BW: Caldera Systems to Acquire SCO Server Software and Professional Services | Linux Today

BW: Caldera Systems to Acquire SCO Server Software and Professional Services

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 2, 2000

Caldera Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:CALD), a “Linux for
Business” leader and The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc., (SCO)
(Nasdaq:SCOC), the world’s leading provider of UNIX operating
systems, today announced that Caldera Systems has entered into an
agreement to acquire the SCO Server Software Division and the
Professional Services Division.

“The Professional Services Division will operate as a separate
business unit of Caldera, to provide services to meet the Internet
and eBusiness infrastructure needs of customers.”

“The new company will offer the industry’s first comprehensive
Open Internet Platform (OIP) combining Linux and UNIX server
solutions and services globally. The OIP provides commercial
customers and developers with a single platform that can scale from
the thinnest of clients to the clustering needs of the largest data
center.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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