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	SCO's CEO: 2Q Loss Won't Halt Battle Against IBM - Software News by InformationWeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The company said the sales decrease primarily was due to a slump in SCOsource licensing revenue, which plummeted to $11,000 last quarter.
		SCOsource benefited significantly last year after it launched a Unix source-code licensing program and signed on deep-pocketed licensees such as Microsoft.
		McBride attributed the downturn in SCOsource licenses to Novell's public claim that SCO doesn't own the full copyright to the Unix System V code.
	www.informationweek.com /software/opensource/21700188 (803 words)

	SCOsource - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SCOsource is a business division of The SCO Group that manages its Unix intellectual property.
		The term SCOsource is often used for SCO's licensing program that allows corporate users of Linux to buy licenses to proprietary Unix technology that SCO claims exists in the Linux operating system.
		On July 21, 2003, SCO announced that it intends to sell binary-only licences to use the free Linux operating system which will remove the threat of litigation from licence-holders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SCOsource (708 words)

	SCO Drops Back Into The Red - News by InformationWeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SCO attributes its financial decline largely to weak sales from its SCOsource licensing division, whose primary mission is to sell Linux users licenses to use the SCO Unix intellectual property SCO claims is contained in Linux.
		SCOsource scratched out only $11,000 in second-fiscal-quarter sales, compared with $8.3 million in sales for the same quarter a year ago.
		SCOsource revenue has dropped, and legal fees have doubled, as Novell continues to question SCO Group's ownership of Unix copyrights.
	www.informationweek.com /story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21700168 (717 words)

	SCO Heading For The Edge?
		SCOsource is the division of SCO that licenses and protects the company's Unix intellectual property.
		Part of the SCOsource program is its Intellectual Property Compliance License for SCO UNIX Rights, which debuted in 2003.
		Overall, the SCOsource licensing revenues declined by about 57 percent in one year and have steadily slipped since the program reaped millions in 2003.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/3590361 (922 words)

	The SCO Group \| Investor Relations \| SCO Establishes SCOsource to License Unix Intellectual Property (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The creation of SCOsource, a division of SCO that will expand the licensing of the company's core intellectual property, including the core UNIX source code.
		The first offering from SCOsource will be SCO System V for Linux-an end-user licensed product for use on Linux systems.
		SCO, SCOsource, OpenServer, UnixWare and the associated SCO logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Caldera International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
	ir.sco.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=99965 (806 words)

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		SCOsource isn't trying to shut down Linux and that demand for licensing fees from users was a just a legal ploy; one more step in an intricate legal dance to which IBM is calling the tune.
		The story as told by SCOsource is that Caldera decided to look at the 30,000 or so Unix licensees inherited with the Novel deal on Unix as possible sources of renewal revenue and found, among others, IBM and Microsoft.
		SCOsource does not deny that IBM has perpetual and irrevocable rights under the contract, but maintains that IBM allowed actions explicitly prohibited under the terms of that contract, thus setting it aside.
	www.winface.com /inside/sco2.html (1959 words)

	SCO Establishes SCOsource to License UNIX Intellectual Property (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SCOsource SCO's patents, copyrights and core technology date back to 1969 when Bell Laboratories created the original UNIX source code.
		SCOsource will expand our licensing activities, offering partners and customers new ways to take advantage of these technologies." SCO System V for Linux The SCO System V for Linux license will provide access to SCO's UNIX System Shared Libraries for use with Linux.
		SCOsource plans to create other new licensing programs to make our rich inventory of UNIX System technology available to the market." SCO will offer SCO System V for Linux for $149 per CPU.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-22-2003/0001876394&EDATE= (784 words)

	The SCO Group \| Investor Relations \| The SCO Group Signs Second SCOsource License Agreement; Expects Net Income of ...
		This agreement marks the second substantial licensing agreement since the formation of SCOsource in January of this year.
		The SCOsource division was created to manage the substantial UNIX intellectual property owned by SCO.
		SCO, SCOsource and the associated SCO logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Caldera International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
	ir.sco.com /ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=109147 (443 words)

	The SCO Group Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2003 Results
		In addition, revenue generated from the Company's SCOsource licensing initiative was $10.3 million, which was derived from licensing agreements reached with Microsoft Corporation and Sun Microsystems, Inc. earlier in fiscal 2003.
		Revenue from SCOsource licenses is expected to be minimal in the first quarter as the Company finalizes license agreements with vendors and continues to implement its intellectual property license initiative.
		Expenses associated with SCOsource initiatives are expected to increase in fiscal 2004 as the Company pursues and expands the scope of its legal strategy to enforce and protect its UNIX intellectual property.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-22-2003/0002079615&EDATE= (1009 words)

