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Available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, SCOoffice Server v4.2 offers task management, calendaring, contact management, shared address books, and group scheduling as well as security features for e-mail access. It runs on both OpenServer v6 and UnixWare v7.1.4. Complete collaboration support is provided via full-featured Web client delivered through common web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox.



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SCO Ships Upgrade to SCOoffice Server 4.2



SCOoffice Server 4.2 Offers Upgrade to Customers Seeking an All-in-One Collaboration Solution That Features Internet e-mail, Calendaring, Contact Management, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam for SCO OpenServer 6 and UnixWare 7.1.4

LINDON, Utah, Nov. 20 / -- The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") (NASDAQ:SCOX), a leading provider of UNIX software technology and mobile services, today announced the availability of SCOoffice Server 4.2, an upgrade to the company's full-fledged Internet e-mail and collaboration system. SCOoffice Server 4.2 benefits small and medium businesses with its secure and easy-to-use feature set, non-technical administration, and low price point.

SCOoffice Server 4.2 offers customers enhanced capabilities for task management, shared address books, group scheduling as well as security features for secure e-mail access, and defending against viruses and spam. SCOoffice Server 4.2 is the first version of SCOoffice to run on both SCO OpenServer 6 and UnixWare 7.1.4 and is priced starting at $299 for a 5-user license.

Many e-mail clients are compatible with SCOoffice Server 4.2 and SCO has improved integration with Microsoft Outlook and continued to support clients such as Qualcomm® Eudora(TM), Netscape® and industry standard mail clients. In addition SCOoffice Server provides complete collaboration support through a full-featured Web client delivered through popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox. Small and medium businesses will find the administration features easy to use for non-technical users including adding and setting up new user accounts, deleting user accounts, and viewing SCOoffice activity usage graphs.

"This upgrade to SCOoffice Server benefits small and medium size business users by providing them access to their e-mail, schedules, and contacts whether they are in the office or on-the-go," said Andy Nagle, SCOoffice product manager, The SCO Group. "SCOoffice provides many of the capabilities of high-end e-mail and collaboration systems without the high price point. Many businesses today are already benefiting from SCOoffice and this upgrade will make the product even more attractive to business users around the globe."

Outside of the office, users can access their e-mail from any wireless access protocol (WAP)-enabled browser using a mobile device.

SCOoffice Server 4.2 includes migration tools to make it easy for Microsoft Exchange users to migrate their contacts and calendar items and because of its low price point, SCOoffice Server is a very inexpensive alternative to Exchange.

Pricing and Availability

SCOoffice Server 4.2 is available for as little as $299 for a 5-user license and is available worldwide in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. For more information or to order licenses for SCOoffice Server 4.2, contact The SCO Group in the U.S. and Canada at 1-800-SCO-UNIX or for other local offices worldwide, visit www.sco.com/worldwide. More information and ordering can also be obtained through any local SCO reseller, which can be found by visiting http://partners.sco.com/partner/locator/region.jsp.

About SCO

The SCO Group (NASDAQ:SCOX) is a leading provider of UNIX software technology and mobile services, offering SCO OpenServer for small to medium business, UnixWare for enterprise applications, and Me Inc. for mobile services. SCO's highly innovative and reliable solutions help millions of customers grow their businesses everyday, from SCO OpenServer on main street to UnixWare on Wall Street, and beyond. SCO owns the core UNIX operating system, originally developed by AT&T/Bell Labs and is the exclusive licensor to UNIX-based system software providers.

Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a worldwide network of thousands of resellers and developers. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services, visit www.sco.com.

Source: The SCO Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Blake Stowell, +1-801-932-5703, bstowell@sco.com, or Tia Hejny, +1-801-932-5709, thejny@sco.com, both of The SCO Group

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