SCO said the licenses, first offered in August of last year, allows EV1Severs and its customers to continue running Linux servers without the potential interruptions that may arise due to legal issues.
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“The SCO agreement eliminates uncertainty from our clients’ hosting infrastructure,” says Robert Marsh, Head Surfer and CEO of Everyones Internet. “Our current and future users now enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that their Web sites and data are hosted on a SCO IP compliant platform. This agreement demonstrates EV1′s commitment to providing customers with stable, long-term solutions that they can depend on for their growth.”
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SCO has been involved in a bitter legal struggle over UNIX licensing rights that heated up over 2003. It filed a lawsuit against IBM in March of last year, alleging that the company’s use of UNIX code in its AIX operating system violated SCO’s intellectual property rights. In January, SCO sent letters to 6,000 UNIX licensees, asking them to certify compliance with all UNIX source code agreements. SCO has also issued warnings to companies that they allege are in violation of its intellectual property rights and offered licenses in order to avoid possible legal action.
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“The most valuable asset of any software company is its intellectual property,” says Darl McBride, president and CEO of the SCO Group. “Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested to make our UNIX software the robust, mature operating system that it is today. We know it has tremendous value and are pleased that other companies – like EV1Servers.Net – recognize our investment and the importance of SCO’s valuable IP asset as well.”
