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To: Tradelite who wrote (78474)	4/11/1999 8:06:00 PM
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News about Intel: Compaq embraces Project Monterey Unix consortium By Ed Scannell InfoWorld Electric Posted at 12:46 PM PT, Apr 8, 1999 Hopes for a shrink-wrapped Unix applications market got a little brighter Wednesday as Compaq threw its weight behind Project Monterey, a hybrid version of Unix for Intel's IA64 being developed by a consortium of companies including IBM, SCO, and Sequent. Compaq plans to bundle the upcoming 64-bit operating system on its line of Proliant servers when Intel's chip becomes available sometime during the second half of next year. They said Monterey would serve as a complement to Tru64, Compaq's own 64-bit Unix technology, or the company's Linux strategies. "We are endorsing Monterey for our Proliants because of two key user benefits; investment protection as well as a clear migration and evolution path for when they are ready to move to IA64," said Tim Yeaton, vice president and general manager for Compaq's Unix Software division. IBM -- whose AIX operating system is serving as the core for Monterey -- along with the other contributing members were heartened by Compaq's endorsement, believing that now all of the major boosters of Unix are behind the project. "[Compaq's] presence in the PC market and distribution channels, their Unix technology strength from Digital/Tandem, are powerful assets," said Rajiv Samant, general manager of Unix at IBM. "Those skills should blend nicely with our assets like enterprise skills, Unix technologies, and brand-name global reach." IBM and SCO officials said they will work with Compaq to leverage each others' strengths to establish Monterey as a meaningful player in the 64-bit world, particularly in the areas of distribution, Unix technologies, and overall server market presence. Compaq also Wednesday said it will serve as a sponsor of the Unix Developer's Guide Programming Interface initiative, a collaborative effort attempting to create and publish guidelines for developers and OEMs selling Unix on Intel platforms. Separately, IBM, SCO, and Sequent announced that after five months of development work they have completed the first prototype of Unix that is up and running on an IA64 chip. This represents the first development milestone for Monterey, company officials said. Compaq Computer Corp., in Houston, can be reached at www.compaq.com. IBM Corp., in Armonk, N.Y., can be reached at www.ibm.com. SCO, in Santa Cruz, Calif., can be reached at www.sco.com. Sequent Computer Systems Inc, in Beaverton, Ore., can be reached at www.sequent.com. Ed Scannell is an InfoWorld editor at large based in Framingham, Mass. Related articles: "IBM rallies industry giants behind 64-bit Unix version"