From: Brian Ziel <bri...@sco.COM> Subject: SCO BRINGS NETSCAPE SERVER SOFTWARE TO ITS NEXT-GENERATION OPERATING SYSTEMS Date: 1998/03/11 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980311090916.009c7c40@mars.sco.com> X-Deja-AN: 333239968 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: Brian Ziel SCO Tel: 408-427-7252 Fax: 408-427-5418 bri...@sco.com SCO BRINGS NETSCAPE SERVER SOFTWARE TO ITS NEXT-GENERATION OPERATING SYSTEMS New UnixWare 7 Configurations To Include Netscape Enterprise Server, Netscape Messaging Server and Netscape Directory Server Software UnixWare 7 Launch, Santa Cruz, CA (March 10, 1998) - SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) and Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:NSCP) today announced the Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5 software, Netscape Messaging Server 3.5 software and Netscape Directory Server 3.0 software on the UnixWare 7 platform, providing enterprise customers with highly reliable and scalable information management, email and Internet directory services. Netscape Servers In UnixWare 7 Configurations Three of the five UnixWare 7 configurations unveiled by SCO today, include Netscape server software as key components. Businesses can build powerful and flexible Intranets with the SCO Intranet Edition. This configuration includes Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5, a powerful Web server for managing and sharing content on Inranets and extranets, as well as Netscape Directory Server 3.0 for managing people and resources based on the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) V.3 Internet standard and Netscape Communicator client software. The SCO Messaging Edition provides cost-effective and feature-rich platform for designing a flexible messaging framework. Standard components include Netscape Messaging Server 3.5, a powerful open standards-based electronic messaging system that combines the full feature set of client/server messaging systems with the low administration costs, proven scalabillity and the high performance of modern Internet messaging, and the Netscape Directory Server 3.0. Netscape FastTrack Server software and Netscape Navigator Gold client software continue as standard components in the SCO base operating systems and in all UnixWare 7 server configurations. "We've had tremendous customer success by integrating Netscape servers into our base operating system offerings for two years now," said Ron Rasmussen, SCO's vice president of Volume Systems Group. "The UnixWare 7 product family takes our integration efforts a step further by allowing customers to select the specific configuration for their computing needs. It's no longer 'one size fits all'. SCO and Netscape server solutions offer the best combination of value and technology in the industry. We look forward to continue our development with Netscape and providing our customers with the latest Internet-based solutions." John Paul, senior vice president and general manager of the server product division at Netscape, said, "The combination of Netscape's server software with SCO's new UnixWare 7 operating system provides customers with a robust solution for information management, email and Internet directory services." About UnixWare 7 UnixWare 7 delivers a new level of power, value and versatility to departmental and enterprise customers on the Intel platform. With UnixWare 7, IT professionals no longer have to rely on proprietary RISC-based UNIX systems to build the reliable, scaleable and high-performance business solutions they demand. UnixWare 7 delivers it all - enterprise UNIX system power, reliability and scalability with the economics and value of standard Intel processor-based systems. More information about UnixWare 7 can be found at http://www.sco.com/unixware. Pricing UnixWare 7 configurations are priced as follows: The Enterprise Edition (50-user license) - $4,995; Intranet Edition - $2,295; and Messaging Edition - $2,295. Individually, Netscape servers for UnixWare 7 are priced in accordance with Netscape's standard pricing model: Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5 - $1,295 for 50 users; Netscape Messaging Server 3.5 - $1,295 for 50 users; and Netscape Directory Server 3.0 - $995 for 100 users. 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, UnixWare, Tarantella and the Tarantella logo 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. Netscape, Netscape Navigator, NetscapeONE and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in 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 owners. Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to morei...@netscape.com or by calling 650/937-2555 (corporate customers) or 650/937-3777 (individuals). ___________________ 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 ___________________