PRESS INFORMIX TO PROVIDE INFORMIX-ONLINE DYNAMIC SERVER 7.1 FOR SCO OPENSERVER RELEASE 5
INFORMIX TO PROVIDE INFORMIX-ONLINE DYNAMIC SERVER 7.1 FOR SCO OPENSERVER RELEASE 5 New York, NY (May 9, 1995) -- Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFMX), the leader in parallel processing database technology, and SCO, today announced that Informix will provide INFORMIX(R)-OnLine Dynamic Server(TM) version 7.1 for SCO OpenServer Release 5, SCO's next-generation Business Critical Server. Both products are designed to exploit the power of Symmetric Multiprocessor (SMP) hardware by performing nearly all major processing activities in parallel -- resulting in dramatic increases in performance, availability and scalability. OnLine Dynamic Server 7.1 for OpenServer Release 5 is currently scheduled for availability during Q3, 1995. "The combined offering of the industry leading parallel, scalable RDBMS and the industry leading Intel Processor-based platform will provide our mutual customers a superior environment to run their applications across the enterprise," said Kathy Gogan, vice president, channels and partner marketing at Informix. Scott McGregor, senior vice president and general manager, server products, said, "SCO and Informix have been strategic allies for many years, and we've tightly integrated our products to ensure that our customers gain the maximum benefit of both technologies." OnLine Dynamic Server 7.1, based on Informix's Dynamic Scalable Architecture(TM) (DSA) was designed to exploit the capabilities of SMP and uniprocessor architectures to deliver breakthrough scalability, manageability and performance. The product is currently available on all major UNIX(R) hardware platforms. SCO Open Server Release 5 is the only Business Critical Server operating system for the Intel platform that protects customers' legacy investments in data, applications, networks, and hardware. Advanced reliability, availability, and scalability features are now built-in, enabling businesses of all sizes to combine the power and security of large-scale systems with the exceptional price-performance value and flexibility of commodity server hardware based on Intel microprocessors. About SCO SCO is the world's leading provider of UNIX server and host systems, having shipped more units than Sun, IBM, HP, and Novell combined (source:IDC, latest analysis 12/94). SCO Business Critical Servers run the critical day-to-day operations of large branch organizations in retail, finance, and Government, as well as corporate departments and small to medium-size businesses of every kind. SCO is also the leading provider of software that integrates Windows PCs and other clients with servers from all of the major UNIX System vendors. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For additional corporate and product information, see SCO's home page on the World Wide Web URL: http://www.sco.COM. About Informix Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Control (TPC) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently form PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. The company's corporate headquarters is in Menlo Park, California and information on Informix is accessible on the worldwide web at http://www.informix.com/. # # # SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, SCO Open Server, and the SCO logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the US and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. INFORMIX is a registered trademark and OnLine Dynamic Server and Dynamic Scalable Architecture are trademarks of Informix Software, 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. -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% William Daul Advanced Support INFORMIX SOFTWARE INC. 4100 Bohannon Dr. (415) 926-6488 - wk Menlo Park, CA. 94025 uunet!infmx!billd or billd@informix.com