“Japan’s Software Research Associates (SRA) will buy the Turbolinux operating system (OS). But the deal likely won’t enable the Turbolinux distribution to survive as a stand-alone offering in a turbulent market,” says the first paragraph of this Gartner report summary.

Anonymous Reader writes “I just noticed that nvmax has posted a story about getting the sources for Qmame compiled. They made some changes and will be posting the new sources soon. Binary is available.”

Bruce Knox, openMosix Project writes: “The openMosix Project has release today openMosix kernel 2.4.19-2. This openMosix release includes Robert Love’s memory over-commit protection patch (ported to openMosix), making the OOM killer optional, a significantly faster load balancer and reduced kernel latencies (vs. openMosix 2.4.18).

This latest snapshot of the openMosix kernel is available now as RPMs from the Files Section. Source Code is available from the Files Section and from CVS.

– By Jeremy Hogan –
It seems like a week can’t go by where someone doesn’t fling the
“Microsoft of Linux” accusation at Red Hat. It’s sort of tepid and lazy to even bother to say that. Why not
“The Starbucks of Linux?” Makes more sense if you think about it,
but I’m not sure the accusation has much to do with thinking.
There’s a few directions a “rebuttal” can take, depending on where the
question comes from.

Laziness, as above. It’s too hard to find a comparison within the industry
and some folks can’t translate the metaphor outside of IT. To say
democracy, or the industrial revolution, or the renaissance.

If you mean that we are, and will continue to be a dominant
player in technology and innovation, the answer is yes. You bet.
Amen and halleluiah.

Microsoft was once something to behold. They saw an idea or two, cribbed
them, took them to market, and steamrolled it into a new metaphor for success.
Things would be fine if they continued to make strides like they made in the
first half of their life. But they didn’t. Then one day they looked on the
horizon and said, “We can’t generate the revenue we need on the current
license renewal trending” and began to announce features that would never appear,
and withhold critical bug fixes to invent reasons to upgrade. Then that blew up,
and they had to threaten audits and lawsuits to keep the herd in front of the glacier.

And let’s not forget, illegally leveraging their monopoly into markets they were
sure would one day help keep their revenue projections in line with reality.

So, if you mean to indicate Red Hat will become a monopoly steeped in
our own domination, and then wield it against partners, customers and
competitors alike, the answer is no. Hell no.

How can you trust Red Hat not to do that? Simple. Our cards are
on the table. All of them. What can we hide to lock the world
into our platform and standards? Nothing. Both are wide open. You don’t
have to trust us, we have nothing to hide.

Why would we attack our own users for money for something they know
they own right down to the code?

Why would we attempt to strong arm OEM/IHV partners into agreements
they have struggled beneath for a decade? Why would they let us?

I begin to wonder which way folks want it. I hear complaints on one hand
that UnitedLinux is proof positive that the Linux world is finally splintering
like UNIX. Ironic that, considering it’s the product of mergers and market
consolidation efforts, but anyway…

On the other hand, smart folks see that as proof of the market. Many here have
said it before, but I’ll say it again:

“Red Hat does not want to be the leader in a market of one.”

Sun’s foray, however long in the tooth and short on foresight it
may seem, is proof of that same market. As are the Linux initiatives
of vendors formerly holding their own UNIX above water.

Let’s just say all that was not true, what is the danger to the market of a single Linux vendor? (I’m aware there are more distros than I mention here
but for the sake of argument, I’m focusing on Red Hat and UnitedLinux, as
do most reports). If the code were closed, maybe we’d be able to get
a monopoly on Linux. But what about the other OSes? Would they shrivel
up and die because Red Hat “won” the Linux market? Not hardly. They’d
click their heels that they only had the one target to attack. To be a monopoly
you need to own an entire industry.

I also see comments from people afraid that if UnitedLinux does not make a
strong play for the rest of the Linux market, Red Hat will have
a stranglehold on the enterprise (again assuming all of the enterprise is
homogenous enough for us to take it all over, in a night).

