-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, B5+OBLIfArc4RAXZJ1UQw1GDzebht2NpwHTpPY5S+G3Yk00z5pzDG9BmMP0WlMYg 3sH7o125n2AkcLOxPNJLdw== 0001012870-98-002948.txt : 19981118 0001012870-98-002948.hdr.sgml : 19981118 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001012870-98-002948 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981026 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19981116 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SANTA CRUZ OPERATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000851560 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 942549086 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21484 FILM NUMBER: 98752557 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 ENCINAL STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 1900 CITY: SANTA CRUZ STATE: CA ZIP: 95060 BUSINESS PHONE: 4084277172 8-K 1 FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) OCTOBER 26, 1998 THE SANTA CRUZ OPERATION, INC. -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 0-21484 94-2539086 - ------------------------- ----------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification Number) 400 ENCINAL STREET P.O. BOX 1900 SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061 -------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (831) 425-7222 -------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On October 26, 1998, The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), and International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation ("IBM"), entered into a Joint Development Agreement (the "Agreement") which provides for the licensing to IBM of certain operating system technology, the licensing from IBM of certain operating system technology and the cooperation between the parties for the development of a UNIX operating system designed to operate on the 64-bit Intel architecture ("IA-64"). The full text of the press releases announcing the Agreement are set forth in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto and are incorporated in this report as if fully set forth herein. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) EXHIBITS 99.1 Press Release dated October 26, 1998 99.2 Press Release dated October 26, 1998 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE SANTA CRUZ OPERATION, INC. By: /s/ Steven M. Sabbath --------------------------- Steven M. Sabbath Senior Vice President, Law & Corporate Affairs Date: November 11, 1998 -2- EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE DATED 10/26/98 PRESS CONTACT: EXHIBIT 99.1 Monika Laud, SCO Tel: 831-427-7421 Fax: 831-427-5418 monikal@sco.com SCO AND IBM FORM BROAD STRATEGIC ALLIANCE SCO'S UNIXWARE 7 BECOMES KEY MEMBER OF IBM'S NEW UNIX PRODUCT LINE; ISVS AND CUSTOMERS TO BENEFIT FROM SINGLE INDUSTRY-STANDARD UNIX PLATFORM THAT SPANS ENTIRE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT SANTA CRUZ, CA (OCTOBER 26, 1998) - SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) today announced that it has entered into a strategic business agreement with IBM (NYSE:IBM). SCO and IBM, in collaboration with Intel and other key partners, will aggressively accelerate worldwide growth of Intel processor-based UNIX servers for the enterprise, and will deliver a single UNIX product line for today's Intel IA-32 systems and future IA-64 systems. The result will be a single product line that will run on IA-32, IA-64 and IBM microprocessor systems that range from entry- level servers to large enterprise environments. Under the new agreement, IBM will make SCO's UnixWare 7 its 32-bit UNIX operating system for the high-volume Intel-architecture enterprise market. IBM will apply substantial resources to promote and sell the UnixWare 7 operating system worldwide, and will offer it as a member of its new UNIX product line. In addition, IBM will contribute AIX technology to SCO's UnixWare to enhance its scalability and enterprise capability. This will complement the data-center engineering collaboration by SCO's OEM partners (Compaq, Data General, ICL and Unisys) to integrate extensive data-center capabilities into the UnixWare platform. IBM is also allocating engineering resources to ensure the availability of IBM and AIX middleware on the UnixWare platform. Over time, SCO and IBM will increase compatibility between UnixWare and AIX, providing ISVs a single platform to port to for UNIX systems on Intel and Power processors, while giving enterprise users greater choice and opportunity in utilizing key applications. Furthermore, SCO and IBM's 64-bit development teams are collaborating to develop a 64-bit UNIX operating system. The companies are working closely with ISVs to make it the industry-standard UNIX system on IA-64. SCO will handle general channel distribution for the jointly developed product. "We are extremely pleased that IBM is making this strong commitment to SCO, and has taken action to immediately begin selling and supporting UnixWare 7 through its worldwide sales force," said Doug Michels, president and CEO, SCO. "And since applications are the key to the success of both a platform and its users, SCO is especially excited to be working with IBM and Intel to make it easy and attractive for ISVs to create software for a single target UNIX System environment that covers the entire range of enterprise computing." "IBM's AIX enterprise technology when combined with UnixWare's technology and SCO's market share leadership will create the high-volume platform for Intel- based servers," said Dr. John E. Kelly III, vice president of Server Development at IBM. "With Intel's support, this platform will become the leading UNIX operating system for Intel-architecture based servers." IBM joins other leading OEMs committed to selling UnixWare 7 into enterprise environments of all kinds. IBM will apply significant sales and marketing resources to drive UnixWare 7 volume in the enterprise. In addition, IBM and Intel will drive a substantial ISV recruitment program designed not only to increase the number of applications available for UnixWare 7, but to also make UnixWare 7 a top tier port