It provides version control , work-area management , release management , and project control , without forcing designers to change their existing design environment.
SOS differs from other products in many ways.
It is designed as a client-server system so teams that are geographically dispersed can still work together on the same project. It is designed specifically for hardware design engineers and is integrated with design tools from Cadence and Innoveda . It has an open architecture that allows easy integration with design processes and design tools. SOS is currently available on Solaris, Windows, HP-UX, and Linux. SOS is designed as a client-server system.