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Unix forum cheers Linux
News While the partners involved in the Monterey Project -- the initiative between SCO, IBM, Intel, Sequent Computer and Compaq Computer to create a high-volume unified UNIX -- were upbeat on Monterey's prospects, they still had Linux on the brain.
[August 23, 1999, 12:15]
Critics carp at Cisco; Chambers shrugs
News Cerent isn't profitable and Monterey doesn't even have a product on the market. Cisco spent $6.86bn (£4.25bn) in stock to buy Cerent and another $501m to buy Monterey Networks. Monterey Networks makes so-called cross-connect technology that boosts...
[August 27, 1999, 8:47]
IBM updates Unix, Linux strategies
News The 4.3.3 release is the first that IBM will claim includes some functionality from the forthcoming Monterey 64 operating system. While it will emphasise that AIX is not going away, IBM is expected to play up Monterey 64, the AIX-based platform...
[September 13, 1999, 14:39]
SCO Group unveils Linux for Itanium
News Operating systems for Intel's high-end Itanium chip family are a sore point for SCO, which had collaborated with IBM on an Itanium version of SCO's UnixWare called Project Monterey. But IBM abandoned Project Monterey in favour of Linux, a move that...
[April 16, 2003, 7:39]
Intellectual property battles will wound Linux
News Whereas a 64-bit version of Unix (an Intel-compatible one at that) may have been the focus of Project Monterey, the 32- and 64-bit versions of Linux will be front and centre in the patent infringement suit.
[June 18, 2003, 16:05]
The Day Ahead: Cash cow Cisco whets acquisition appetite
News Cisco, which generates $400m in cash a month, had to acquire Cerent and Monterey Networks last year even though the companies barely had product or revenue. Chambers said he was "real pleased" with the integration of Monterey and Cerent, but some...
[February 9, 2000, 14:58]
LinuxWorld: Sun asks IBM to preload Solaris
News With Intel's blessing, Sequent ended its relationship with Compaq Computer on Digital Unix to join Project Monterey. However, the day before Sun launched Solaris 7, its first 64-bit operating system, IBM announced Project Monterey -- a shrink...
[August 11, 1999, 10:48]
Caldera loads Linux apps on UnixWare
News IBM's original strategy -- called Project Monterey -- had been to unify AIX with Sequent's Dynix/ptx operating system and UnixWare. However, the explosion in popularity of Linux throughout 1999 and 2000 prompted IBM to quietly ditch Project...
[March 27, 2001, 12:21]
SCO puts focus on countertop
News The hype over Linux in the late 90s was such that IBM ditched UnixWare from its unified Unix initiative called Project Monterey in favour of the open source upstart. Project Monterey aimed to create a Unix platform that would span the 32-bit and 64...
[October 3, 2002, 14:48]
Itanium delay: Blessing in disguise?
News IBM released a first beta of Project Monterey in the April/May timeframe, and since that time, it has provided regular updates to hardware and software makers who are working with IBM on Monterey. IBM also claims to be on track with its 64-bit...
[July 21, 2000, 9:55]
Linux: Itanium's great 64-bit hope?
News This week at the Intel Developer Forum, IBM announced that the Project Monterey team (IBM, the Santa Cruz Operation and Intel) will have an alpha version of Monterey ready to deliver to developers on 29 February.
[February 17, 2000, 9:34]
Cisco 'winds down' wireless chipsets
News One of the biggest disappointments was optical switching start-up Monterey Networks, which Cisco took over for $550m in stock in August 1999. Two years later, the tech giant discontinued the ONS 15900 Wavelength Router, which used the Monterey...
[February 2, 2004, 10:05]
SCO sues IBM over Unix, Linux
News On or about May 2001, IBM notified plaintiff that it refused to proceed with Project Monterey, and that IBM considered Project Monterey to be 'dead'. IBM canceled its Monterey plans, however. Part of the bad blood in the suit stems from a flopped...
[March 7, 2003, 7:33]
Linux: Following the money
News Two weeks after the wildly successful initial public offering of Red Hat, 2000 people flocked to Monterey, California, to find out how they, too, can cash in on the open-source movement. The O'Reilly Open Source Conference, which lasts until...
[August 24, 1999, 9:16]
Sun rallies hackers against Microsoft
News Let's continue to find new ways to stand on each others' shoulders rather than stepping on each others' toes," Joy told attendees of the O'Reilly Open Source Conference in Monterey, California, on Tuesday.
[August 25, 1999, 9:02]
Motorola tech gets flashy
News The technical conference starts on 16 February in Monterey, California. Motorola later this month will detail some of its efforts to increase the capacity of flash memory -- chips that are used to store data in millions of electronic devices.
[February 7, 2003, 10:46]
Sequent joins IBM's empire
News IBM has also said it plans to speed up development of Project Monterey, the plan for a converged Unix based on SCO Unix, IBM AIX and Sequent Dynix/ptx. Sequent is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM and IBM has rights to market Numa-Q 1000 and...
[October 1, 1999, 15:17]
Sony develops 25GB paper disc
News Sony and Toppan announced the 25GB discs Thursday and said more details will be revealed at the Optical Data Storage conference this weekend in Monterey, California. Sony and Toppan Printing are making a new mark on Blu-ray disc technology.
[April 16, 2004, 14:25]
US Army using games to recruit soldiers
News Both games were created by teams at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California. Look sharp, game industry -- you're in the Army now. The US Army announced on Wednesday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show that it is...
[May 23, 2002, 14:45]
Is roaming coming to Wi-Fi?
News He's attending a meeting this week of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in Monterey, California, held to discuss how to jumpstart Wi-Fi roaming. Networking groups around the globe are working on ways for Web surfers to...
[September 11, 2002, 8:10]
