How HP and The SCO Group Can Help You

SCO and HP have been partners in leading edge technology since the mid-1980s, when most PCs were single-task, single-user systems and the term "server" was unknown. The HP/SCO partnership harnessed the latent power of microcomputers with SCO UNIX to bring mainframe and minicomputer capabilities like multi-user and multi-tasking to the desktop. SCO was the first to bring these features to market, leveraging the superior reliability and stability of HP systems.

SCO OpenServer

SCO® OpenServer® Release 6 is an impressive new operating system for low-cost, commodity hardware that features large file support and support for a broad array of modern applications. With a decade of rock-solid stability and dependability, SCO OpenServer has stood the test of time for small and large businesses needing an affordable all-in-one server.

SCO OpenServer 6 brings to users a powerful, new, and modern operating system with large file support and kernel-level threading for greater application support. With speed and performance improvements due to the integration of the SVR5 kernel, SCO OpenServer 6 establishes a new standard for rock-solid stability and dependability. With increased memory and file size support, security enhancements, backward compatibility, support for Apache, Java® and Mozilla, SCO OpenServer 6 is pure power and reliability.

SCO OpenServer 6 includes application support for powerful SCO UnixWare® applications, and provides the easy-to-use KDE® graphical interface.

SCO OpenServer has stood the test of time for small to large businesses needing an affordable all-in-one server. It’s the kind of advantage you expect from SCO, the supplier of the world's most popular UNIX® operating system for low-cost hardware.

SCO UnixWare

SCO UnixWare is the premier UNIX operating system for industry standard hardware. It outperforms any other operating system in its class, and has plenty of headroom to accommodate business growth. SCO UnixWare scales to 32-way SMP, making it the operating system of choice to deploy solutions ranging from a back-office solution on a single server to hosting a database-intensive, high-transaction volume application across a network of servers. SCO UnixWare is available in several ready-to-deploy configurations. Each configuration harnesses the ever-increasing power of industry standard Intel and AMD server hardware to deliver the best price/ performance ratio in the industry. SCO UnixWare is the right choice for companies who place a high value on the scalability, reliability, and security that have become the hallmark of UNIX technologybased systems. SCO UnixWare has a proven track record for 99.999% reliability, scalability to 32-way SMP, and better security than other Intel operating systems. SCO UnixWare has all of the benefits of the much higher priced alternatives on proprietary RISC hardware, but at a fraction of the cost. As technologies like Peripheral Component Interface buses (PCI) and other protocols are becoming standardized across RISC and Intel platforms, the difference in functionality between the two platforms is disappearing. Only the cost difference remains.

SCO UnixWare runs most SCO OpenServer applications as well. The SCO OpenServer Kernel Personality (OKP) for SCO UnixWare provides an application environment for SCO OpenServer applications – thus providing an attractive option for SCO OpenServer customers looking for increased scalability and performance. standard processors far exceed the initial cost of the solution. Standards-based deployments offer more flexibility in terms of choice of vendor and ease of integration with other standards-based components. In today’s rapidly changing environment, solutions that plug and play well in heterogeneous environments are an absolute necessity. Only system components built on industry standards can integrate smoothly in mixed environments.

SCO UnixWare has built in application compatibility for multiple operating systems. These environments include SCO OpenServer and Microsoft® Windows®. These multiple personalities can be exploited to provide a smooth and simple migration from any of these platforms to the more powerful SCO UnixWare system or to execute a low risk, low cost server consolidation project. SCO UnixWare is a powerful platform that can scale to handle multiple, diverse environments, and deliver the high performance required. In addition, scarce engineering resources are not required to modify the binary applications in any way.

SCO provides powerful solutions that complement and enhance existing IT technologies. These products provide comprehensive alternatives to less-reliable, insecure, and less supportable operating systems. Additionally, SCO continues to offer solutions that increase customers’ productivity in specific vertical markets such as retail, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. Many of these solutions integrate solid SCO products with innovative partner development to create compelling turnkey solutions.