The SCO Group this week released a Linux server operating system for the 64-bit Intel Corp. Itanium processor, the company announced.
SCO Linux Server 4.0 for the Itanium Processor Family is based on UnitedLinux 1.0, the Linux operating system being marketed by a coalition of four Linux companies, in an effort to promote Linux interoperability and compete with U.S. market Linux leader Red Hat Inc. The new product will have the “broadest interoperability” with other UnitedLinux products, according to SCO.
The US$999 price tag for the server operating system includes a license for installation on up to four CPUs and a year-long subscription to the SCO Linux Update Service. Other support programs are available, and the server is currently available from SCO resellers.
The SCO Linux Server 4.0 for the Itanium Processor Family supports Itanium 2 systems, features the Linux 2.4.19 kernel, and has “sophisticated and flexible” clustering features, according to SCO.
The new server OS “was developed with the enterprise user in mind, meeting the highest standards of reliability, availability, stability and security,” said Opinder Bawa, senior vice-president of SCO’s engineering and global services, in a statement. The product “delivers the performance that system administrators want, while its foundation in UnitedLinux guarantees world-class application development, certification and deployment,” he added.