with all key ISVs. IBM will begin immediately by moving a broad range of IBM and AIX middleware to UnixWare 7. "Intel strongly supports this product line as the leading UNIX for IA-32 and IA- 64," said John Miner, corporate vice president and general manager, Enterprise Servers Group, Intel Corporation. "Intel is working with IBM and SCO to make this the first UNIX port and volume leader with all ISVs." Visit http://www.sco.com/monterey and http://www.ibm.com/servers/monterey for more information on today's announcement. ABOUT SCO SCO is the world's number one provider of UNIX server operating systems, and the leading provider of network computing software that enables clients of all kinds - - including PCs, graphical terminals, and NCs - to have Webtop access to business-critical applications running on servers of all kinds. SCO designed Tarantella software, the world's first application broker for network computing. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For more information, see SCO's WWW home page. SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, Tarantella, the Tarantella logo, and UnixWare are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the US and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. Java, Java Studio, Java Workshop, Sun, and Sun Microsystems are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the US and other countries, and are used under license. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. EX-99.2 3 PRESS RELEASE DATED 10/26/98 EXHIBIT 99.2 IBM LAUNCHES MAJOR UNIX INITIATIVE - ---------------------------------- Significant support from SCO, Sequent, Intel and OEMs SOMERS, N.Y., October 26, 1998 . . . IBM today announced a major UNIX operating system initiative with a number of industry partners. This initiative will create a high-volume platform that will expand business opportunities for ISVs and OEMs. As part of this initiative, a UNIX operating system will be developed for Intel's IA-64 using IBM's AIX operating system's enterprise capabilities complemented with technology from SCO's UnixWare and Sequent's PTX operating system. IBM will also transfer AIX technology to SCO's UnixWare and promote the offering in the UNIX on IA-32 market. The result will be a single UNIX operating system product line that runs on IA-32, IA-64 and IBM microprocessors, in computers that range from entry-level to large enterprise servers. IBM will make significant investments to make this the leading UNIX operating system. IBM's investments will be directed at: porting IBM's middleware portfolio; operating system development to exploit Intel IA-32 and IA-64 and IBM's Power architecture; and investments in technical and marketing support for ISVs. Intel is providing substantive technical and marketing support to make this operating system the leading UNIX for Intel platforms. IBM and Intel are creating a multi-million dollar ISV fund for this UNIX. This will help software companies deliver middleware tools and application programs for this UNIX environment. In support of this initiative, IBM has forged alliances with SCO and Sequent, and has gained support from leading OEMs and ISVs. SCO, the market share volume leader of UNIX operating systems, and IBM will collaborate to accelerate enhancements to SCO's UnixWare product for IA-32. Also, SCO and IBM will work together to co-develop and market this UNIX for the IA-64 based market. Sequent, the leading provider of high-end, Intel-based UNIX systems, will be a co-developer, contributing its cc:NUMA technology and Intel architecture expertise. "The combination of IBM's enterprise expertise and software, SCO's shrink-wrap UNIX expertise and channels, Sequent's system expertise on IA, and the price- performance benefits of Intel architecture will make this a high-volume UNIX leader," said John Miner, vice president and general manager of Intel's enterprise server group. "Intel strongly supports this software initiative, and will work with IBM and SCO to make this the first UNIX port for all computer manufacturers and software developers." "We're extending into broader markets with our award-winning AIX software that delivers the reliability and security required of an enterprise-class operating system," said Bob Stephenson, senior vice president, IBM Server Group. "Working with these companies, we're capitalizing on the base of proven leadership technologies to deliver the world's best UNIX on Power microprocessor and high- volume Intel microprocessor systems." "SCO is delighted to be at the heart of this major announcement," said Doug Michels, SCO's CEO. "It's a great opportunity to take SCO's products to a new range of enterprise customers. Customers can now deploy major applications on both 32-bit and 64-bit technology, with the volume economics of a reliable, scaleable UNIX-on-Intel. We see this collaboration with IBM -- the company that invented enterprise computing -- and Intel, as a major benefit for our customers, OEM partners, and ISVs." "Sequent is committed to delivering our customers the industry's leading UNIX for IA-64 with the introduction of Merced-based systems. The AIX partnership provides the clear choice, combining proven technology, tremendous resources and unprecedented industry support," said Casey Powell, chairman and CEO of Sequent. A number of computer systems manufacturers announced their plans to use the new UNIX software. They include Acer, CETIA (a subsidiary of Thomson-CSF), Groupe Bull, ICL, Motorola Computer Group, and Unisys Computer Systems. Leading software companies announced their support for the new UNIX software. They include BEA Systems, BMC Software, Data Pro Accounting Software, Informix, Infospace, Micro Focus, Netscape, Novell, Pick Systems, PeopleSoft, Progress Software, Real World, Risk Management Technology, Software AG, SAS Institute and TakeFive. IBM also announced it will deliver its software products, such as the DB2 database program, on the SCO UnixWare software. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIX is a trademark of The Open Group All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----