SCO Group

SCO, The SCO Group, The TSG Group, Caldera Systems, and Caldera International are the various names of an American software company that became known for acquiring the Santa Cruz Operation's Server Software and Services divisions, and UnixWare and OpenServer technologies, and then pursuing a series of legal battles known as the SCO-Linux controversies.

The company was part of the Canopy Group, but became independent in March 2005, after the settlement of a lawsuit between the Noorda family and a chairman of the group, Ralph Yarro, also former CEO of the Canopy Group. As part of the settlement, Canopy transferred all of its shares to Yarro. Later on, Caldera International changed its name to "SCO" and then to "The SCO Group" to reflect that change in focus.

In January 2004, their website, www.sco.com, was attacked by the Mydoom computer virus, which took down the website for 2 weeks using a DDoS attack.

In September 2007, SCO filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In April 2011, UnXis, Inc. (currently Xinuos) bought The SCO Group, Inc. operating assets and intellectual property rights after having been approved by the bankruptcy court in Delaware. The SCO Group, Inc. then renamed itself TSG Group, Inc. In August 2012, TSG Group, Inc. filed to convert from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to Chapter 7 stating "There is no reasonable chance of rehabilitation". On June 14, 2013, Judge David Nuffer ruled on SCO v. IBM motions, granting SCO's motion for reconsideration and reopening the case.

Xinuos

Xinuos is an American software company that was created in 2009 and creates and sells operating system software. It was first called UnXis until assuming its current name in 2013. Its headquarters are in Berkeley, California.

History

UnXis was formed when the operating assets of The SCO Group, which had been in bankruptcy for several years, were acquired in a public auction in April 2011 by Stephen L. Norris and a Middle East private equity group for the price of $600,000. In particular, the company took over the product names, ownership, and maintenance of The SCO Group's flagship operating system products, OpenServer and UnixWare.

The SCO Group's litigation rights against IBM and Novell did not transfer to UnXis, and The SCO Group subsequently renamed itself to The TSG Group. UnXis, and later Xinuos, indicated in 2011, and again in 2013, that it has no involvement in any ongoing aspects of that litigation.

Initially, UnXis was headquartered in Nevada and its CEO was Richard Bolandz. In June 2013, it changed its name to Xinuos. By then its President was Sean Snyder. The company also has facilities in Berkeley, California, in Florham Park, New Jersey, in Bad Homburg, Germany, and in Tokyo, Japan.