application
Server can be effectively used as a database server, an internet
node, a factory automation server, a transaction processing engine,
a multi-user development host, or an application server for
departmental or office computing.
Included with the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server is a full,
NetWare Services package. This offers NetWare 4.1 file, print and
directory server functionality as well as NetWare 4.x and 3.x client
services. Included is a NetWare Services single-user license which
allows access to these services from a single NetWare client.
Additional clients can be supported by purchasing SCO UnixWare 2.1
5-User NetWare Services Licenses.
The SCO UnixWare 2.1 Processor Upgrade incrementally enables
additional processors beyond the supported 2-processors built-in to
the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server. Other SCO products
supported on the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server include the SCO
UnixWare 2.1 Software Development Kit, SCO UnixWare 2.1 Online Data
Manager, SCO UnixWare 2.1 5-User NetWare Services License, and SCO
UnixWare 2.1 Encryption Utilities (available only in the United
States).
Included with the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server is a 30-day
evaluation version of SCO UnixWare 2.1 Advanced Merge. A fully-
functioning, non-evaluation version of either SCO UnixWare 2.1
Server Merge, or SCO UnixWare 2.1 Advanced Merge, is optionally
available.
PRICING: Contact your SCO supplier, or e-mail to i...@sco.com
Customers in North America may contact SCO direct at 800-726-8649.
PRODUCT PACKAGES:
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server
English Version (CD-ROM)
German Version (CD-ROM)
French/Italian/Spanish Version (CD-ROM)
English v2.1 Upgrade from v2.0 or v1.1 (CD-ROM)
German v2.1 Upgrade from v2.0 or v1.1 (CD-ROM)
French/Italian/Spanish v2.1 Upgrade (CD-ROM)
SCO UnixWare 2.1 User Licenses
10-User License
25-User License
100-User License
500-User License
Unlimited-User License
SCO UnixWare 2.1 NetWare Services Licenses
5-User NetWare Services License (3.5")
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Tape Media Kit
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Processor Upgrade
AVAILABILITY: First customer shipments of the SCO UnixWare 2.1
Application Server, the SCO UnixWare 2.1 User Licenses, and the SCO
UnixWare 2.1 Processor Upgrade are anticipated to begin on February 19,
1996. First customer shipments of the SCO UnixWare 2.1 5-User NetWare
Services License, and the upgrades to the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application
Server from v2.0 or v1.1, are anticipated to begin in March, 1996.
FEATURES:
Operating System Architecture
- 32-bit processing with a fully-multithreaded kernel and preemptive
multitasking
- Based on UNIX SVR4.2 MP multiprocessor technology (2-processor
support built in)
- Asynchronous I/O for improved application I/O throughput
- Kernel and add-on components multithreaded for optimal performance
- User-level threads APIs enable writing of multithreaded
applications
- Dynamically loadable modules
- Adheres to POSIX 1003.1, X/Open XPG4 Base Profile Brand, FIPS 151-2,
UNIX System V ABI, ABI+, SVID 3, iBCS2, DDI/DKI (up to Version 7)
and X Consortium ICCCM standards
- Base system includes 5-user license
Ease of Use
- Point-and-click, drag-and-drop GUI
- Clock, calculator, text editor, e-mail and terminal emulator
- On-line hypertext documentation and help facility
- OSF/Motif 1.2.3 GUI for desktop and applications
- Supports X-Window X11R5 facilities, including bit-mapped fonts
- Includes Adobe Type Manager and 13 Adobe Type 1 scaleable fonts
(uses standard DOS and Adobe fonts)
- Intuitive installation procedure from CD-ROM, QIC-150 tape or via
network
- Can act as a network installation server to install SCO UnixWare
2.1 on other machines
- Graphical system and network administration tools
- Supports UNIX commands, interfaces and utilities such as Bourne
shell, ksh, csh, vi, tar and cpio
- Full internationalization: German or French, Italian and Spanish
versions optionally available
Application Support
- Compatible with all UnixWare 2.0 and 1.1 applications
- Compatible with the iBCS2 specification, enabling many applications
running under SCO OpenServer, SCO UNIX System V and SCO XENIX 386
to run under the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server
- Includes Novell DR-DOS 6.0
File System
- Multithreaded, fault-resilient journaling filesystem is the
default filesystem
- Multithreaded VjFS, NFS, UFS, S5, CDFS, xxfs and SFS filesystems
supported
- Virtual filesystem architecture allows for multiple filesystem
support
- Integrated NetWare filesystem support (NUCFS) allows transparent
