HP NetServer Systems to Support SCO UnixWare 7.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1998-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that it will optimize its HP NetServer L Series systems to support SCO UnixWare A server operating system for the Intel platform from SCO. It is based on Unix System V Release 4.2MP and includes SMP support for two processors with optional support for up to 32. As of UnixWare 2.1, it includes NetWare 4.1 file, print and directory services. 7, currently available in beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. . HP currently works closely with 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. throughout the development of a product, utilizing an engineering-services agreement between the two companies. HP tests and qualifies 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. and UnixWare on HP NetServer systems, and SCO lists HP NetServer systems on its Hardware Compatibility Web page. "SCO products have been one of the extremely popular operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. on HP NetServer systems," said Duncan Campbell Duncan Campbell may refer to several people:
By supporting SCO's UnixWare 7, HP continues to offer its customers a complete range of solutions. In environments such as messaging, intranet and database administration, HP NetServer systems, combined with SCO operating systems, provide customers with great performance, scaleability, availability and reliability. HP NetServer systems will continue to support SCO OpenServer Release 5 as well as SCO's new UnixWare 7. This will provide the freedom of choice for customers wanting to use SCO UNIX An enhanced version of Unix System V Release 3.2 for Intel processors from SCO. In 1989, SCO Unix was introduced as a major upgrade to SCO XENIX with more security, networking and standards conformance. on HP NetServer systems. "UnixWare 7 will bring HP customers a new level of power for their HP NetServer, Intel-based servers," said Doug Michaels, SCO's executive vice president and chief technology officer. "Our UnixWare 7 servers will let HP customers select the right server configuration for their needs. With UnixWare 7, we look forward to continuing as a leading choice of operating system for HP NetServer systems." ABOUT SCO UNIXWARE 7 UnixWare 7 is SCO's advanced operating system for network computing. It includes SCO's new SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and 5 kernel technology, designed to provide dramatic enhancements in overall performance, scalability, availability and reliability on Intel servers while providing smooth migration to future 64-bit systems. It also includes Java(TM) technology-based administration, support for a browser-based interface, access to a wide range of applications on various servers with SCO Tarantella tarantella (târ`əntĕl`ə), Neapolitan folk dance that first appeared in Taranto, Italy, in the 17th cent. It had rapid 6–8 meter with an increasing tempo and was thought to cure the bite of the tarantula, which supposedly software and optimized Java support. The complete family of HP NetServer systems consists of two distinct lines of PC servers. The HP NetServer E Series is the first line of servers designed for self-supporting workgroups and environments with little or no MIS support. The award-winning L Series systems are designed as workgroup-through-enterprise application servers. All HP NetServer systems come equipped with HP TopTools management software and the HP NetServer Navigator, featuring easy-to-use tools to configure, install and manage the servers. ABOUT HP HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 123,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. -0- Note to Editors: Java is a U.S. trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Web links in this release may take you outside the Hewlett-Packard Company Web site. HP does not control and is not responsible for information outside the HP Web site. CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Company Laura Jimenez, 408/343-6274 laura_jimenez@hp.com or Alexander Communications, Inc. for HP Lynn Hill, 415/923-1660 lhill@alexandercom.com |
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