From: Brian Ziel <bri...@sco.COM> Subject: SCO AND IBM FORM BROAD STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Date: 1998/10/26 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19981026080412.009a9100@mars.sco.com> X-Deja-AN: 405272942 Sender: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca (comp.unix.sco.announce moderator) Approved: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca Submit-To: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca Followup-To: comp.unix.sco.misc Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Resent-By: scoann-modera...@xenitec.on.ca Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.announce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Monika Laud SCO Tel: 831-427-7421 moni...@sco.com SCO AND IBM FORM BROAD STRATEGIC ALLIANCE SCO's UnixWare 7 Becomes Key Member of IBM's New UNIX Product Line; ISVs and Customers to Benefit from Single Industry-Standard UNIX Platform that Spans Entire Enterprise Environment Santa Cruz, CA (October 26, 1998) - SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) today announced that it has entered into a strategic business agreement with IBM (NYSE:IBM). SCO and IBM, in collaboration with Intel and other key partners, will aggressively accelerate worldwide growth of Intel processor-based UNIX servers for the enterprise, and will deliver a single UNIX product line for today's Intel IA-32 systems and future IA-64 systems. The result will be a single product line that will run on IA-32, IA-64 and IBM microprocessor systems that range from entry-level servers to large enterprise environments. Under the new agreement, IBM will make SCO's UnixWare 7 its 32-bit UNIX operating system for the high-volume Intel-architecture enterprise market. IBM will apply substantial resources to promote and sell the UnixWare 7 operating system worldwide, and will offer it as a member of its new UNIX product line. In addition, IBM will contribute AIX technology to SCO's UnixWare to enhance its scalability and enterprise capability. This will complement the data-center engineering collaboration by SCO's OEM partners (Compaq, Data General, ICL and Unisys) to integrate extensive data-center capabilities into the UnixWare platform. IBM is also allocating engineering resources to ensure the availability of IBM and AIX middleware on the UnixWare platform. Over time, SCO and IBM will increase compatibility between UnixWare and AIX, providing ISVs a single platform to port to for UNIX systems on Intel and Power processors, while giving enterprise users greater choice and opportunity in utilizing key applications. Furthermore, SCO and IBM's 64-bit development teams are collaborating to develop a 64-bit UNIX operating system. The companies are working closely with ISVs to make it the industry-standard UNIX system on IA-64. SCO will handle general channel distribution for the jointly developed product. "We are extremely pleased that IBM is making this strong commitment to SCO, and has taken action to immediately begin selling and supporting UnixWare 7 through its worldwide sales force," said Doug Michels, president and CEO, SCO. "And since applications are the key to the success of both a platform and its users, SCO is especially excited to be working with IBM and Intel to make it easy and attractive for ISVs to create software for a single target UNIX System environment that covers the entire range of enterprise computing." "IBM's AIX enterprise technology when combined with UnixWare's technology and SCO's market share leadership will create the high-volume platform for Intel-based servers," said Dr. John E. Kelly III, vice president of Server Development at IBM. "With Intel's support, this platform will become the leading UNIX operating system for Intel-architecture based servers." IBM joins other leading OEMs committed to selling UnixWare 7 into enterprise environments of all kinds. IBM will apply significant sales and marketing resources to drive UnixWare 7 volume in the enterprise. In addition, IBM and Intel will drive a substantial ISV recruitment program designed not only to increase the number of applications available for UnixWare 7, but to also make UnixWare 7 a top tier port with all key ISVs. IBM will begin immediately by moving a broad range of IBM and AIX middleware to UnixWare 7. "Intel strongly supports this product line as the leading UNIX for IA-32 and IA-64," said John Miner, corporate vice president and general manager, Enterprise Servers Group, Intel Corporation. "Intel is working with IBM and SCO to make this the first UNIX port and volume leader with all ISVs." Visit http://www.sco.com/monterey and http://www.ibm.com/servers/monterey for more information on today's announcement. 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, graphical terminals, NCs, and other devices - 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 and Tarantella are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the US and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. ________________________ Brian Ziel Manager, Product PR Tel: 831-427-7252 Fax: 831-427-5418 mailto:bri...@sco.com http://www.sco.com/press ________________________
