The Open Group releases new source book - The UNIX® System Today

Menlo Park, CA - July 28th, 2000 - The Open Group[tm], a vendor and technology-neutral consortium dedicated to enterprise integration, announced today availability of a new edition of the Go Solo source book covering the current state of the art of the UNIX system. The new edition is entitled The UNIX® System Today

"This book provides complete information on what's new in the Single UNIX Specification, Version 2 and features of the UNIX 98 Product Standards, with comprehensive reference material on every aspect", said Andrew Josey, Director of Server Platforms at The Open Group, who edited the book. "What's more, it's authoritative, with papers written by members of the working groups that developed the specification, and the complete 3000 page Single UNIX Specification, Version 2 is included on the CD-ROM, together with other related specifications."

This new edition has been expanded and revised to include new sections on UNIX system networking (Distributed file systems, WebNFS, NFS, Samba), the X Window System , UNIX system clustering, the Linux operating system and Open Source in addition to the material covering the Single UNIX Specification and the UNIX 98 product standards .

The book includes two CD-ROMs.

• The first CD-ROM includes the full documentation set for the Single UNIX Specification V2 and related UNIX 98 specifications (including the Motif, CDE, X11R5 specifications), technical papers, migration information between versions of the Single UNIX Specification, the XNS 5.2 specification, the TPI and DLPI specifications, the X11R6.4 sample implementation, and a set of PDF reader software.
• The second CD-ROM produced by VA Linux Systems contains a complete copy of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Debian GNU/Linux is an Open Source operating system developed solely by the cooperative effort of over 500 individuals throughout the Internet. This has been included in recognition of the close philosphical relationship that the Linux operating system has to the UNIX system, and the increasing importance that Open Source operating systems are playing in todays marketplace.

The UNIX System Today - The Authorized Guide to Version 2 of the Single UNIX® Specification
The Open Group
in association with VA Linux Systems,
Edited by Andrew Josey.
G904 ISBN 1-85912-296-5 June 2000

For information on obtaining the book, please see http://www.unix-systems.org/theguide/

About The Open Group

The Open Group, a vendor and technology-neutral consortium, is committed to delivering greater business efficiency by bringing together buyers and suppliers of information systems to lower the cost and risks associated with integrating new technology across the enterprise. The Open Group's mission is to deliver assurance of conformance to Open Standards through the testing and certification of suppliers' products. More information on the organization can be found at http://www.opengroup.org/.

Notes to editors:

The Open Group is a trademark of The Open Group.
UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Editorial Contact: Adam Cargill, +1 650 323 7992