That gets me a bit closer to the fear; a lock on 3rd party ISV support.
Folks are afraid that they will only be able to get enterprise level apps
on Red Hat Linux or Red Hat Linux Advanced Server. If that’s the case,
the question should be, “When will Red Hat become the Sun of Linux?”
as that’s who’s had the the lion’s share of 3rd party ISV stacks in the
enterprise. And it’s easy to answer. Right about the time we get into
the hardware market. Current estimates put that two days after never.

Which brings up another point. It used to be a world where the OS vendor
could dictate what applications they would support. We’re in a world
where those vendors will be free to choose Red Hat, UnitedLinux, Debian,
Mandrake or their very own Linux. It’s sounding less and less like
conditions that can harbor a monopoly to me.

I think that to even level the accusation dilutes the real danger of
a real monopoly. It undoes the severity of what Microsoft has done to the world
by making it seem s though we could stroll in leisurely and do likewise.
Which gets us right to the heart of the fear.

“We do NOT want another Microsoft.”

Message received. Years ago. The fact is, the market simply will not allow it.

Monopolies are created, and subsist on the idea that you can only get this
one thing, from this one source. They can’t accidentally happen. They certainly can’t
happen in a truly open environment where the recipe for the secret sauce
is on the menu along with the burger.

Should UnitedLinux fail, and I am not alone in hoping it doesn’t, it will not
be because Red Hat made it so, it will be because the market of today does not
have room for that many competitors to Microsoft in a world conditioned to believe
there can be only one choice in vendors.

And should it fail, those engineers are still going to work on Linux. That
code base will still be out there for someone, anyone, even (God forbid)
Microsoft to pick it up and run with it.

To me the real danger would be to Red Hat ourselves, by allowing folks like
Microsoft to have only one target. One enemy. I forget where I read it,
but someone recently said:

“Microsoft is very good at targeting and crushing enemies. With open source
it’s less like fighting an enemy, and more like fighting the weather.”

Well said. The momentum is predicated on an idea whose time has come. If Red
Hat were to try and co-opt or own this revolution, we too would be fighting the
weather. The market, our customers, and the very evolution of this industry
has incensed us all against the idea that such a tyrant can be allowed to rise again.

To do such things as Microsoft is doing and has done would cost us our market,
key personnel, pride and any sense of decency we’ve managed to perpetuate about ourselves. The same way it’s eating at them.

Further, any company in a market as fickle as ours, and in an industry
where obsolesence is the pillar of progress, we would be naive to think
we could ever maintain such a monopoly, especially without stifling, binding, ties to
revenue for the sake of revenue like dubious licensing scams and back room bullying.

Microsoft tried, and was forced to become criminal in its activities to do so.
Who would willingly do that again? What true long term gain is there in feeding
your own girth without advancing your product line or its merits? What fruit is
there in eating at your own customers?

People need to get around the idea that you can draw direct parallels between
Microsoft and Red Hat, it’s apples and oranges. Scratch that, it’s plankton and
mammals. There is a built in checks and balance system we couldn’t get around if
we wanted to. Our place in the market, as well as the Linux market itself, is built on
this foundation of openness, freedom from oppression, and meritocratic hierarchy.

The press I’ve seen claiming “the community” is up in arms over the dominance of a player
they themselves have helped make dominant is, well, stupid. Those claims more often come from
Linux vendors and their supporters who set their sights on Red Hat, rather than
Sun or Microsoft, and are given too much credence by journalists looking for sex appeal in the
post anti-trust trial world. Those folks are devaluing their own
dog food by “admitting” they back a losing play. Which suits both MS and Sun just fine. And which is why you’ll
find the same bunk slung from their respective shills. FUDsters are paid good money for that.
Leave it to them.

My question for those wondering when we will “Redmondize”: “When will we punish the O.J. of the technology sector?”

Pause for effect…

Sound strong? That’s the level of the insult you are flinging at Red Hat when comparing us to Microsoft on any level. With this infighting, we are giving them the very ammo they’ve
begged for.

“I’ve seen the enemy, and he is us.” — Pogo

If you truly fear monopolists, get rid of the one we have now, and do it right soon.

If you fear Red Hat, you fear success, change, innovation, the future and, of course,
the weather.”