From: Brian Ziel <bri...@sco.COM> Subject: SCO DELIVERS ON "PROJECT MONTEREY" IN COMPUTER TELEPHONY Date: 1998/12/02 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19981202144711.008ec100@mars.sco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 418048329 Sender: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca (comp.unix.sco.announce moderator) Approved: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca Submit-To: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca Followup-To: comp.unix.sco.misc Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Resent-By: scoann-modera...@xenitec.on.ca Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.announce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Jodi Reinman SCO Public Relations TEL: 831-427-7047 jod...@sco.com SCO DELIVERS ON "PROJECT MONTEREY" IN COMPUTER TELEPHONY Teams With IBM, Dialogic and Tech Data to Provide Channel-Ready CT Solutions for SMB Resellers and Platform for Telephony ISVs SANTA CRUZ, CA (December 2, 1998) - SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) announced today that just four weeks after IBM unveiled plans to sell and market UnixWare 7 globally, SCO and IBM have joined forces with Dialogic Corporation and Tech Data Corporation to provide Computer Telephony (CT) channel-ready solutions. SCO, IBM and Dialogic, will work together to develop ready-to-deploy CT solutions, and Tech Data will use its CT Division to deliver these conveniently bundled packages for small and medium business (SMB) resellers. "SCO is excited about this strong push for CT solutions on UnixWare 7 and SCO OpenServer," said Richard Treadway, vice president, Segment Marketing and Business Development, SCO. "SMB resellers are looking for new solutions to remain competitive in today's rapidly changing market, and CT ISVs are looking for volume channels to market with strong partner support. SCO, IBM and Dialogic are committed to the success of this program, and by working with key CT ISVs we will jointly deliver integrated, channel-ready solutions through TechData." "This initiative is part of our strategy to deploy software on UnixWare and Monterey that is targeted at expanding the Unix-on-Intel market," said Rajiv Samant, AIX general manager, at IBM. "Our telephony platform with SCO, Dialogic, and Tech Data will make it easy for computer telephony application providers to deliver their software. This initiative, and others that we will be launching in the coming months, will achieve the Monterey goal of building a high-volume, shrink-wrapped UNIX." Program Benefits To SMB Resellers and CT ISVs This program provides SMB Resellers the ability to: * differentiate themselves from peer VARs by offering CT Solutions * grow their business with a high profit margin market * increase customer satisfaction by adding more value to their existing base This program provides CT ISVs/application providers: * a vehicle to address the Small and Medium Business market * partnership and support from industry leaders such as SCO, IBM and Dialogic * increased revenue by engaging a volume distribution leader such as Tech Data "The strategic partnership between SCO and IBM will provide a total and integrated CT solution for resellers looking to benefit from the explosive telecommunications market," said Joe Serra, director of Tech Data's computer telephony division. "Tech Data's single-SKU bundled solutions, coupled with our industry renowned technical support services, provide added opportunity for our resellers to answer end-user demands with affordable, simple and complete telephony solutions." "Dialogic has been a proponent of open systems technology and currently provides customers worldwide with the industry's most comprehensive platform support for the development of CT solutions," said Gary Marks, vice president, corporate marketing, Dialogic Corporation. "We are pleased to be working together with leading companies like IBM, SCO and Tech Data to further grow this market and offer an integrated environment to easily and affordably create a new class of channel-ready computer telephony solutions based on open industry standards." Bundled solutions are currently under review and are planned to be released the first calendar quarter of 1999. For CT ISVs interested in participating in this program contact SCO directly. For more information about SCO in Telecommunications or Project Monterey go to http://www.sco.com/telephony or http://www.sco.com/monterey 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, graphical 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, SCO OpenServer, UnixWare and Tarantella 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 owners.