access to NetWare files
- Supports CD-ROM media via multithreaded CDFS (high Sierra and ISO
9660 filesystem with Rock Ridge extensions)
- Integrated support for DOS FAT filesystem under SCO UnixWare 2.1
as well as access to DOS FAT filesystems in DOS partitions
Networking
- NetWare Services (NWS)
- Provides Novell's NetWare 4.1 file, print and directory
services
- Features and components included with this technology include:
- NetWare Directory Services 4.1 (NDS)
- NetWare 4.1 File Services
- NetWare 4.1 Print Server
- Graphical administration
- Integrated backup and restore
- Hybrid user management
- User licensing
- Supports IPX/SPX (including SPX II) and TCP/IP protocols
- Support for networking drivers supporting the NetWare ODI
- rlogin, FTP, telnet, PPP and SLIP included
- MIB II-compliant SNMP agent
- SMUX protocol and library
- MIB files and compiler
- Supports file and print sharing via NIS and NFS
- DTmail, Mailx, Sendmail, MIME and POP3 e-mail user agents
- SMTP and NetWare MHS (via NetWare 3 and 4 servers) e-mail protocols
- Automounting for NetWare filesystems
- Access to NetWare services via NetWare C Interface API
- Integrated X Window system for support of X terminals
- Autoconfiguration of TCP clients via bootp server
- Multi-NIC (Network Interface Card) and simple routing of IP and IPX
- Thread-safe networking libraries
- Single network login for SCO UnixWare 2.1 and NetWare servers
- Remote backup onto a NetWare server through the UNIX Target Service
Agent using NetWare's Storage Management Services
- Service Advertising Protocol (SAPD)
- Integrated NetWare DOS/MS Windows requester
- NetWare utilities via DOS requester
- Enables DOS systems to run applications over IPX via NVT2
Security
- NCSC C2 Level security included (with B2 extensions)
- Identification and authentication
- Discretionary Access Control (DAC) to restrict data access
- Access Control Lists for finer grain of data access control
- Auditing for tracking system activity
- Trusted Facilities Management (TFM) to assign system
administrator specific tasks
DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED:
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Installation Handbook
SCO UnixWare 2.1 NetWare Services Installation Handbook
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Release Notes
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Hardware: Most standard Intel-based single or multiple processor
systems based on 386 (>25MHz), 486, Pentium or Pentium
Pro processors and Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA), Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA),
Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) or Peripheral
Component Interface Architecture (PCI).
RAM: 16MB minimum
Disk Space: 200MB minimum
Media: CD-ROM or QIC-150 tape drive required for local
installation, 3.5" diskette drive also required
Display: VGA display and video adapter required (VGA or Super
VGA recommended)
Mouse: Recommended
NOTES:
1. Upgrades from UnixWare v2.0 and v1.1 to SCO UnixWare 2.1
require supporting proof of purchase; such as, return of serialized
boot diskette, or copy of original invoice receipt. Contact your
SCO supplier for specific ordering information.
The SCO UnixWare 2.1 Application Server
upgrades include an upgrade to SCO UnixWare 2.1 Advanced Merge.
Please refer to the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Merge Product Announcement
for additional information.
2. Packaged upgrades to SCO UnixWare 2.1 are only available by
ordering the upgrade model numbers listed in this Product
Announcement. Subscription ordering information for SCO Software
Enhancement Service (SES) on SCO UnixWare 2.1 will be announced in
late February, 1996. These SCO SES subscriptions will provide a
means for receiving upgrades to future versions of the SCO UnixWare
Application Server, as well as automatically delivering product
release supplements, advanced hardware supplements, and the SCO
Software Support Library on a scheduled basis.
3. Standalone product documentation for SCO UnixWare 2.1 is being
made available for purchase in hardcopy form. A separate announcement
will be issued shortly detailing titles, pricing, and ordering
information.
4. Effective immediately, upgrades to SCO UnixWare v2.0 are no
longer available.
5. Effective April 1, 1996, UnixWare v1.1 will no longer be available
SCO, SCO OpenServer and UnixWare are trademarks or registered
trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the U.S.A. and other
countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S.A. and other countries,
licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brand
or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify
products or services of, their respective owners.
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify
any of the product specifications or features described herein without
notice. This product summary is for information only. SCO makes no
express or implied representations or warranties in this summary.
Copyright (c) 1996 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All Rights Reserved
From: i...@sco.com (SCO Information)
Subject: SCO UnixWare 2.1 Software Development Kit
Date: 1996/02/13
Message-ID: <9602131541.aa22776@mother.sco.com>
X-Deja-AN: 140220572
sender: ed...@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew)
organization: XeniTec Consulting Services, Kitchener, ON, Canada
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PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
February 12, 1996 ... SCO is now accepting orders for the SCO UnixWare
2.1 Software Development Kit (SDK). Upgrades from previous versions of
the UnixWare SDK are also orderable with supporting proof of purchase.
Product and availability information follow.
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PRODUCT NAME: SCO UnixWare 2.1 Software Development Kit
DESCRIPTION: The SCO UnixWare 2.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) is a
comprehensive development environment featuring C and C++ compilers,
graphical debugging tools, performance profiling tools and libraries
and headers for all aspects of system and application programming.
The C++ compiler and the C++ Standard Components Class Library
enable the use of modern object-oriented programming techniques.
The SCO UnixWare 2.1 SDK continues the tradition of an open and
powerful development platform, and provides powerful tools and
documentation for the professional developer.
PRICING: Contact your Authorized SCO Reseller.
For local supplier referral, you may contact SCO as follows:
USA: 800-726-8649
Other Western Hemisphere - SCO Latin America: 305-579-0224
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia: +44 (0) 1923 816344
Or email to i...@sco.com, or see our home page at http://www.sco.com
PRODUCT PACKAGES:
SCO UnixWare 2.1 Software Development Kit (CD-ROM)
SCO UnixWare 2.1 SDK Upgrade from v2.0 or v1.1
SCO UnixWare 2.1 SDK Tape Media Kit
AVAILABILITY: First customer shipments of the SCO UnixWare 2.1
Software Development Kit are anticipated to begin on February 19,
1996. First customer shipments of the SDK upgrades to SCO UnixWare
2.1 from v2.0 or v1.1 are anticipated to begin in late February,
1996.
FEATURES:
- C and C++ language compilation systems
- Optimized for the Pentium and Pentium Pro processors
- Support for both shared object libraries and dynamic linking
- Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and libraries
- Desktop manager development tools
- Enhanced debugger
- Kernel debugger
- IHV development kit
- X11R5 Graphics development package
- Motif 1.2.3 development package
- Network management software development kit
- NetWare Development Package
- Software packaging tools
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES: A complete set of application
programming interface (API) library routines and related toolkits
and documentation are provided to simplify the creation of
distributed client-server applications, and networked, graphical and
multithreaded applications. The libraries and toolkits provided with
the SDK for this purpose include:
- Kernel threads support library: an enhanced set of APIs for
providing high-performance synchronization, scheduling and user-
level threads facilities - included are routines to create threads,
terminate threads, wait for threads, and adjust threads' scheduling
characteristics
- Thread safe libraries: the libraries libc, libm and libnsl have
been made thread-safe to support multithreaded applications,
ensuring that parallel threads which call the same library function
will not interfere with each other
- X Server Graphics Development Package: provides basic library and
header file support for programming in the X11R5 environment,
including the font server, X server, Xlib and X intrinsics - clients
and utilities used to support UnixWare X Server development are
also included
- Desktop Manager Development Package: provides the desktop manager
API support, including the drag-and-drop and help APIs, and provides
a variety of graphics libraries and tools to support the graphics
capabilities in UnixWare
- Motif Development Package: provides a Motif toolkit, based on OSF
Motif 1.2.3, providing the tools necessary to develop applications
using Motif
- Network Development Package: provides the header files and
libraries for writing networking programs which use XTI/TLI, RPC,
sockets, network selection facility, and name-to-addressing APIs
- NetWare Development Package: provides development header files and
libraries for writing and debugging network management, IPX/SPX and
NetWare-aware client applications
APPLICATION DEBUGGER: The SCO UnixWare 2.1 Software Development Kit
includes a graphical windowing debugger for source-level application
debugging that supports multi-threaded applications and LWPs. The
graphical debugger can track multiple threads and processes
executing on independent processors simultaneously. The user is
given complete control over the execution of the program and the
examination of its state. The debug program provides both a command
line interface and an X Windows-based graphical user interface.