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“Red Hat’s dominance is worrisome to some industry players, who say the Raleigh, N.C., company needs effective competition to prevent it from becoming a Microsoft Corp. among Linux vendors and to ensure the operating system continues to develop in an open way.”

bryam writes: “From LK Foundry: XBox Linux reached the 0.2 version. You can see details from LK Foundry article at Sourceforge.NET.”

Gaël Duval writes: “You’ve been dreaming about it, now it has arrived. Beta 4 of the upcoming Mandrake Linux 9.0 is now available for a thorough “bug-squashing” with your help.”
Changes and improvements based on previous reports include:

Drakconf: memory leak has been fixed. Additionally, Drakconf offers an improved look and feel.

‘tinyfirewall’ is now active.

RpmDrake: Many improvements have been made including the ability to search package descriptions and the availability of ‘noclearcache’ option.

New Software:

OpenOffice 1.0.1 — a full-featured office suite is available in a new shiny version.

To read the full announcement and download Mandrake Linux 9.0 Beta 4, please visit:
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/90beta.php3

Join the tests and make Mandrake 9.0 as good as you want!

At its GeoFORUM conference in Las Vegas today, Caldera made five announcements:

1) Caldera is changing its name to The SCO Group
2) Caldera is creating a new partner program called SCOx, with a new product: SCObiz
3) To create SCObiz, Caldera has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Vista.com
4) Caldera will be shipping new UNIX and Linux OS upgrades, and is instroducing SCO Update for UNIX OS products
5) Sean Wilson is the new Senior VP of Corporate Development

Caldera International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD) today announced it will change its name to The SCO Group (SCO) upon shareholder approval. The new name draws upon the company’s significant brand recognition in its SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare product lines. In addition, the renaming enables solution providers to use the strength of the SCO brand when selling Linux solutions, including SCO’s Linux based product powered by UnitedLinux to be released later this year.

“The name change to SCO from Caldera builds on a strong market position which we will extend as we reinvent the SCO brand,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO, SCO. “For more than two decades, the SCO name has been synonymous with reliability, stability and cost efficiency. Now, the coexistence and collaboration of UNIX and Linux systems from a single source offers our customers and channel partners a powerful choice of solutions, backed by a name that powers millions of servers around the world – SCO.”

The SCO name change carries over to current Caldera branded solutions:
* Caldera OpenLinux becomes SCO Linux powered by UnitedLinux
* Caldera Open UNIX becomes SCO UnixWare
* The Caldera Partner Program becomes TeamSCO
* Caldera Global Services becomes SCO Global Services

SCO OpenServer will retain its name. In addition, it is anticipated that the company will adopt SCOX as the new trading symbol for its common stock. The company will provide a press release with respect to the effective date of this change.

For more information on SCO and its solutions, please visit www.sco.com.
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The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced a new partner program offering, SCOx. As part of TeamSCO, the new name for the Caldera Partner Program, SCOx adds a unique “buy-out” plan allowing Solution Providers the opportunity to sell their SCOx business back to SCO. The renamed partner program, TeamSCO, maintains the same memberships, benefits, offerings and services previously associated with the Caldera Partner Program, but now adds a new dimension with the SCOx program.

SCOx
The SCOx program is designed to benefit Solution Providers by presenting a new revenue opportunity and providing access to additional solution offerings. Membership in the SCOx program allows Solution Providers to sell new high-margin, high-demand solutions targeted to the small-to-medium sized business market.

Through its Xtreme Rewards Option, SCOx provides SCO channel partners with a “buy-out” strategy for their SCOx business. The Xtreme Rewards Option gives members the option to sell their SCOx business back to SCO when, and if, they desire.

“We are firmly dedicated to providing our partners with powerful choices, both with technology and in business. The creation of TeamSCO and SCOx is a tangible example of that commitment,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO of SCO. “SCOx enables Solution Providers to build a business and then, if they’d like, sell the business back to SCO and reap the rewards of their work. No other partnering program provides this kind of opportunity and no other company makes this kind of commitment.”

