CALDERA LAUNCHES FIRST UNIX AND LINUX DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT: CALDERA DEVELOPER NETWORK.Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. International Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD CALD chronic active liver disease. ), has launched Caldera Developer Network. Caldera developers, including Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs), corporate in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. developers and members of the Open Source developer community, will have early access to UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Linux technologies, allowing them to develop on UNIX, on Linux or on a combined UNIX and Linux platform. This, plus the network's worldwide support and additional services, will enable members to build and develop their products with globally portable applications and get to market faster. "Members of the Caldera Developer Network have unique access to the resources, tools and support they need to build applications and drivers, and to certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. on standards-compliant Caldera platforms," said Alan Milligan, vice president of engineering at Caldera. "They have the power to graduate their products through all stages of UNIX and Linux development and implementation, and then to take their products to market." "The current economical climate is screaming for a more direct technological solution to accelerate a product's journey to market," said John H. Terpstra, vice president of technology at Caldera. "Caldera provides just that to members of the Developer Network." "Borland is pleased to participate in Caldera International's Developer Program," said Ted Shelton, chief strategy officer of Borland Software Corp. "Together with Caldera's UNIX and Linux technologies, Borland offers corporations complete solutions for developing, deploying and managing world-class applications." The Developer Network merges the existing SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. and Caldera developer programs and encourages new membership by eliminating a registration fee. Membership benefits include utilizing Caldera's new online partner support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services at no cost. More extensive, fee-based support services, including migration assistance, engineering and educational services, are available. In addition, members have access to the private developer lounge. In this password-protected area, developer partners can purchase products directly at discounts and receive free online technical support and other services. "The choice for Software AG is clear," said Alf Goebel, vice president of Global Alliances for Software AG. "Caldera's Developer Network, which unifies UNIX and Linux development, will guide us through all our stages of product development and marketing." "As a SCO OpenServer A server operating system for the Intel platform from SCO. It is based on Unix System V Release 3.2 and includes the Motif and X Window user interfaces and standard Unix networking (TCP/IP, NFS and NIS). SCO OpenServer has optional SMP support for up to 30 processors. developer who migrated to Caldera Linux and a leader in Linux business software, VENTAS AG recommends Caldera's blend of UNIX and Linux and their clustering to our customers," said Christina Pradel, member of the board and sales representative of VENTAS AG. |
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