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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23, 2009 – The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises, is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the UNIX® operating system with the launch of the UNIX License Plate World Tour photo contest and the chance to win a free laptop. As the owner of the UNIX trademark, The Open Group works closely with the IT industry to further the development of standards compliant systems by evolving and maintaining the Single UNIX specification.
As part of the UNIX® License Plate World Tour photo contest, The Open Group will be giving away official UNIX “Live Free or Die” license plates to the first 40 people who register for one online at http://www.unix.org/40years/. UNIX license plates are also available for purchase at http://www.opengroup.org/bookstore/catalog/n900.htm. In addition, all UNIX fans are invited to submit a photo from around the world of their “traveling” UNIX license plates to the UNIX@40 Photo Contest. All photos will be evaluated by a panel of judges for creativity, humor, and location for a chance to win a free laptop running a UNIX operating system. To participate in the contest, please send an email with the picture attached and the name of the city or location where it was taken, to uniximages@unix.net no later than January 6, 2010 23:59 GMT. To view the stream of submitted photos, please visit http://www.flickr.com/groups/unix. The winner will be notified via email and publicly announced at The Open Group Seattle Conference on February 1, 2010.
For a full list of contest rules, please visit: http://www.unix.org/40years/ .
In 1969, the same year as Neil Armstrong’s famous moon landing and the Woodstock concert, a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs developed the revolutionary UNIX computer operating system. Since its creation 40 years ago, UNIX has grown to be the foundation for some of the most popular computing operating systems and continues to be a platform of choice for developers today. Under the stewardship of The Open Group, the definition of the UNIX system continues to evolve through open participation and remains true to its roots. The Open Group’s development of UNIX certification programs and complimentary test tools further facilitate industry uptake by assuring users that products compliant with the Single UNIX Specification provide application portability and interoperability. Major computer systems vendors such as Fujitsu, HP, IBM and Sun continue to seek UNIX certification for their products, validating the permanence and future of UNIX operating systems in the global technology market.
“For its excellent stability and scalability features, Fujitsu’s SPARC-base servers with UNIX are one of the best-selling systems during Fujitsu’s 55-year old history in computer development,” said Shigeru Seko, General Manager of Enterprise Server Business Development, Fujitsu. “The longevity of UNIX as a platform is a testament to both its original developers in 1969 and to the developers who continue to use it to create flexible, scalable systems that serve as the foundation for most technologies and businesses today.”
“As the backbone of mission-critical infrastructures, UNIX has become more strategic than ever for enabling customers to keep pace with growing business demands despite tighter budgets,” said Lorraine Bartlett, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Business Critical Systems, HP. “Based on 26 years of UNIX innovation and leadership, the HP-UX 11i operating system provides customers with high availability, real-world performance, and simplified management to quickly meet changing business needs.”
“Since its creation in 1986, IBM’s AIX operating system has been based solely on UNIX, a platform that continues to withstand the test of time,” said Satya Sharma, IBM Fellow and CTO, Power Systems. “IBM’s continued involvement in The Open Group and our contributions to the UNIX Standard further validate our commitment to advancing the goal of interoperability between systems. It’s no surprise that UNIX adoption continues to grow even after 40 years of successful development.”
“UNIX has been the foundation of Sun's mission as an open systems company from the very beginning; the Solaris Operating System is at the core of our strategy of creating value for our customers and partners through a comprehensive offering of open source software,” said Dr. Tim Marsland, Vice President, Sun Fellow and CTO of Systems Software, Sun Microsystems. “We have always believed that building on standards is key to providing a platform that developers can write applications for with confidence, while still giving Sun the ability to deliver groundbreaking OS features such as Solaris Containers, ZFS, and Crossbow network virtualization. The levels of portability and interoperability that UNIX pioneered are what makes the open systems OS world as popular, useful and vital as it is today.”
For more information on the UNIX standard, please visit: http://www.unix.org/.
The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, which drives the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow™ that will enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to operate the industry’s premier certification service. Further information on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org.
Note to Editors: UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries.
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