	The SCO Group, Inc. \| SCO Grows Your Business (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SCO has created the SCOsource business division in response to these needs.
		SCOsource is a SCO business division that manages its UNIX®; System intellectual property and contractual rights.
		The charter of this division is to create new and innovative licensing programs to meet the changing demands of today's market and to protect its intellectual property-related assets.
	www.sco.com.cob-web.org:8888 /scosource (257 words)

	SCO may raise 'Linux' license fees \| Tech News on ZDNet
		He told ZDNet UK that SCO is "evaluating" its SCOsource program and could decide to make it much more expensive for companies to indemnify themselves against attack from SCO in the future.
		Two types of IP licenses are currently available from SCOsource: "paid up" licenses that give permanent indemnity, and annual licenses, which vary between one-fifth and two-fifths of the cost of a full version.
		If SCO were serious about SCOSource as a business, you would think that they would register the relevent domain name ("scosource.com"), yet they have not.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-3513_22-5303721.html (902 words)

	IP-WARS.NET \|\| Who asked for it?
		Chris Sontag, senior vice president and general manager of SCOsource, the division within SCO responsible for managing and protecting intellectual property, told SearchEnterpriseLinux.com earlier this month that SCO had not yet had to invoice commercial users, and that it was satisfied with the compensation it had been getting from end users.
		Although The SCO Group's SCOsource invoicing plan does not appear to have gotten very far off the ground, nevertheless the way it was reported at the time does not seem consistent with Mr.
		Two SCOsource licensing deals in the first quarter does not tend to indicate that customers were exactly beating down The SCO Group's doors.
	www.ip-wars.net /story/2005/8/10/225229/345 (2553 words)

	Lawsuits push SCO to the brink
		The SCOsource project was designed to generate income from firms using Linux.
		SCO's SEC filing continues: "Because of the uncertainties related to our SCOsource business, we are unable to estimate the amount and timing of future SCOsource licensing revenue as well as predict the ultimate level of spending on our lawsuits.
		Future SCOsource revenue may be sporadic and fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
	www.vnunet.com /articles/print/2085850 (468 words)

	SCO ponders hike in 'Linux IP' licence fees - ZDNet UK
		He told ZDNet UK that SCO was "evaluating" its SCOSource programme, and could decide to make it much more expensive for companies to indemnify themselves against attack from SCO in the future.
		Two types of IP licences are currently on offer from SCOSource: "paid up" licences that give permanent indemnity, and annual licences, which vary between one-fifth and two-fifths of the cost of a full version.
		IBM, which is fighting the claim that it violated its Unix contract with SCO by moving proprietary Unix technology to open-source Linux, declined to comment on the news that SCO could be hiking its SCOSource fees.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /itmanagement/0,1000000308,39162998,00.htm (663 words)

	LinuxSA Mailing List: Re: [Fwd: SCO News: SCO Establishes SCOsource to License UNIX IntellectualProperty] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SCOsource plans to create other new >>licensing programs to make our rich inventory of UNIX System technology >>available to the market." That's just beautiful: they're offering SCO software which will be used mainly to help people migrate away from SCO.
		I'm sure they think this is all a very clever move, but I can't see how it's going to be a good thing for them.
		My gut feeling is that SCOsource will initially serve to license SCO products like this one, but in the long term it's main role will be to find examples of open-source operating systems violating SCO-owned UNIX patents, and find ways to prosecute them.
	www.linuxsa.org.au /mailing-list/2003-01/970.html (431 words)

	GrokLaw: SCO's Quarterly Report -- UNIX Is Mine, All Mine
		SCOsource licensing revenue is unlikely to produce stable, predictable revenue for the foreseeable future."
		Because of the potential for significant fluctuations in our SCOsource revenue in any particular period, you should not rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of future performance.
		Because the warrant was issued for no consideration to the SCOsource licensee, the Company has recorded the fair value of the warrant of $500,000, as determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, as a warrant outstanding during the quarter ended April 30, 2003 and reduced license revenue accordingly.
	gl.scofacts.org /gl-55.html (1836 words)

