SCO Leverages Key Technologies to Enhance its High-Volume UNIX Operating System; New Version of SCO OpenServer System Includes Native File and Print Services for Windows, Robust Backup, Systems Management and Localization

Business Wire, June 17, 1996

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1996--SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) today announced enhancements to its popular SCO OpenServer Release 5 operating system, adding native file and print services for Windows, robust backup, systems management and expanded language support for small to medium businesses and replicated sites.

New services include SCO Advanced File and Print Server, SCO Doctor Lite and SCO ARCserve/Open Lite from Cheyenne, as well as language support for French and German. As an added bonus, customers purchasing the new release will be able to pre-test additional SCO solutions with free evaluation CDs of the SCO Vision Family and SCO ToolWare.

"SCO OpenServer already has proven to be a reliable and stable platform for handling demanding business critical applications for thousands of customers in the small to medium business and replicated site markets," said Scott McGregor, senior vice president of products for SCO.

"By adding systems monitoring, performance tuning, UNIX system backup as well as Windows PC file and print services, we are providing our customers with significant benefits at no additional cost."

Added Functionality

SCO has incorporated a set of new layered products into SCO OpenServer Release 5, free of charge, to expand the functionality of the base operating system and improve overall system performance. Key components include: -0-

-- SCO Advanced File and Print Server -- Offers Windows Friendly support by providing native file and print services for Windows systems, eliminating the need for additional PC servers to handle these tasks (single user license).

-- SCO Doctor Lite -- Allows for improved system management by monitoring and analyzing performance. Users can obtain system status, print reports, and view performance in table, graph or time-line format. SCO Doctor Lite will also automatically delegate actions to respond to system alerts such as low memory, decreasing disk space, and CPU load factor (upgradable to full product).

-- SCO ARCserve/Open Lite from Cheyenne -- Delivers robust backup and disaster recovery for a single server (upgradable to full product, which supports an entire network, including UNIX environments and networked Windows PCs). -0-

Along with the layered products, updates to SCO Merge have been included for increased application support and performance optimization. Outside of SCO Merge, further additions include various supplements for advanced hardware support (updated drivers and adapters), networking, and administration.

International Flavor

Previously only available in English, the new SCO OpenServer Release 5 is now available in both French and German, enabling global enterprise customers to tailor solutions for specific geographic regions. With the additional language support, this popular solution becomes easier to use for small to medium businesses in Europe.

"Market demand was the driving force behind the localization of SCO OpenServer in these countries," added McGregor. "As higher volumes of SCO OpenServer continued to ship into these regions, customers began to require local language support and we satisfied their requirement with this new release."

Visionary Tools

For customers purchasing this new release, SCO has included two promotional, evaluation CDs -- SCO Vision Family and SCO ToolWare. These CDs enable users to pre-test additional SCO solutions at no cost before purchasing.

The SCO Vision Family of products is designed to make Windows to UNIX interoperability seamless and transparent. The SCO Vision Family promotional CD comes loaded with 30-day evaluation versions of SCO TermVision, SCO XVision 6, SCO SuperVision and SCO SQL-Retriever.

SCO ToolWare, the second evaluation CD, provides a set of state-of-the-art tools as well as information designed to accelerate the development of applications on the SCO OpenServer Release 5 platform.

The new edition of SCO OpenServer Release 5 is available immediately through SCO's more than 7,000 resellers and 100 distributors worldwide.

About SCO

SCO is the world's leading supplier of UNIX server and host 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 additional corporate and product information, see SCO's home page on the World Wide Web: http://www.sco.com. -0-

Note to Editors: SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, SCO Doctor and SCO ToolWare are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc. in the USA and other countries. XVision, TermVision, SuperVision, and SQL-Retriever are trademarks or registered trademarks of Visionware Limited, a subsidiary of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc.