Start Your Engines! Valvoline Instant Oil Change Provides Speedier Service with SCO Servers.SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 1996--Continuing to provide business critical solutions for a wide range of applications, SCO (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SCOC SCOC Supreme Court of Canada SCOC Second Coming of Christ SCOC System Control and Operations Concept SCOC Saginaw Community Outreach Center (Saginaw, Michigan) ) today announced that Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC VIOC Valvoline Instant Oil Change VIOC Verification of Initial Operating Capability ), a subsidiary of Valvoline, has purchased 500 units of SCO OpenServer Enterprise System, the world's leading UNIX server operating system for Intel processor-based platforms. Valvoline, a division of Ashland, Inc., is rolling the SCO servers into its approximately 550 VIOC locations, to support their point-of-sale environments. The multiuser SCO servers replace single-user DOS systems. VIOC considered implementing a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. system, but chose the SCO OpenServer solution because of its superior performance, remote administration capabilities, and easy scalability to support additional workstations or displays. In addition to processing retail sales, the SCO OpenServer Systems track customer history, suggest corrective actions based on mileage and customer history, and provide standard "bills of material" for various makes and models of automobiles. All of these features allow VIOC to provide faster service to their customers. About SCO SCO is the world's leading supplier of UNIX server operating systems, and a leading provider of client-integration software that integrates Windows PCs and other clients with UNIX servers from all major vendors. SCO Business Critical Servers run the critical, day-to-day operations of large branch organizations in retail, finance, telecom, and government, as well as corporate departments and small to medium-sized businesses of every kind. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For more information, see SCO's WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. home page at: http://www.sco.com. -0- Note to Editors: SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation See SCO. Santa Cruz Operation - (SCO) A supplier of Unix systems for Intel microprocessors. They supply Xenix and Open Desktop. Founded in 1979, SCO became a public company in May, 1993 and trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol SCOC. , the SCO logo, and SCO OpenServer are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. 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). is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. CONTACT: Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) Monika Laud, 408/427-7421 monikal@sco.com |
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