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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC) today announced the release of its Tarantella product ("Tarantella"), the first Application Broker for Network Computing. Customer shipments begin on November 17.
Tarantella revolutionizes application deployment. It enables customers to deliver both new and existing applications to any Java technology-enabled client. These applications include Windows, UNIX system, and mainframe (3270 & 5250) applications. The clients that Tarantella supports include Windows PCs, Network Computers , and UNIX workstations, as well as the next generation of ultra-thin clients.
"Businesses need to get applications to more users more quickly than ever before to remain competitive," said Doug Michels, CTO and executive vice president, SCO. "Tarantella saves customers resources, time and money. Rather than going through lengthy roll-out programs, applications are published centrally once, and immediately available on demand for every user on the network. All of this can be achieved without change to either existing application software or client hardware."
Widespread Industry Support
"I'm excited about Tarantella, because my customers are excited," said Peter Winston, CEO and president, ICS, an enterprise systems integrator. "Everywhere I go, I find people who have a tangle of applications they want to move to the web. There is substantial interest in this product that spans a broad spectrum of vertical markets including financial services, transportation, manufacturing, oil and gas, and telecommunications. These companies are excited about making their existing applications instantly accessible through standard Internet browsers, as well as the substantial cost savings Tarantella provides in the enterprise-wide management and publishing of applications."
" Netscape's strategy is to link people and businesses together on intranets and extranets. SCO's new Tarantella application broker complements that strategy by making enterprise content available to Java-enabled thin-clients," said John Paul, senior vice president of the server product division at Netscape Communications Corporation. "Tarantella is a great example of a solution that leverages Netscape ONE platform to enable a new class of network applications that run best on Netscape SuiteSpot server software."
"As the originator of thin-client computing, we believe that SCO had the right idea by developing Tarantella for heterogeneous client environments," said Roy Graham, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Wyse Technology. "Wyse is committed to providing thin client offerings so that all environments seeking a thin client/server solution can reap the benefits of Network Computing. Wyse views Tarantella as an ideal option for environments investigating an efficient and low cost method of publishing business critical applications within a thin client environment."
Applications On Demand
Tarantella enables businesses to provide immediate access to Windows, UNIX system and mainframe applications from any Java technology-enabled client, without any client installation.
Tarantella allows businesses to:
* Deploy applications faster and at a much lower cost * Centrally publish applications with a single drag-and-drop action * Eliminate client installation
* Use a web-based interface
* Make the latest applications available when or wherever a user connects
Zero Disruption
Tarantella fits within the existing infrastructure to provide the benefits of Network Computing without changing the applications, clients or the network. With Tarantella, businesses can:
* Preserve their existing investments in applications without the need to re-write or re-house them
* Easily manage applications from a single location * Support both existing and new clients, including PCs, UNIX workstations and Network Computers (future releases will support next generation ultra-thin devices.)
* Provide the link between client/server and Network Computing models.
Optimized Network Performance
The innovative Adaptive Internet Protocol (AIP) in Tarantella makes the best use of existing network bandwidth to deliver access to applications at the highest possible performance. By:
* Intelligently adapting to individual client devices and network connections
* Performing emulation on the Application Broker and only sending the display down to the client.
Saves Money
One of the biggest penalties of a fat-client approach is the excessive cost of managing clients. Tarantella allows businesses to harness the benefits of Network Computing and realize cost savings immediately because there are:
* No application deployment costs
* No re-engineering costs
* No replacement of client devices
* Reduced client maintenance
From Technology to Product
In December, 1996, SCO announced the Tarantella technology. Since that time, a significant number of enterprise customers worldwide have tested and evaluated the Tarantella technology with outstanding results, whatever the connection.
"Tarantella is a break-through technology for Network Computing," said Carl Crispin, Senior Development Engineer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. "We've been testing Tarantella and it has a huge potential to solve our application deployment needs, and provide our corporate users with seamless access to our business-critical applications."
In August, at SCO Forum97, leading enterprise providers of connectivity software and network computers , including CNT, Interface Systems, NCD, StarQuest Software Inc., and Wyse Technology announced their support for Tarantella. Today's announcement is the first step in delivering on the promise of Tarantella.
Pricing and Availability
Tarantella is scheduled to ship on November 17, and will initially be available on the SCO UnixWare system and Sun SPARC Solaris. Tarantella is priced at $395 for a single-user license, dropping to $245 per user ($24,500) for a 100-user license, and $200 per user ($100,000) for a 500-user license. Early in 1998, subsequent releases of Tarantella will be available for IBM AIX, HP-UX and SNI SINIX; SCO OpenServer and NT versions are planned for later in 1998. More information on Tarantella can be found at tarantella.sco.com |
