From: info@sco.COM (SCO Information)
Subject: SCO In Latin America
Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:36:19 GMT
Followup-To: biz.sco.general

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Zee Zaballos
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
TEL: 408/427-7156
FAX: 408/427-5448



                 SCO A LEADER IN MEETING GROWING DEMAND FOR
                  UNIX-BASED OPEN SYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA

                    SCO installation at Banco Nacional is
                     largest for U. S. vendor in Brazil

SANTA CRUZ, CA (November 11, 1992) -- Over the past year, The Santa
Cruz Operation, Inc. (SCO) has signed strategic OEM agreements and scored
major sales wins throughout Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, and Mexico. SCO's recent branch automation solution for Brazil's
Banco Nacional was that country's largest front office installation by a U.S.
vendor. Banco Nacional is one of the largest banks in Brazil.

Sam Spadafora, SCO's senior vice president of worldwide sales, said, ``SCO
open systems software provides the cost-effective, standards-based solutions
that Latin American customers require. We are growing in Latin America by
working in partnership with Latin America's top distributors and manufacturers
to provide complete solutions that meet local needs.''

IBM Chile joins SCO's strategic OEM partners in Latin America

SCO recently signed an agreement with IBM Chile that enables IBM Chile to sell
SCO open systems software solutions with its Intel-based PS/2 computers.  IBM
joins Acer, NCR, and Compaq as strategic SCO OEM partners in Latin America.
Worldwide, more than 40 major manufacturers of Intel-based computers now sell
SCO open systems software with their standard 386/486 systems.  In Latin
America, SCO also works with 18 distributors and hundreds of resellers who are
authorized to sell SCO open systems software in that region.

SCO customers include banks, utilities, government agencies

SCO continues to win new major accounts in Latin America. In Brazil, Banco
Nacional's recent installation of 400 SCO Open Desktop servers provided new
functionality and greater flexibility to its branch offices. In Mexico, Pemex has
installed 114 SCO UNIX -based solutions connected with TCP/IP and LAN
Manager.

Correos de Chile, the national postal service has installed 41 SCO UNIX-based
point-of-sale (POS) systems, and Fonasa, Chile, a major provider of health
insurance has installed 2 SCO Open Desktop Systems and 64 SCO UNIX.

``SCO is rapidly becoming the business choice for many organizations in Latin
America -- from public utilities to major corporations,'' said Rafael Reusch,
SCO's general manager for Latin America.  ``The internationalization features
of SCO software, along with its ability to run on a wide range of 386/486
computers, enables Latin American customers to obtain the most cost-effective
hardware and software solutions possible, while protecting their current
investments and providing a long-term growth path.''

Current SCO systems expanding

Several SCO customers in Latin America are increasing their commitment to
SCO and open systems. It is estimated that there are over 30,000 SCO-based
systems throughout the region. Major corporations in Latin America are
moving to open systems and choosing SCO as one of their strategic suppliers.
Taking advantage of the scalability and expandability of SCO software, the
Comision Federal de Electricidad in Mexico City has ordered an additional 255
SCO Open Desktop licenses to supplement the 600 SCO Open Desktop Server
Systems already in place.

Argentina's national telephone company, Telecom Argentina, is taking
advantage of the advanced interoperability and connectivity capabilities of SCO
systems by using SCO TCP/IP and SCO  NFS to link its SCO Open Desktop
and SCO UNIX Systems that are distributed among offices throughout the
country. Workers at Telecom Argentina are using SCO Open Desktop to run
the Spanish versions of Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and Lotus 1-2-3.
Other recent, major wins for SCO in Latin America include Lider Taxi Aereo
de America Latina, one of Latin America's leading air-taxi companies; the
Colombian Ministry of Justice; the OCOL petroleum pipeline company in
Colombia; and the Mexican and Chilean Postal Services.

SCO positioned for success

According to Mr. Reusch, ``Business and government agencies in Latin
America are joining the worldwide movement toward open systems, and SCO is
well positioned to help them make that move safely and successfully. SCO
currently maintains a regional office in Mexico City and staffing in the most
important cities of Latin America. As we do in the rest of the world, we work
with key local distributors, strategic OEMs such as IBM Chile, strategic ISVs,
and a wide range of resellers and systems integrators, to meet the needs of our
Latin American customers.''

About SCO

The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (SCO) is a privately held company recognized
internationally as the business choice for open systems software. SCO's wide
range of UNIX System software solutions for 386/486 computers includes SCO
Open Desktop, the SCO UNIX Operating System, and the SCO MPX 
multiprocessor extension, plus interoperability software, development tools,
and comprehensive consulting, training and support services. To date, SCO has
shipped over 800,000 UNIX Systems -- more than any other vendor -- and
fields one of the largest UNIX System technical teams in the world. Founded
in 1979, SCO maintains corporate business and development headquarters in
Santa Cruz, California, London, and Toronto, and major regional offices in
Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Mexico City, Milan, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo,
and throughout the U.S.

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