IBM Corp. is undertaking a major project with Intel Corp., Santa
Cruz Operation Inc. (SCO) and Sequent Computer Systems Inc. that
includes developing a version of the Unix operating system for
Intel’s upcoming 64-bit processor architecture.
A number of hardware and software vendors already are voicing
support for the initiative, including Unisys Corp., Acer Group,
Motorola Inc., Groupe Bull, Netscape Communications Corp., Progress
Software Corp. and Informix Corp.
“There is a tremendous need between now and the end of the year
for another high-volume player,” said Brad Day, a vice president
and senior analyst at Giga Information Group, suggesting that Dell
Computer Corp. or Compaq Computer Corp. would fit that bill
nicely.