____SCO Launches UnixWare 7_____
The Santa Cruz Operation unveiled UnixWare 7 yesterday, the
long-awaited operating system that merges SCO's OpenServer
with UnixWare, a flavor of Unix acquired from Novell. Vendors
pledging support for UnixWare 7 include Compaq Computer,
Computer Associates, Data General, and IBM.
SCO is betting that its new Unix will help propel its technology
into enterprise data centers. SCO's success to date has been
largely in replicated, low-end Unix servers. UnixWare 7, however,
was designed for more powerful servers. It's based on the SVR5
Unix kernel technology, and supports 64 Gbytes of main memory
and total storage capacity of 76,800 terabytes. "This system can
handle almost anything," said Doug Michels, chief technology
officer and co-founder of SCO. "We designed this for enterprise,
mission-critical applications where every bit of time costs
money."
UnixWare's prices will be set by SCO's hardware partners. SCO is
recommending a price of $4,995 for the Enterprise Edition and
$2,295 each for the Department, Intranet, and Messaging editions.
-- Mary Hayes