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The SCO Group on Wednesday officially began shipping its OpenServer 6, the fruit of a multi-year, multi-million dollar development effort that the company is calling a "significant upgrade" to its flagship Unix operating system. SCO said OpenServer 6 was designed to provide customers with increased ...

After much ado last fall followed by a false start, the SCO Group has finally launched its legal information site to counter the popular Growklaw.net site. SCO had originally said last October the site would use the domain name Prosco.net, but is instead located at

Sun Microsystems officially started down the path to an open-source version of Solaris on Tuesday with a partial release of source code which ultimately will be OpenSolaris. Being released under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), which was reviewed and approved by the Open Sourc...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off a mini-brouhaha today with a comment he made at the Asia Government Leaders Forum about a controversial Linux study. The study, from Open Source Risk Management, which aims to sell insurance policies and "risk mitigation consulting" services to users of Linux, ...

While Sun is hyping the impending release of Solaris 10, the newest version of its Unix-based operating system, debates about the company's plans to launch an open-source version of its software are reaching new heights. Some analysts are calling it a risky move, others are calling it a no-brainer i...

It's not clear whether or not industry watchers were holding their breath for the SCO Group's planned November 1 launch of its legal information site to counter the popular Groklaw.net site. But if they were, they may be blue in the face before they see the site that was supposed to chronicle SCO's ...

Hoping to position itself to deliver its perspective on the epic legal battle over the future of Linux, the SCO Group said it would launch its own legal-defense Web site. The site, called Prosco.net, appears to be a direct reaction to the popular Groklaw.net site, which offers extensive analysis of ...

For those who think the SCO Group v. IBM lawsuit has gotten too ugly to watch, there is a fresh fight in the open-source arena over the ownership of Mambo. Mambo, an open-source content-management system, is maintained by developers at the Mambo Group, and its copyright is owned by Australian...

The SCO group reported a net loss Tuesday in its fiscal third quarter, with a significant revenue drop from the comparable quarter of the same period last year. The company noted that its Q3 revenue in 2003 was approximately US$20 million, compared with $11.2 million this year. SCO has pointed to a ...

Last year, the SCO Group spent most of its annual conference focused on its intellectual property litigation. This year the company is working to emphasize its products and boost enthusiasm for the future of Unix. In an interview with LinuxInsider, the company's CEO Darl McBride noted that 90 percen...

The SCO Group kicked off its annual technology summit with a dual focus on launching new products and fighting IBM through litigation. Because it is being held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the company used several movie clips to introduce its two key speakers, senior VP of worldwide marketing Jeff...

The Japanese government is partnering with 19 companies, including NEC, Fujitsu and IBM Japan, to encourage Linux use in the country's school system. The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, also known as METI, is spearheading the project and has expressed a desire to limit the dominance of Microso...

Evans Data today released survey results showing that 90 percent of Linux systems have never been infected by a virus, and nearly 80 percent have never been hacked. The survey of 500 Linux developers worldwide was conducted earlier this month. The respondents' answers were compared to another survey...

According to SCO, the main sticking point in the debate is the SCO source program, a vehicle for selling intellectual property. BayStar feels that SCO has made inconsistent statements about the licensing opportunities available in SCO source, while SCO has said that its disclosures were accurate.

The Webmin enterprise has been helping to promote the corporate use of Linux, and cottage industries are emerging to assist in the use of open source through risk management tools and indemnification insurance, research shows. Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio confirmed research shows Linux is...

A Michigan judge has dismissed the SCO Group's lawsuit against automobile maker DaimlerChrysler. DaimlerChrysler had brought several motions for summary disposition in the case, and Michigan Circuit Court Judge Rae Lee Chabot ruled Wednesday in favor of all but one of them. The exception concerns th...

A federal judge in Nevada has granted AutoZone's request to put SCO Group's copyright infringement case over the auto parts retailer's switch from Unix to Linux on hold. The auto parts retailer had asked the federal court in Nevada to stay the case until SCO's other, related lawsuits against IBM an...

The SCO Group last week sought to stop a summary judgment filed by IBM by submitting written arguments that claim IBM has mischaracterized the lawsuit and failed to provide relevant information to the company. If IBM is successful in gaining a summary judgment, the case would essentially see a quick...

The SCO Group on Wednesday unveiled an array of new Unix products, as well as channel support and training programs. The announcement comes less than a week after the company reported disappointing financial results that included a quarterly drop from US$21.4 million to $10.1 million. Among the new ...

Two orders have been issued in SCO Group's cases against IBM and Novell that could impact how the legal wrangling proceeds. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball is hearing both cases, which involve contract and copyright infringement claims and counterclaims against IBM, and slander claims against Novel...