Coalition seeks to adopt a standard Unix version: direct competition for Microsoft's Windows and I.B.M.'s OS/2
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A coalition of computer companies has agreed to support the Open Software Foundation's Unix operating system called Unixware that patches together dozens of incompatible versions of the software. Unix has been enormously successful in the science and engineering field, but the software has not penetrated the corporate sector. Unixware may help end the competition between Unix manufacturers. The software runs on a variety of different types of hardware and will be sold as an off-the-shelf product. Unixware poses a major threat to IBM's OS/2 2.0 operating system's 16-bit technology. Several other companies are positioning their operating systems as the system of the 1990s, trying to gain industry approval. Microsoft Corp's Windows NT is the prime player in the industry, but will not be available before the release of Unixware. All the new systems boast multitasking and can support sophisticated graphics and network functions.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Switchbacks make a lively ride for a new I.B.M. line; the AS/400 is selling, but not exactly according to plan
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IBM is changing its marketing strategy for the IBM AS/400 mainframe computer that was originally designed to fill the computer system needs of small businesses. The IBM AS/400 mainframe, which was released in Apr 1988, was meant to be a natural upgrade for the IBM System/3X, but only 15 percent of those users have traded up. Most of the sales for the IBM AS/400 have come from use of the mainframe as a vehicle for distributed computing networks and have appealed to larger companies. The mainframe drew revenues of $13 billion and profits of more than $1 billion in 1989; it is expected to have $1.5 billion in profits on sales of $15 billion in 1990.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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