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The Way Forward With UnixWare 7
Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), the world's No. 1 supplier of UNIX operating systems in the UNIX server market,
has released their latest product UnixWare 7. Fujitsu Computers is now shipping UnixWare 7.
Why UnixWare 7?
Firstly, the name. SCO are combining UnixWare 2 and OpenServer 5 to create UnixWare 7 (5+2=7)… and then
adding lots more!!. UnixWare 7 technology will deliver to Intel customers unprecedented levels of performance,
capacity, "top to bottom" scalability and reliability, underpinning revolutionary network computing environments
and cost-effective enterprise-level solutions designed to meet the business needs for today and tomorrow.
It builds upon the next generation of open systems standards that includes the Internet, World Wide Web, and Java
technologies, network computers and the rapid convergence in emerging technologies for computing, data
communications and telecommunications. SCO believes that this confluence of technologies and standards is providing
the foundation for a new wave of dramatic changes.
The benefits of this new generation of computing combines the best of both host and client/server computing, as well as
adding new capabilities and benefits for customers and Information Technology managers.
Customer Benefits
- Delivers all the friendliness of the PC model, but uses a lower-cost and more flexible browser-based display
methodology
- Highest levels of performance, scalability, reliability and security
- Delivers the advantages of centralised management and administration, whilst reducing the time and cost of accessing
and managing information
-Provides investment protection: modernises legacy environments without starting over
- Involves a low total cost of ownership
- Uses the server-centric model allowing greater flexibility, growing as customer needs change, as opposed to having to
change all the client devices to keep pace with new technology
- Best fit to business environments: "purpose-built" and "custom build" environments.
Key Characteristics of UnixWare 7
UnixWare 7 delivers a multi-functional, scaleable UNIX operating environment with tightly integrated enterprise
networking services, ideal for business critical computing. As a superset of functionality contained in SCO
OpenServer Release 5.0 and SCO UnixWare 2 systems, it adds several new technologies and enhancements to take
advantage of the latest system hardware and peripherals. It has built-in support for SCO OpenServer and SCO
UnixWare applications by providing full application binary compatibility and with the inclusion of certain key 64-bit
features it is designed to provide an easy path for the forthcoming 64-bit Intel Merced processor based UNIX systems.
Localised versions of UnixWare 7 will be available later in the year.
UnixWare 7 is the best server for network computing - supports diverse clients (not just "Windows Everywhere" or
"only Network Computers") with network install, update, replication, management, monitoring, auditing, licensing
functionality and diverse client support.
UnixWare 7 is the most advanced operating system on Intel - the strongest operating system for unprecedented
performance with Networks, Java and Database. UnixWare 7 will be stable, reliable, scaleable, fault tolerant and
with the introduction of 64-bit architecture, will continue to be the most advanced operating system on Intel.
UnixWare 7 is the most adaptable application environment - UnixWare 7 fits well into legacy environments such as
Mainframe, Microsoft NT, UNIX, LAN and WAN and integrates with all application and data types while supporting
industry standards, making it the most adaptable operating system for application environments.
Convergence: the leading UNIX server - SCO is the UNIX platform of choice for the leading Enterprise OEMs. This
convergence provides a high-volume of penetration through multiple channels, and allows low-end systems to remain
cost-effective and easy to license.