The graphical debugger has the capability of configuring the user
interface to meet the developer's current needs. The look and layout
of the debugger windows in the graphical environment is highly-
customizable, allowing developers to zero-in on problems more
quickly and easily.
KERNEL DEBUGGER: A threads-aware multiprocessing kernel debugger is
provided to assist in the porting and debugging of kernel modules
and drivers by allowing developers to examine and control a running
kernel. This benefits system developers by reducing the development
time needed to incorporate new modules into the system.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS: A new profiling tool, fprof, is
provided to support flow and time profiling. Flow tracing is a form
of tracing used to analyze performance and locality of reference of
text. The information produced by this profiling tool can be used
for performance analysis or locality of reference tuning. The lprof
tool is another profiling tool which displays line-by-line execution
count profile data for a source file. In addition, the basic prof
profiling tools now support C++ and dynamic shared libraries.
A set of Metric Access Support (MAS) functions are provided to allow
applications to advertise and gather performance metrics. The raw
metric data can be analyzed to determine how best to improve the
performance of a specific application, or even of the operating
system.
IHV DEVELOPMENT KIT: A Hardware Peripheral Device Development Kit,
packaged as part of the SDK, provides the tools, documentation,
instructions and sample code required to write device drivers for
new hardware devices. The kit contains an extended set of sample
software code and development tools to assist IHV developers when
creating/updating SCO UnixWare device drivers. The kit contains:
- Sample drivers for video screens
- Screen Interface (SI) modules, Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, and
networking drivers, in both uni-processor and multiprocessor
versions
- Documentation containing details about each of the included drivers
and other related technical information
- An HBA and LAN pre-certification kit which facilitates testing the
integrity of the HBA and network driver floppies used to install
HBA and LAN driver packages
- DDI conformance tool: a utility that can be used to ensure that the
driver complies with DDI/DKI interface standards
- Packaging utilities and source code for creating driver
installation floppy disks
Device driver developers can also use the auto-configuration
mechanism provided with the SCO UnixWare 2.1 kernel. This allows
device drivers to take advantage of the automatic detection and
configuration capabilities available in some HBAs and devices. Auto-
detection enables the device driver to see whether the device it is
to control actually exists on the system.
DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED:
Software Development Kit Overview and Installation
Extensive On-line Documentation
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Software: SCO UnixWare 2.1 Personal Edition or SCO UnixWare 2.1
Application Server
Hardware: Most standard Intel-based single or multiple processor
systems based on 386 (>25MHz), 486, Pentium or Pentium
Pro processors and Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA), Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA),
Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) or Peripheral
Component Interface Architecture (PCI).
RAM: 4MB additional, plus additional memory recommended for
compiling large applications
Disk Space: 53MB of free disk space
Media: CD-ROM or QIC-150 tape drive required for local
installation
NOTES:
1. Upgrades from UnixWare v2.0 and v1.1 to SCO UnixWare 2.1
require supporting proof of purchase; such as, return of serialized
boot diskette, or copy of original invoice receipt. Contact your
SCO supplier for ordering process.
2. Packaged upgrades to SCO UnixWare 2.1 are only available by
ordering the upgrade model number listed in this Product
Announcement. Subscription ordering information for SCO Software
Enhancement Service (SES) on SCO UnixWare 2.1 will be announced in
late February, 1996. These SCO SES subscriptions will provide a
means for receiving upgrades to future versions of the SCO UnixWare
SKD, as well as automatically delivering product release supplements,
advanced hardware supplements, and the SCO Software Support Library
on a scheduled basis.
3. Standalone product documentation for SCO UnixWare 2.1 is being
made available for purchase in hardcopy form. A separate
announcement will be issued shortly detailing titles, pricing, and
ordering information.
5. Effective immediately, upgrades to SCO UnixWare SDK v2.0 are no
longer available.
6. Effective April 1, 1996, UnixWare v1.1 will no longer be
available. The following products (as well as all associated
v1.1 FPK, documentation, and OEM 20-pack numbers) are affected:
UnixWare Software Development Kit and Personal Utilities v1.1
CD-ROM Media
Tape Media
SCO, SCO OpenServer and UnixWare are trademarks or registered
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