From: info@sco.COM (SCO Information)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.announce
Subject: SCO AND LOTUS ANNOUNCE JOINT MARKETING PROGRAM
Date: 21 Jul 92 00:19:24 GMT
Followup-To: biz.sco.general
Organization: XeniTec Consulting Services, Kitchener, ON, Canada


               SCO AND LOTUS ANNOUNCE JOINT MARKETING PROGRAM
      Industry leaders team to provide support for accounting resellers

SANTA CRUZ, CA (July 20, 1992) SCO and Lotus Development Corporation announced
today that they have established a joint-marketing program that will help
accounting software resellers expand their businesses into the UNIX System
marketplace.  SCO, the business choice for open systems software, and Lotus,
the leading supplier of spreadsheet applications, together provide the
multiuser, multitasking solutions the accounting market is demanding.

The SCO/Lotus program is designed to equip accounting resellers with the tools
necessary to sell and support solutions based on Lotus and SCO, providing
them with new opportunities in today's competitive market.

Lotus 1-2-3 for UNIX System V is a powerful analytical spreadsheet, database,
and graphics package designed to help users analyze, calculate, track, graph,
schedule, and present data. The SCO UNIX System is the proven, 32-bit
open systems platform that delivers unprecedented performance on today's
advanced 386/486 systems.

By effectively selling and supporting Lotus 1-2-3 for UNIX System V and the
SCO UNIX System, resellers can provide cost-effective solutions that run on
standard 386/486 computers, support thousands of generic and industry-specific
accounting packages, process transactions at minicomputer and mainframe
speeds, and cost less to install, maintain, and expand than DOS LANs, minis,
or any other platform.

``We're happy to join with SCO in bringing to market powerful accounting
solutions based on 1-2-3 and SCO UNIX Systems,'' said Dave Rome, general
manager, UNIX products, Lotus Development Corporation. ``When resellers
are able to show how easy it is to use Lotus 1-2-3 on SCO systems, users will
see that moving to the power of the UNIX System doesn't mean giving up
their favorite applications.''

Conveyors & Equipment, a leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial
equipment in Salt Lake City, Utah, already uses the SCO UNIX System with
Great Plains software and additional productivity tools including Lotus 1-2-3
and WordPerfect to serve eight users in its finance and accounting group. ``By
running our accounting systems on SCO UNIX, we gain speed and flexibility
for expansion not available from PC LANS,'' said Conveyor & Equipment
president, John Morrison. ``We get more performance at less overall cost.''

Roberta Gray, SCO's director of developer relations, said, ``After nearly a
decade of success in the accounting market, SCO knows the importance of
providing a stable platform upon which customers can build their business
solutions. SCO's commitment to this market, and Lotus' commitment to
providing 1-2-3 on the powerful UNIX System platform, allows us to together
meet the market's demand for proven, stable, simplified solutions.''

``SCO-based accounting solutions and vertical applications are ideal for
high-growth, transaction-intensive environments such as healthcare,
distribution, retail, and service organizations,'' Gray continued.  ``SCO
knows that only by building strong partnerships with applications suppliers
such as Lotus can we ensure that our customers have complete solutions.''

For more information on the SCO and Lotus joint-marketing program for CPA
resellers, contact SCO Developer Relations, Lisa Fawcett at 1-800-964-4726
extension 7025, or Lotus Development Corporation, Joan Spindell at 617-693-
1597.

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 650,000 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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