From: Jan Tarzia <j...@sco.COM> Subject: Linux, Open Source Movements Shift Spotlight Back to UNIX... Date: 1999/03/03 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19990303080554.007308a0@mars.sco.com> X-Deja-AN: 450818253 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 Here's another announcement that you shouldn't miss...Jan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Jan Tarzia SCO Tel: 831-427-7221 Fax: 831-427-5418 j...@sco.com LINUX, OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENTS SHIFT SPOTLIGHT BACK TO UNIX SYSTEM INNOVATION AND AWAY FROM SINGLE-VENDOR LOCK-IN SCO Adds Linux Application Binary Support To Award-Winning UnixWare System SANTA CRUZ, CA (March 1st, 1999) - SCO, the world's leading provider of UNIX systems, today affirmed its long-standing support for the Linux and Open Source movements by adding Linux application binary support to its award-winning UnixWare 7 platform. As a sponsor of Linux International, SCO supports the Linux and Open Source movements. These movements accelerate the shift to network computing and help customers avoid being pulled into a single-vendor "hijack" of their business computing software. At the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Jose, California, SCO gave a number of demonstrations, including: * Running popular Linux applications on the UnixWare 7 system * Accessing Linux and UNIX applications via the UnixWare 7 Webtop * Running Open Source software on the UnixWare 7 system As well as demonstrating the capabilities of UnixWare 7 to delegates looking for new and exciting ways to help their businesses, SCO signed up recruits to the recently expanded SCO Developer Program. SCO also gave away free UnixWare 7 licenses and media to developers and individuals. The feature to support Linux application binaries will begin shipping with UnixWare 7 products later this month. Linux and Open Source Movements Shift Spotlight Back to UNIX Platform Ray Anderson, SCO senior vice president, marketing, said: "The media's new focus on Linux and the Open Source movement is shifting the spotlight back to the UNIX platform, long the primary source of innovation and open standards for the computing industry. The Internet, the Worldwide Web, TCP/IP protocols, encryption, clustering -- these are just a few of the amazing innovations built on UNIX systems. It looks as if business leaders and the media have now awakened to realistic alternatives to the rush towards a suicidal, single-vendor lock-in." "A year ago, when many people still believed in the invincibility of Microsoft, it was hard to get mind-share. Now, an awful lot has changed. A port to Linux is a port to UNIX," he continued. "And since UnixWare is the fastest growing UNIX, this is a great help to SCO and to our commercial customers. There has been a "sea-change" in attitude among ISV's and business partners. We have already seen a big expansion in the membership of our developer programs, and many of our partners are also seeing a significant upswing in business." SCO Open License Software Supplement (OLSS) and the Open Source Movement An "Open Source" approach helps reduce the cost of software R&D by taking advantage of broader peer review. In addition to the widespread availability of SCO UNIX Source Code through commercial and academic licensing, SCO has been promoting and contributing to open-source software for many years under the OLSS program, formerly known as SCO Skunkware (http://www.sco.com/olss/ .) OLSS includes more than 200 free software tools, applications, and multimedia packages. SCO also offers free licenses for UnixWare 7 and SCO OpenServer UNIX systems for non-commercial use." Linux - A Welcome Alternative to Windows Desktops Linux is a welcome alternative to Microsoft Windows on the desktop and encourages a UNIX development methodology. This leads to broader availability of UNIX applications and more customer choice. Linux is gaining acceptance as a desktop system, development platform, and small-scale web server, but SCO believes most business customers will continue to choose SCO OpenServer Release 5 and UnixWare 7 as their volume commercial server platforms. SCO - The Leading Provider of Commercial UNIX Servers UNIX server software from SCO is sold, endorsed or supported by major hardware vendors, including IBM, Compaq, Sequent, Unisys, ICL, Hewlett Packard, and Siemens, and by software vendors including Oracle, IBM, Computer Associates, Informix, Baan, Progress, and many others. SCO, IBM, Intel, and Sequent are actively working on "Project Monterey," to aggressively accelerate worldwide growth of Intel processor-based UNIX servers for the enterprise, which will also benefit small and medium businesses. Project Monterey will deliver a single UNIX product line for current and future Intel IA-32 and IA-64 systems that will scale seamlessly from entry-level servers to very large enterprise environments. UnixWare 7 and Linux Deliver a Powerful 1-2 Punch "Linux is a great option for desktops, development, and for ad-hoc server applications where longevity is not important," said John Bondi, vice president of Server Product Marketing for SCO. "UnixWare 7 is a better solution for commercial use. It is targeted primarily at the business-critical application server market." Linux is typically used by customers with technical skills, such as students, enthusiasts, and Internet service providers who understand how to leverage the customization features of Linux and Open Source software. They are also more adept at handling complex and unforeseen technical support, and maintaining the platform given the ebb and flow of the Linux code base. UnixWare 7 provides extremely high stability, reliability, availability, and services, and will now execute IA-32 Linux binaries products. The latest SCO release, UnixWare 7 Release 7.1, features the industry's first integrated Webtop, which takes full advantage of browser-based Internet technologies to reduce the cost and complexity of business computing. See http://www.sco.com/unixware/ About SCO SCO is the world's number one provider of UNIX 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, SCO OpenServer, Tarantella, and 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 owners. -------------------- Jan Tarzia Manager, Product PR SCO Public Relations Tel: 831-427-7221 Fax: 831-427-5418 Email: j...@sco.com --------------------