SCObiz
The first of many solutions to be delivered through the SCOx program is SCObiz. SCObiz is a complete e-business solution for creating, hosting, maintaining, supporting and marketing Web sites. SCObiz enables SCO channel partners to quickly and easily set up and manage a complete commerce-focused Web presence for small-to-medium sized businesses, providing them with full e-commerce functionality and allowing them to grow and compete in a more connected economy.

SCObiz is the result of SCO’s recently signed exclusive licensing agreement with Vista.com and is designed specifically for the Solution Provider. SCObiz enables a single point of management for configuration, measurement, and management of the customer’s Web sites.

For more information about TeamSCO, SCOx or SCObiz, please visit www.sco.com/scox.
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The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Vista.com. The agreement grants SCO exclusive rights to market and sell Vista.com’s commerce Web site creation and hosting service to all technology channel partners worldwide. This service will be branded as SCObiz.

SCObiz, the first of many solutions to be delivered through the SCOx reseller program (a new TeamSCO partner program offering), is a complete e-business solution for creating, hosting, maintaining, supporting and marketing Web sites. SCObiz enables SCO channel partners to quickly and easily set up and manage a complete commerce-focused Web presence for small-to-medium sized businesses, providing them with full e-commerce functionality and allowing them to grow and compete in a more connected economy.

“Vista.com believes SCO is the perfect partner to deliver value-added Web services through its extensive worldwide channel,” said John Wall, CEO, Vista.com. “The combination of superior technology and SCO’s market presence makes SCObiz an exciting solution to both resellers and their customers.”

“With Vista.com’s Web commerce service currently in use by over 60,000 customers, including ADP, Pitney Bowes and CitiGroup, this agreement to create SCObiz is a tremendous opportunity for our channel partners,” said Sean Wilson, senior VP of corporate development, SCO. “The great value of SCObiz is that it enables SCO Solution Providers to get their customers up and running with a complete Web presence, including a dynamic Web site with sales and marketing abilities. SCObiz is just one more example of SCO listening to our channel partners and developing solutions that enhance their business.”

“Vista.com enables us to enrich our offerings to our clients,” said Brad Smith, VP, general manager, ADP eBusiness Services. “We give them access to a world-class e-business solution that works seamlessly with our Internet applications. The business owner is the ultimate winner.”

For more information about SCObiz or SCOx, please visit www.sco.com/scox.
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The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera, International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced plans to release new upgrades to the company’s three flagship server operating system products over the next six months. The company, which services small-to-medium business and corporate branch office customers, began detailing plans at its annual GeoFORUM conference this week to introduce new versions of SCO OpenServer 5.0.7, SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and SCO Linux 4.0.

“SCO is the leading provider of UNIX solutions on Intel hardware,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO, SCO. “For nearly two decades, millions of SMB customers and thousands of the top retail, government and finance corporations around the world have come to depend on our solutions to keep their businesses running. These new releases ensure the reliability, scalability, and high availability that they’ve come to expect from SCO, will continue for many years to come.”

SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 will provide new software updates to include the latest hardware drivers and USB support to offer easier connectivity to next generation peripheral devices. In addition, SCO OpenServer will provide updated development tools for easier integration with applications and an updated version of Merge 5.3 that allows customers to use Windows 98 and Windows Me client emulation with both SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare. SCO OpenServer is expected to be available the first quarter of 2003.

SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 (the successor release to Open UNIX 8.0) will provide updated USB support, improved networking performance as well as upgrades to hardware drivers. The product will also include new and updated network applications and development tools. SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 is expected to be available by December.

SCO is introducing a new update service for both SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare this week called SCO Update. This annual service allows customers to receive quarterly electronic delivery of software updates, new features, drivers, security virus alerts and other added benefits. SCO Update is expected to be available by December for SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and during the first quarter of 2003 for SCO OpenServer 5.0.7.

SCO Linux 4.0, powered by UnitedLinux, is a joint development effort from SCO, Conectiva, SuSE and Turbolinux. The UnitedLinux companies produced the first closed pre-release beta in early August and expect to have an open beta available in late September. UnitedLinux has received broad industry support from partners such as AMD, Computer Associates, HP, IBM, Intel, and many others. The first version of SCO Linux 4.0, powered by UnitedLinux, is expected to be available in November.
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The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced the appointment of Sean Wilson as the company’s senior vice president of Corporate Development. Wilson brings to SCO over 10 years of experience in business development and product marketing in the technology industry.

