LINDON — SCO Group Inc. has released its latest version of the Unix computer operating system, which is intended to provide added security and support additional programs.
It's the newest update in more than a year for the software company, which is perhaps best known for filing lawsuits over alleged abuses of proprietary claims for software code used in the Linux operating system.
"With the announcements today, I think that we've clearly shown that there have been a lot of development efforts that have been under way," said SCO spokesman Blake Stowell. "We're now starting to see the fruits of those labors."
The software, which has server applications for small and large businesses, is intended to compete against companies like Microsoft and Linux providers like Red Hat and Novell.
SCO's new version of Unix allows for more applications and additional online capabilities. The company has also reached out to business-to-business customers who need non-computer operating systems for products like cell phones and vending machines with its "Smallfoot Embedded UnixWare" software.
SCO had previously produced the software for single customers upon request, but Tuesday's announcement marked the first time it was formally made as a product.
"It's in demand to what customers have been asking for," Stowell said.
The software announcement also included a "user identity" application, which allows users of both Windows and Unix-based computers to use the same password.