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Technology Stocks : SCO Group (SCOX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (93)	9/24/2003 11:54:01 AM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 239

Seems to me that HP is pretty confident that SCO doesn't have a case. Otherwise why not buy licenses???? Why is SCO trying to extort money from people prior to trying the case in court??? Street seems to think so too. Nice to see that SCO would issue their own spin release on PR Newswire.

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (93)	10/15/2003 5:34:10 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 239

SCO Group Shares Jump on Analyst's Upbeat Comments biz.yahoo.com Wednesday October 15, 4:02 pm ET By Marcelo Prince NEW YORK -- The volatile shares of SCO Group Inc. (NasdaqSC:SCOX - News) jumped as much as 39% Wednesday after a brokerage analyst recommended the stock and set a price target nearly triple its closing price Tuesday. Brian Skiba, software analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities, started coverage on SCO Group with a buy rating and a $45 price target. He said the Lindon, Utah, company is "a call option on a substantial lawsuit against IBM and the potential to capitalize on Linux." SCO Group made headlines when its sued International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - News) in March claiming IBM had transferred some of its intellectual property into the popular Linux operating system. IBM denied the claims and filed a countersuit. SCO is also trying to collect royalties from Linux users. "The IBM lawsuit and the potential for Linux licensing deals offer plenty to be excited about, while failure would render the shares worthless, in our view," Mr. Skiba wrote in a research note. Mr. Skiba said he isn't attempting to predict the outcome of the legal case and doesn't know whether SCO Group's claims have merit. He warned the "risks are numerous and the shares should be considered speculative." Around 3:30 p.m. EDT on the Nasdaq Stock Market (News - Websites) , shares of SCO were up $4.87, or 31%, at $20.40. Earlier Wednesday, SCO hit a two-year high of $21.57. The stock began the year at $1.45. Mr. Skiba doesn't own shares of SCO. Deutsche Bank may seek to provide investment banking services to the company. -By Marcelo Prince, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5244; marcelo.prince@dowjones.com