Informix/SCO Certified for UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters

Informix Corporation, a technology leader in software infrastructure for the i.Economy, and the Server Software Division of SCO, a world leading provider of UNIX server operating systems, announced that Informix Dynamic Server.2000, Informix's flagship server for the i.Economy and the Internet, has been certified for UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters. The Informix and SCO solution runs on Compaq ProLiant Servers.

"Informix is pleased to be partnering with SCO and Compaq to deliver Informix Dynamic Server.2000 on SCO's high availability clustering software and Compaq ProLiant Servers," said Dr. Brian Staff, director, product marketing, Foundation.2000 for Informix.

"UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters provides Informix Dynamic Server.2000 users a rock-solid foundation for all types of business-critical computing, as well as the emerging new breed of eBusinesses. We have been working closely with SCO and Compaq to test Informix Dynamic Server.2000 on UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters. The end result is a powerful, highly available and cost-effective enterprise system, coupled with fail-over and load balancing. This is an attractive solution for today's emerging i.Economy companies."

"E-commerce and the Internet continue to drive up the requirements for high availability and better network management," said Dave Cuss, vice president, WW Alliances, SCO Server Division. "With the combination of UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters and Informix Dynamic Server.2000, customers now have a much easier way to manage these complex business-critical environments, where system failures or downtime could cost millions."

About Informix Dynamic Server.2000

Informix Dynamic Server.2000 is the database server at the heart of Informix Foundation.2000, the company's high performance, fully extensible data and content management platform for the Internet.

Informix Dynamic Server.2000 delivers an industry-proven transaction engine for mission-critical applications, while providing an upgrade path to the Internet. Capable of supporting thousands of concurrent users, Informix Dynamic Server.2000 delivers maximum reliability, availability and scalability to power the largest transaction processing systems.

About UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters

UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters provides totally dependable access to businesscritical data and applications. UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters software links together individual "nodes" -whole computers- such that they act and appear as a single UnixWare 7 system. With support for up to 12 nodes, UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters can scale to meet the demands of virtually any growing business.

About SCO

SCO is a global leader in server-based software for networked business computing. The market-leading UNIX server software from SCO runs non-stop businesses worldwide. The Tarantella family of software products provides instant Web access to applications running on all leading servers, enabling businesses to access and manage information anywhere, anytime. SCO Professional Services help businesses plan, deploy and maintain UNIX, Linux and Tarantella environments. Visit SCO on the Web at www.sco.com.

About Informix

Informix Software is the technology leader in software infrastructure solutions for the Internet-providing a fast, simple and complete way to bring businesses to the Web. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Informix is the first and only company to integrate e-commerce and business intelligence on a true Internet infrastructure. The company's highly scalable Web engines, together with its personalized content management, real-time analytics and media asset management capabilities, offer customers a unique competitive advantage. For more information, contact the nearest sales office or visit the Web site at www.informix.com.