Small software maker is taking giant steps

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Santa Cruz Operation Inc is a privately-held software publishing company that some industry observers believe will soon be on par with Microsoft Corp. The company's version of the Unix operating system is fast becoming an industry standard. Some analysts believe the Santa Cruz Operation Inc may rule the Unix market in the same way that Microsoft rules the MS-DOS market. The concept of having Unix, an open system, on a microcomputer is admittedly a hard sell and Santa Cruz Operation's version of Unix is in competition with products from Sun Microsystems Inc and AT&T. Santa Cruz Operation's Unix serves all microcomputers based on Intel Corp microprocessors. The Santa Cruz Operation Inc was founded in 1984 and had revenues of $106 million in 1990; revenues for 1991 are estimated to be around $150 million.

Management, Computer software industry, Software industry, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Growth, Growth (Physiology), UNIX, Operating System, Company Profile, Open Systems, Santa Cruz Operation Inc.

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Work stations from I.B.M. to offer Next Inc. software

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IBM will include Next Inc's Nextstep program development software with its upcoming line of workstations and the PS/2 line of microcomputers. The agreement is seen as an endorsement of Next technology and a true test of whether the software will be accepted by programmers. Nextstep is expected to make the new workstations easier to use and speed the development of new software because Nextstep will make programming in UNIX easier. Nextstep uses a mouse pointing device to enable users to work with UNIX, which is difficult to master. Detractors question whether Nextstep will have a significant effect on program development. IBM, which has held a license on Nextstep since 1988, is expected to announce its new products on Feb 15, 1990. No prices have yet been set.

Electronic computers, Usage, Software, Microcomputers, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Application development software, Contracts, Product development, Workstations (Computers), GUI, Graphical user interfaces, Workstations, Microcomputer, Software Migration, IBM PS/2 (Intel-compatible system), NeXT Computer Inc., Software packages, NeXTstep (Operating system)

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