SCO Will Simulcast Keynotes in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC) announced
today that SCO Forum98 will feature the world's first live, multi-language
simulcast on the World Wide Web. Keynote speeches from SCO Forum98 will be
simulcast in English, Portuguese and Spanish beginning Monday, August 17 at
8:30 a.m. PDT. SCO's Web development team created this unique simulcast
system with UnixWare 7 and RealNetworks technologies running on Compaq
servers. The Web site for the live simulcasts is
http://www.sco.com/forum98/webcast.
Key industry leaders will deliver the keynotes from the Quarry on the
University of California, Santa Cruz, campus. The Spanish and Portuguese
language translators will be in sound-proof booths in a nearby encoding
station. Quarry audience members can listen to the live translations via
headphones.
Keynote speakers include:
* Doug Michels, president and CEO, SCO
* Mary McDowell, vice president and general manager, Industry Standard
Server Division, Compaq
* Dave McAughtry, vice president of IBM's NC Division
* Howard Bubb, president and CEO, Dialogic Corporation
* A lively point-counterpoint session with Dan Kusnetzky, IDC's director
of UNIX and Client/Server Environments Program, Paul Lavin, a renowned
European journalist, moderated by David Coursey, editor and publisher of
coursey.com.
"This is a great example of how SCO is taking the concept of the global
village one step closer to reality," said Tony Baines, SCO director strategic
marketing and corporate evangelism. "Now people all over the world can
participate in this very special event."
Forum98 -- Bigger, Better, Than Ever
Forum98 is SCO's 12th annual gathering of open systems professionals.
Held August 16-21 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, this year's
event is bigger and better than ever. Forum98 will feature four main Session
Tracks: Server, Client Integration, Developer and Business. And, for the
first time ever, SCO Forum will incorporate UniForum, the popular open systems
group. The UniForum track will focus on Network Computing as a rallying point
for uniting all UNIX vendors.
Network Computing Pavilion Features New Thin Client Technologies
Forum98 will also feature the latest Network Computing solutions at the
third annual Network Computing Pavilion. Located at Stevenson Hall on the
UCSC campus, this year's Pavilion will feature live software demonstrations
from such companies as Lotus, Corel, and Conduit, as well as product
demonstrations from leading hardware vendors including IBM, NCD, Tektronix,
Telxon, and Wyse.
Market Showcases
On the business side, SCO Forum98 will include showcases for specific
market segments, including retail, enterprise, SMB, telecommunications, and
accounting. These showcases will feature the latest solutions for their
respective markets.
UnixWare 7 and RealNetworks Make Simulcast Possible
SCO's Web development team leveraged the capabilities of UnixWare 7 and
RealNetworks technologies running on Compaq servers to make the simulcast
possible. SCO was the first operating system supplier to integrate key
RealNetworks technology with its operating systems, UnixWare 7 and SCO
OpenServer. The technology enables customers to utilize their corporate
Intranets for distributing content-rich media to thousands of locations for a
variety of uses, including training, orientation, employee briefings and
corporate-wide announcements.
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 at: http://www.sco.com/.
NOTE: SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, UnixWare, SCO
OpenServer, and Tarantella are trademarks or registered trademarks of The
Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. UNIX is a
registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries.
RealNetworks is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. All other brand or product
names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or
services of, their respective owners.
SOURCE The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Monika Laud, Director, Public Relations of
SCO, 408-427-7147, or monikal@sco.com
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