As senior VP of Corporate Development, Wilson’s responsibilities will include building strategic business relationships with industry partners, negotiating the mergers and acquisitions of companies and technologies, and the development of corporate business.

“SCO has a tremendous future, great leadership and an incredible number of assets which will provide it with excellent growth opportunities now and in the future. I look forward to helping establish SCO as a market leader in the Linux and UNIX industry,” said Wilson.

Prior to his employment at SCO, Wilson served as vice president of Strategic Relations at IKON Office Solutions where he was a key executive responsible for building its systems integration division through the acquisition and integration of more than 30 solution providers. Additionally, he held full executive authority for developing and delivering strategic alliance programs with high technology software, hardware and distribution companies such as Compaq, HP, Citrix, Novell, TechData and others. His efforts saved the company millions of dollars annually in distribution costs and generated millions more in revenue and profit through the programs he created.

Before his service at IKON, Wilson was the senior manager of Business Development at Novell, Inc. While at Novell, Wilson was responsible for product marketing, partner relations and contract and royalty management.

“Sean brings a wealth of experience in developing growth strategies, programs and strategic relationships to SCO,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO of SCO. “He has already demonstrated this in his work, playing a significant role in today’s announcement of the new SCOx partner program.”

About SCO
The SCO Group, formerly called Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), provides “Powerful Choices” for businesses through its UNIX, Linux and Volution product lines and services. Based in Lindon, UT, SCO has representation in 82 countries and 16,000+ resellers worldwide. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services, visit www.sco.com.

Caldera, the Caldera logos, Caldera Volution, OpenLinux, SCO and the associated SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, TeamSCO, SCOx and SCObiz are trademarks or registered trademarks of The SCO Group in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX and UnixWare, used under an exclusive license, are registered trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements
The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the acceptance of the Company’s new branding efforts; the ability of the Company to successfully roll out its new services and solutions to service providers in its existing channels; the acceptance of such offerings by existing service providers and others; the acceptance of new products and services by the ultimate customers; the ability of recently introduced and new products to operate as designed, including compatibility with various platforms and the absence of other defects; the Company’s ability to compete effectively with other solutions providers; and the ability of the Company to achieve the brand recognition necessary to succeed. These and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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At its GeoFORUM conference in Las Vegas today, Caldera made five announcements. We’re giving you all of them in one “hit” for your press release-reading pleasure.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CALDERA TO CHANGE NAME TO THE SCO GROUP
Caldera to change its name to SCO, reemphasizing its dedication to Linux, SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare products, and capturing brand
recognition of the SCO name

LINDON, Utah-Aug. 26, 2002- Caldera International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD) today announced it will change its name to The SCO Group (SCO) upon shareholder approval. The new name draws upon the company’s significant brand recognition in its SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare product lines. In addition, the renaming enables solution providers to use the strength of the SCO brand when selling Linux solutions, including SCO’s Linux based product powered by UnitedLinux to be released later this year.

“The name change to SCO from Caldera builds on a strong market position which we will extend as we reinvent the SCO brand,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO, SCO. “For more than two decades, the SCO name has been synonymous with reliability, stability and cost efficiency. Now, the coexistence and collaboration of UNIX and Linux systems from a single source offers our customers and channel partners a powerful choice of solutions, backed by a name that powers millions of servers around the world – SCO.”

The SCO name change carries over to current Caldera branded solutions:
* Caldera OpenLinux becomes SCO Linux powered by UnitedLinux
* Caldera Open UNIX becomes SCO UnixWare
* The Caldera Partner Program becomes TeamSCO
* Caldera Global Services becomes SCO Global Services

SCO OpenServer will retain its name. In addition, it is anticipated that the company will adopt SCOX as the new trading symbol for its common stock. The company will provide a press release with respect to the effective date of this change.

