“UnixWare stumbled under three previous owners. But its latest
caretaker, Caldera International CEO Ransom Love, plans to show the
operating system plenty of affection. Love is working to clearly
articulate how partners will benefit, as Caldera builds more
bridges between its flagship Linux products and UnixWare.”
“For instance, Caldera will make UnixWare binary-compatible
with Linux, allowing UnixWare customers to run Linux applications,
Love says. On the flip side, Caldera Linux will gain UnixWare’s
best enterprise and database management features. These include
large file system support, asynchronous input/output (I/O), the
UnixWare API, extended developer kit and multipath I/0.”
“Caldera executives say partners should expect a new
product-branding strategy. Specifically, Caldera’s platforms will
be branded by functionality (database server, Web server, etc.)
instead of by operating system. The partner push will involve
cross-selling and cross-development between the UnixWare and Linux
communities.”