SANTA CRUZ, Calif., SCO FORUM98, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Open
professionals from around the globe today gathered in Santa Cruz to celebrate
a week of education and fellowship that features major keynotes, educational
sessions, and exclusive product previews of the latest Network Computing
technologies, including the most advanced products and services for UNIX and
Intel systems platforms. Held August 16-21 at the University of California,
Santa Cruz, SCO Forum98 features an extensive curriculum on open system
computing, including cross platform UNIX solutions, servers, the Internet,
network computing technologies, and seminars on Java applications, as well as
engineering, business and developer sessions.
"For the 12th year, computer professionals from around the world have come
to Santa Cruz to learn the answers to their most pressing IT problems," said
Doug Michels, president and CEO, SCO. "This year SCO Forum shines a spotlight
on Network Computing, which is rapidly changing the way organizations around
the world do business. This new model enables businesses to integrate their
current systems with emerging Internet technologies to get more from their
investments than ever before. And SCO Forum is the place to see these amazing
new technologies."
NC Pavilion Features New Thin Client Technologies
Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to Network Computing, SCO Forum98
once again hosts the popular NC Pavilion. Located at Stevenson Hall on the
UCSC campus, this year's NC Pavilion will feature live software demonstrations
from such companies as Lotus, Corel, and Conduit Software as well as product
demonstrations from leading hardware vendors including Boundless Technologies,
IBM, NCD, Sherwood Terminals, TECO, Tektronix, Telxon, and Wyse.
Forum98--Bigger, Better, Than Ever
This year's event is bigger and better than ever. Forum98 includes 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 focuses on Network Computing as a rallying
point for uniting all UNIX vendors. SCO Forum98 also includes showcases for
specific market segments, including retail, enterprise, SMB, telecom, and
accounting. These showcases will feature the latest solutions for their
respective markets.
World's First multi-lingual Simulcast on the Web
To accommodate the worldwide demand for news coverage of SCO Forum98,
Keynote speeches from will be simulcast on the World Wide Web in English,
Portuguese and Spanish beginning Monday, August 17 at 8:30am PST. The Web
site for the live simulcasts is http://www..sco.com/forum98/webcast.
The 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 Program
Director of Operating Environments and Serverware services, and Paul
Lavin, a renowned European journalist, moderated by David Coursey, editor
and publisher of coursey.com.
For more information about SCO Forum98, go to http://www.sco.com.
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, X terminals, NCs, and other devices - 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
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 US and other countries. Java is a
trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other
brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify
products or services of, their respective owners.
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