For more information on SCO and its solutions, please visit www.sco.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCO TAKES PARTNER PROGRAMS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH SCOx
SCO innovates to expand channel partners’ revenues and cash returns with SCOx; new SCO solution, SCObiz, provides e-commerce functionality for SMBs

LAS VEGAS-GeoFORUM-Aug. 26, 2002- The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced a new partner program offering, SCOx. As part of TeamSCO, the new name for the Caldera Partner Program, SCOx adds a unique “buy-out” plan allowing Solution Providers the opportunity to sell their SCOx business back to SCO. The renamed partner program, TeamSCO, maintains the same memberships, benefits, offerings and services previously associated with the Caldera Partner Program, but now adds a new dimension with the SCOx program.

SCOx
The SCOx program is designed to benefit Solution Providers by presenting a new revenue opportunity and providing access to additional solution offerings. Membership in the SCOx program allows Solution Providers to sell new high-margin, high-demand solutions targeted to the small-to-medium sized business market.

Through its Xtreme Rewards Option, SCOx provides SCO channel partners with a “buy-out” strategy for their SCOx business. The Xtreme Rewards Option gives members the option to sell their SCOx business back to SCO when, and if, they desire.

“We are firmly dedicated to providing our partners with powerful choices, both with technology and in business. The creation of TeamSCO and SCOx is a tangible example of that commitment,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO of SCO. “SCOx enables Solution Providers to build a business and then, if they’d like, sell the business back to SCO and reap the rewards of their work. No other partnering program provides this kind of opportunity and no other company makes this kind of commitment.”

SCObiz
The first of many solutions to be delivered through the SCOx program is SCObiz. SCObiz is a complete e-business solution for creating, hosting, maintaining, supporting and marketing Web sites. SCObiz enables SCO channel partners to quickly and easily set up and manage a complete commerce-focused Web presence for small-to-medium sized businesses, providing them with full e-commerce functionality and allowing them to grow and compete in a more connected economy.

SCObiz is the result of SCO’s recently signed exclusive licensing agreement with Vista.com and is designed specifically for the Solution Provider. SCObiz enables a single point of management for configuration, measurement, and management of the customer’s Web sites.

For more information about TeamSCO, SCOx or SCObiz, please visit www.sco.com/scox.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCO AND VISTA.COM(tm) ENTER INTO AN EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENT
Vista.com e-business solution private-labeled as SCObiz, enables SCO channel partners to deliver a complete e-commerce platform to their customers

LAS VEGAS-GeoFORUM-Aug. 26, 2002- The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Vista.com. The agreement grants SCO exclusive rights to market and sell Vista.com’s commerce Web site creation and hosting service to all technology channel partners worldwide. This service will be branded as SCObiz.

SCObiz, the first of many solutions to be delivered through the SCOx reseller program (a new TeamSCO partner program offering), is a complete e-business solution for creating, hosting, maintaining, supporting and marketing Web sites. SCObiz enables SCO channel partners to quickly and easily set up and manage a complete commerce-focused Web presence for small-to-medium sized businesses, providing them with full e-commerce functionality and allowing them to grow and compete in a more connected economy.

“Vista.com believes SCO is the perfect partner to deliver value-added Web services through its extensive worldwide channel,” said John Wall, CEO, Vista.com. “The combination of superior technology and SCO’s market presence makes SCObiz an exciting solution to both resellers and their customers.”

“With Vista.com’s Web commerce service currently in use by over 60,000 customers, including ADP, Pitney Bowes and CitiGroup, this agreement to create SCObiz is a tremendous opportunity for our channel partners,” said Sean Wilson, senior VP of corporate development, SCO. “The great value of SCObiz is that it enables SCO Solution Providers to get their customers up and running with a complete Web presence, including a dynamic Web site with sales and marketing abilities. SCObiz is just one more example of SCO listening to our channel partners and developing solutions that enhance their business.”

“Vista.com enables us to enrich our offerings to our clients,” said Brad Smith, VP, general manager, ADP eBusiness Services. “We give them access to a world-class e-business solution that works seamlessly with our Internet applications. The business owner is the ultimate winner.”

