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SCO Group admits it may fold

September 19, 2007 2:45 PM PDT

Final straw in company's financial crisis is judge throwing out its long-running copyright case against Novell.

Qantas ditches Linux for AIX

April 30, 2007 6:04 AM PDT

Airline looks to IBM's Unix-based AIX platform to handle internal finance systems, says "stability issues" were a factor.

SCO revenue, income continue to drop

January 18, 2007 12:32 PM PST

Slipping Unix sales increased net loss by almost 9 percent from a year earlier. Company aims for positive cash flow in 2007.

Sun Solaris gets new partitioning feature

January 16, 2007 6:49 AM PST

Feature, called Logical Domains, lets Sparc-based servers run multiple copies of Unix variant in separate partitions.

Novell: SCO insolvency 'imminent, inevitable'

January 12, 2007 6:34 AM PST

Almost all licensing revenue from Sun, Microsoft deals should go to Novell, court filing says. SCO denies insolvency claim.

HP promises Unix improvements

December 4, 2006 6:49 AM PST

HP-UX 11i version 3 is faster, has better virtualization and security, HP says. It'll ship this year, with formal launch in 2007.

Sun considers GPL for Solaris

November 15, 2006 6:43 AM PST

If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux.

Investor outlines SCO-Microsoft link

October 10, 2006 8:34 AM PDT

Microsoft exec discussed ways to "guarantee" $50 million investment in SCO by BayStar Capital, a firm partner says.

SGI set to exit bankruptcy protection

September 19, 2006 3:17 PM PDT

Judge accepts a reorganization plan, setting stage for the company to emerge from Chapter 11 protection in October.

SGI's Unix variant fading into history

September 8, 2006 11:46 AM PDT

Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006.

HP overhauls Integrity server line

September 7, 2006 5:06 AM PDT

Intel's new "Montecito" chip gives HP a dual-processor Itanium server to counter competitors IBM and Sun.

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 17, 2006 5:01 AM PDT

Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system.

IBM boosts high-end Unix servers

July 25, 2006 10:41 AM PDT

Brings Power5+ chip to top-end servers, boosting performance during rapid change in server market.
Photo: The p5-595 Unix server

Judge whittles down SCO claims against IBM

July 1, 2006 4:21 PM PDT

Dispute continues, but SCO will have to press on without hundreds of claims in its Linux code case.

IBM gains share as server market picks up

May 24, 2006 5:44 AM PDT

Server market grew faster during first quarter than during the fourth, as x86 servers continue to outpace Unix servers.

Course corrections at IBM server group

April 28, 2006 8:49 AM PDT

Bill Zeitler has to roll up his sleeves and fix Big Blue's server product strategy--in a hurry.

FAA saves money with Red Hat

April 26, 2006 12:00 PM PDT

The FAA moves its systems from Unix to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Oracle to expand Itanium support

March 3, 2006 6:47 AM PST

Software giant plans to release E-Business Suite for HP Unix on Itanium by the end of 2006.

HP launching Montecito servers--without Montecito

December 20, 2006 9:25 AM PST

Company to debut high-end Unix server without intended processor, thanks to Intel's continued chip release delay.

IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings

February 27, 2006 4:00 AM PST

To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar.