The Lindon, Utah-based company said that SCOx is not designed to compete with Microsoft Corp’s .NET or Sun Microsystems Inc’s Sun ONE web services platforms, but is a framework for extending Unix and Linux applications to take advantage of web services.
The company states that SCOx will actually enable users to integrate SCO-based applications with web service-enabled applications developed with and deployed on .NET and Sun ONE. SCOx will also enable users to access legacy applications and services online as well as enabling SCO resellers to offer customers the ability to purchase applications through an online subscription model.
According to the company’s director of product management, Erik Hughes, the company’s SCOx framework development includes enhancements to its core Unix and Linux operating systems, which are currently being developed under the codename SVR6. On top of the operating systems, SCO is also developing a web services layer, which includes libraries for support of the SOAP and XML web services standards.
The next layer is the security and management layer, which includes a new SCO Authentication product to enable the integration of Unix and Linux with Microsoft’s Active Directory. Also included in the security and management layer is functionality for application metering and the SCO Manager web-based systems management product.
The next layer up is the Developer Toolkit, which provides functionality for web-enabling legacy applications through partnership with Vultus Inc’s WebFace Studio user interface development and presentation layer. The full SCOx framework and components will be officially unveiled by SCO at its SCO Forum conference in August.
Source: Computerwire