For more information about SCObiz or SCOx, please visit www.sco.com/scox.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCO TO SHIP NEW VERSIONS OF OPENSERVER, UNIXWARE, SCO LINUX
SCO responds to customer needs with new UNIX and Linux OS upgrades, introduces SCO Update for UNIX OS products

LAS VEGAS-GeoFORUM-Aug. 26, 2002- The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera, International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced plans to release new upgrades to the company’s three flagship server operating system products over the next six months. The company, which services small-to-medium business and corporate branch office customers, began detailing plans at its annual GeoFORUM conference this week to introduce new versions of SCO OpenServer 5.0.7, SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and SCO Linux 4.0.

“SCO is the leading provider of UNIX solutions on Intel hardware,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO, SCO. “For nearly two decades, millions of SMB customers and thousands of the top retail, government and finance corporations around the world have come to depend on our solutions to keep their businesses running. These new releases ensure the reliability, scalability, and high availability that they’ve come to expect from SCO, will continue for many years to come.”

SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 will provide new software updates to include the latest hardware drivers and USB support to offer easier connectivity to next generation peripheral devices. In addition, SCO OpenServer will provide updated development tools for easier integration with applications and an updated version of Merge 5.3 that allows customers to use Windows 98 and Windows Me client emulation with both SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare. SCO OpenServer is expected to be available the first quarter of 2003.

SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 (the successor release to Open UNIX 8.0) will provide updated USB support, improved networking performance as well as upgrades to hardware drivers. The product will also include new and updated network applications and development tools. SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 is expected to be available by December.

SCO is introducing a new update service for both SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare this week called SCO Update. This annual service allows customers to receive quarterly electronic delivery of software updates, new features, drivers, security virus alerts and other added benefits. SCO Update is expected to be available by December for SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and during the first quarter of 2003 for SCO OpenServer 5.0.7.

SCO Linux 4.0, powered by UnitedLinux, is a joint development effort from SCO, Conectiva, SuSE and Turbolinux. The UnitedLinux companies produced the first closed pre-release beta in early August and expect to have an open beta available in late September. UnitedLinux has received broad industry support from partners such as AMD, Computer Associates, HP, IBM, Intel, and many others. The first version of SCO Linux 4.0, powered by UnitedLinux, is expected to be available in November.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCO NAMES SEAN WILSON AS SENIOR VP OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

LAS VEGAS-GeoFORUM-Aug. 26, 2002- The SCO Group (SCO), previously Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), today announced the appointment of Sean Wilson as the company’s senior vice president of Corporate Development. Wilson brings to SCO over 10 years of experience in business development and product marketing in the technology industry.

As senior VP of Corporate Development, Wilson’s responsibilities will include building strategic business relationships with industry partners, negotiating the mergers and acquisitions of companies and technologies, and the development of corporate business.

“SCO has a tremendous future, great leadership and an incredible number of assets which will provide it with excellent growth opportunities now and in the future. I look forward to helping establish SCO as a market leader in the Linux and UNIX industry,” said Wilson.

Prior to his employment at SCO, Wilson served as vice president of Strategic Relations at IKON Office Solutions where he was a key executive responsible for building its systems integration division through the acquisition and integration of more than 30 solution providers. Additionally, he held full executive authority for developing and delivering strategic alliance programs with high technology software, hardware and distribution companies such as Compaq, HP, Citrix, Novell, TechData and others. His efforts saved the company millions of dollars annually in distribution costs and generated millions more in revenue and profit through the programs he created.

Before his service at IKON, Wilson was the senior manager of Business Development at Novell, Inc. While at Novell, Wilson was responsible for product marketing, partner relations and contract and royalty management.

“Sean brings a wealth of experience in developing growth strategies, programs and strategic relationships to SCO,” said Darl McBride, president and CEO of SCO. “He has already demonstrated this in his work, playing a significant role in today’s announcement of the new SCOx partner program.”

About SCO
The SCO Group, formerly called Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD), provides “Powerful Choices” for businesses through its UNIX, Linux and Volution product lines and services. Based in Lindon, UT, SCO has representation in 82 countries and 16,000+ resellers worldwide. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services, visit www.sco.com.