	Computerworld > SCO financial losses mount
		The reduction in revenue was "primarily the result of a lack of SCOsource licensing revenue," which totaled $US8.3 million ($NZ12.5 million) in the year-ago quarter, SCO said in a statement.
		The SCOsource programme brought in just $US11,000 ($NZ16,600) in revenue for the quarter, a drop from the $US20,000 ($NZ30,300) SCO reported in the second quarter.
		SCO launched the SCOsource programme last year, seeking licensing fees from Linux users for use of this Unix System V code.
	computerworld.co.nz /news.nsf/0/7597A0E717DDBC28CC256EAF007A2EEB?OpenDocument (771 words)

	Blog for rasjani
		On the pdf file found on scosource website, its stated that ibcs2 was and is open standard so most likely the case against IBM is not about this allthou, there is warnings to linux sysadmins about this issue:
		SCO's claim against IBM of theft of intellectual property contributed during Monterey for a high-end Unix OS for Intel is arguable.
		With this lawsuit and Scosource product, they are shooting themselves on the head in the eyes of oss community.
	www.advogato.org /person/rasjani/diary.html?start=1 (622 words)

	The SCO Group, Inc. - Company Profile
		We will continue pursuing our SCOsource initiatives in fiscal year 2004, seeking to obtain additional vendor licensing agreements similar to the Sun and Microsoft agreements and pursuing our SCOsource IP license initiative with Linux end users.
		The decline in our UNIX business may be accelerated if industry partners withdraw their support from us as a result of our SCOsource initiatives and in particular any lawsuit against end users violating our intellectual property and contractual rights.
		In January 2003, we commenced our first SCOsource initiative in which, as described in more detail below, we began reviewing the status of our existing UNIX license agreements with UNIX vendors and to identify those in the software industry that may be using our intellectual property without obtaining the necessary licenses.
	www.companyseek.com /scogroup.htm (3542 words)

	bIPlog at boalt.org: The GPL's Day In Court
		This is a violation of the GPL because its terms insist that one may only charge for the physical cost of transferring a copy of the code, not the $699 SCO asks for a single CPU running GNU/Linux and certainly not the $4,999 they want for an 8-CPU machine.
		And this code, they assert, is not covered by the GPL, but rather the SCOsource licenses are intended to cover that code, for which SCO, were their hypothesis of code-theft proven, would be entitled to charge whatever fee they please.
		Similarly, SCO has said that SCOsource was implemented to license SCO’s UNIX shared libraries for use with Linux.
	www.boalt.org /biplog/archive/000603.html (2172 words)

	Fact and fiction in the Microsoft-SCO relationship - page 5 \| Tech News on ZDNet
		SCOsource brought in $678,000 in the second quarter but cost the company $7.4 million in legal and other expenses.
		Technology played second fiddle to intellectual-property enforcement in the quarter ended July 31, when SCO spent $2.5 million on research and development compared with the $7.4 million for SCOsource.
		Even that rate was well under the $7.4 million the company actually spent by the end of July.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-3513-5450515-5.html (928 words)

	Fact and fiction in the Microsoft-SCO relationship
		SCO had expected the program to generate more revenue in the future, but it now acknowledges that SCOsource hasn't met expectations.
		When SCOsource payments from Microsoft and Sun started rolling in by the end of April, cash perked up to $10 million--just in the nick of time, since operating expenses that quarter were $11.3 million.
		In March, McBride said SCO has "a budget now where we spend $2 million to $3 million a quarter on SCOsource, with an upside measured in the billions.
	articles.techrepublic.com.com /5100-22-5452772-5.html (725 words)

	NewsFactor Network \| SCO Braces for Long Legal Battle
		That was up sharply from the company's 2002 third-quarter results, when it reported a loss of $4.5 million on revenue of $15.4 million.
		The company's SCOsource division, which is dedicated to licensing and generating revenue from SCO's Unix intellectual property, contributed greatly to the company's improved financial picture.
		SCOsource generated $7.3 million in revenue in the third quarter.
	www.newsfactor.com /perl/story/22099.html (823 words)

	ITworld.com - SCO sees up to $12 million in new Unix licensing
		The disclosure came during SCO's quarterly financial conference call, where the company predicted that the revenue would come from its SCOsource licensing initiative, which was created in January to manage licensing fees for the System V Unix source code that SCO owns.
		SCO is in Unix license negotiations with a number of companies, according to company spokesman Blake Stowell, who declined to identify the companies.
		The $9 million to $12 million revenue in question is expected to come from technology companies looking to secure the Unix rights, and not from Linux users signing up for its Intellectual Property License for Linux program, Stowell said.
	www.itworld.com /Comp/2378/030814scolicensing/pfindex.html (558 words)

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