From: Brian Ziel <bri...@sco.COM> Subject: UNIXWARE 7 ACCELERATES VOLUME ECONOMICS IN THE ENTERPRISE Date: 1998/03/11 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980311090851.009c7c20@mars.sco.com> X-Deja-AN: 333239966 Sender: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca (comp.unix.sco.announce moderator) Followup-To: comp.unix.sco.misc Resent-By: scoann-modera...@xenitec.on.ca Submit-To: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.announce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Monika Laud SCO Tel: 408-427-7421 moni...@sco.com UNIXWARE 7 ACCELERATES VOLUME ECONOMICS IN THE ENTERPRISE The UNIX System with Broadest Industry Support Blazes Way to the Merced( processor UnixWare 7 Launch, Santa Cruz, CA (March 10, 1998) - SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) today announced UnixWare 7 and set the stage for organizations around the world to place their enterprise business systems on a stable and cost-effective path to the future. UnixWare 7, strongly supported by Compaq, Data General, HP, Hyundai, IBM, ICL HPS, Fujitsu/ICL in Europe, Siemens Nixdorf, Unisys and industry leading ISVs, was introduced today at a worldwide satellite broadcast. Designed for the Intel processor-based platform, the UnixWare 7 family is a complete line of "purpose-built" servers that reduce costs and help businesses secure the most efficient path to Intel's forthcoming IA-64( platforms. Today's announcement sends a strong signal that enterprises can now deploy a reliable UNIX solution on the Intel processor-based platform and move away from proprietary RISC platforms towards systems that deliver volume economics. "With today's announcement, organizations can regain control of their enterprise systems and place them on a cost-effective industry standard path to the future," said Alok Mohan, SCO's president and chief executive officer. "That path is based on the Intel architecture and UnixWare systems, and is paved with low-cost solutions that offer the highest reliability and scalabilty." SCO Grows Share in UNIX Server Market "SCO's share of the UNIX server operating environments market, including SCO OpenServer and UnixWare, grew noticeable during 1997," said Jean S. Bozman, software analyst at International Data Corp., "climbing from around 36% in 1996 to over 40% in 1997, based on preliminary 1997 data. IDC research shows that Intel-based servers running UNIX accounted for more than $2.6 billion in combined UNIX server revenues in 1996, and that number is expected to increase for 1997," she added. With UnixWare 7, SCO is targeting the enterprise server marketplace. "SCO is aiming its UnixWare 7 release at midrange enterprise servers that run corporate databases, OLTP applications and Web-based applications," Bozman said. "SCO's long experience with the Intel-based platform, as well as its partnerships with longtime UNIX/Intel systems vendors should allow UnixWare to move into the IT enterprise-server space." Intel Moves into the Enterprise "As we continue to introduce higher-performing processors, the Intel Architecture extends to address the demanding computing requirements of the enterprise environment," said John Miner, vice president and general manager of Intel's Enterprise Server Group. "Today's announcement about UnixWare 7 again underscores that the Intel Architecture is the unifying architecture for the future of business computing." "UnixWare 7 will enhance Compaq's availability to provide the significant business advantages of our ProLiant Servers to UNIX customers across a broader spectrum of industries and applications," said Mike Perez, Vice President, Enterprise Server Division, Compaq Computer Corporation. "The Compaq/UnixWare solution delivers all of the benefits of RISC-based UNIX systems, including performance, scalability, availability, and manageability, while also providing the flexibility of Intel's open architecture and dramatically reducing the cost of ownership." UnixWare 7 Empowers Customers and Businesses UnixWare 7 addresses the key requirements of businesses that want to better understand their customers' needs and gain a competitive edge in their respective markets. It combines the power, reliability, and scalability of UNIX systems with the high-volume economics of Intel-based servers. Built from the ground up to deliver distributed network computing advantages for the enterprise, UnixWare 7 also enables enterprise customers to transition their existing SVR3 and SVR4 UNIX systems to a new UNIX system instead of a completely new operating system architecture. In addition, with built-in client support for UNIX workstations, PCs, NCs, terminals and other ASCII devices, UnixWare 7 enables customers to choose from a wide variety of client devices. Leading Enterprise OEMs Invest Directly in UnixWare In a major endorsement of UnixWare systems, Compaq, Data General, ICL, and Unisys agreed recently to contractually invest millions of dollars in R&D funds to enhance the Data Center capabilities of UnixWare for both IA-32 and IA-64 platforms. The companies will also participate in large scale system testing and benchmarking with their staff and facilities. UnixWare 7 Delivers Wide Range of Solutions Designed specifically for the Intel-based platform, the new UnixWare 7 family is a complete line of "purpose-built" servers that reduce costs and help businesses secure the most efficient path to Intel's forthcoming IA64 platforms. These market-specific configurations address three key areas: departmental databases, telecommunications, and messaging and intranet requirements. UnixWare 7 enables IT departments to convert their antiquated database applications and hardware to the latest database technology running on the Intel Architecture. UnixWare 7 also opens the door to a new generation of standard telecommunication solutions, enabling tighter integration of computer and telephony systems. And third, UnixWare 7 enables organizations to deploy more cost-efficient messaging and intranet solutions, avoiding proprietary RISC-based solutions. SCO also offers a comprehensive set of Optional Services to expand the functionality of a UnixWare 7 server system, including High-Reliability and Availability Services (advanced clustering, online data management, and RAID software services), which provide built-in device failover capabilities. The Fast Track to the IA-64 platform SCO is working closely with Intel to develop an IA-64 bit optimized version of UnixWare 7, due to ship concurrent with Intel's Merced processor when it is in production in 1999. In the second half of 1998, SCO is scheduled to release to key partners an environment to develop IA-64 applications for the UnixWare platform. The combination of these efforts will provide SCO's developers and ISVs with a smooth migration to future IA-64 platforms. About SCO SCO is the world's Number One provider of UNIX server operating systems, and the leading provider of Network Computing software that enables clients of all kinds--including, PCs, character terminals, and NCs--to have Webtop access to business-critical applications running on servers of all kinds. SCO designed Tarantella software, the world's first application broker for network computing. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For more information, see SCO's WWW home page at: http://www.sco.com/. # # # SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, UnixWare, are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owner. ___________________ Brian Ziel Manager, Product PR Tel: 408-427-7252 Fax: 408-427-5418 Email: mailto:bri...@sco.com Web: http://www.sco.com Press: http://www.sco.com/press ___________________