Caldera, the Caldera logos, Caldera Volution, OpenLinux, SCO and the associated SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, TeamSCO, SCOx and SCObiz are trademarks or registered trademarks of The SCO Group in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX and UnixWare, used under an exclusive license, are registered trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements
The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the acceptance of the Company’s new branding efforts; the ability of the Company to successfully roll out its new services and solutions to service providers in its existing channels; the acceptance of such offerings by existing service providers and others; the acceptance of new products and services by the ultimate customers; the ability of recently introduced and new products to operate as designed, including compatibility with various platforms and the absence of other defects; the Company’s ability to compete effectively with other solutions providers; and the ability of the Company to achieve the brand recognition necessary to succeed. These and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. and ROCHESTER, NY — August 26, 2002 — MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced an agreement with Vanteon Corporation to provide customized technical services for subscribers of MontaVistaTM Linux®.

Vanteon, a national provider of hardware and software product development services, offers turnkey solutions and customized engineering services in a variety of specialty areas, including embedded software and hardware. Vanteon is the first company to join the MontaVista Professional Services Partnering Program, a select group of geographically distributed companies that provide custom engineering services for MontaVista Software’s products.

“MontaVista has a tremendous track record of providing quality professional services to subscribers,” said Kristin Anderson, director of Customer Engineering, MontaVista Software. “While our successful business model is based primarily on product subscription sales, we are striving to meet a growing need for custom engineering services by leveraging the services of Vanteon. Vanteon has worked with high profile corporations such as Microsoft, IBM, Agilent, and Palm, and has an excellent reputation for quality services while meeting aggressive schedules.”

Vanteon will offer custom development and consulting services for embedded software design and implementation, software integration, and custom driver development for MontaVista Linux. It will also offer complete integration with third-party protocol stacks, system management software and custom applications. Customers can work with Vanteon to validate processor ports, board ports, device drivers, and/or kernel and library modifications.

“MontaVista Software is a leader in embedded Linux and a growing force in the embedded market. It has imposed strict criteria and rigorous training for all of its professional service partners,” said Nick Kayes, national sales manager, Vanteon. “Vanteon will provide MontaVista Software with expanded capabilities to help their customers’ embedded developers customize MontaVista Linux for their own particular needs.”

About Vanteon

Vanteon Corporation is an industry leader in software and hardware product development, offering exceptional experience and expertise in commercial software, hardware and embedded solutions, biometrics/security and quality assurance. For almost 20 years, Vanteon has been providing complete turnkey development, from concept to gold master, and the combination of well-refined product development and QA processes and innovation enables Vanteon to deliver superior results. For more information about Vanteon, please visit www.vanteon.com, email embedded@vanteon.com or call 585-248-0510.

About MontaVista Software

MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for intelligent connected devices and their associated infrastructure, for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. MontaVista powers the embedded revolution by providing GNU/Linux based open-source systems software solutions.

Founded in 1999 by real-time operating system (RTOS) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista Software’s principal products include MontaVistaTM Linux® Professional Edition and MontaVistaTM Linux® Carrier Grade Edition. The Professional Edition comprises a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross development environments, and a versatile set of tools for the x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale, Xtensa and other microprocessor architectures. The Carrier Grade Edition is a next-generation high availability product that is the first Commercial Off-The-Shelf Linux (COTS) platform for telecommunications and carrier-grade applications. MontaVista Software also provides several complementary technology products addressing specific customer needs, such as Java development and runtime, powerful graphics capabilities and more.

Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista Software is a privately held company funded by leading investors such as Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co., IBM, Intel Capital, Panasonic and Sony Corporation.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

Contacts:

Joe Samagond,
Director of Marketing Communications,
MontaVista Software Inc.,
Phone (408) 328-9234,
E-mail: jsamagond@mvista.com

Margaret Love McGuckin,
Director of Marketing,
Vanteon Corporation,
Phone (585) 248-0510,
E-mail: mmcguckin@vanteon.com

Patricia Colby,
PR Strategy and Business Development,
Pacifico Inc. (for MontaVista),
Phone (408) 293-8600 ext. 340,
E-mail: pcolby@pacifico.com
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Annette Oevermann