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Business Console, a SCO Premier Partner, Wins Bid to Begin Upgrades to Openserver 6 at Thousands of Branch Bank Offices Over 24 Months LINDON, Utah, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") (NASDAQ:SCOX), a leading provider of UNIX(R) software technology and mobile services, today announced that Business Console, a SCO Premier Partner, has been selected by Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) to upgrade more than three thousand branch offices to SCO's OpenServer 6 UNIX operating system. It is expected that the rollout upgrade will expand beyond the initial three thousand branch offices. "Business Console is proud that we have been chosen as a long-term supplier of SCO software by Sberbank. It is a great conclusion to a project that started more than two years ago when SCO OpenServer 6 was released and presented by SCO to its partners and customers in Russia including Sberbank. OpenServer 6 advantages over OpenServer 5 are three-fold: it roughly doubles the performance of real-life bank applications on the same hardware, it's well-supported by leading server manufacturers and it saves money due to its more attractive pricing. Another important issue for a customer like Sberbank with its huge installation base is smooth migration," said Anatoly Belychook, president of Business Console. "As a SCO Premier Partner, we enjoy tight cooperation with the SCO team which is the key to prompt resolution of any customer issues. Solid local competence plus best in the industry online support services makes a customer confident about SCO as a platform of choice for backbone business applications," said Belychook. Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) is the leader of the Russian banking industry, accounting for over a quarter of national banking assets and remains the largest bank in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in terms of Tier I capital and assets. "We are pleased that one of the largest banks in the world has decided to deploy SCO Open Server Release 6 to their branch offices. The increased performance that Open Server 6 brings together with its high compatibility has made this the best choice for modernizing the existing IT branch infrastructure," said Hans Bayer, vice president, worldwide sales for The SCO Group. "SCO OpenServer is known for reliably running small-to-medium businesses and branch offices of companies throughout the world," said Darl McBride, president and CEO, The SCO Group. "We are pleased that Sberbank has chosen SCO OpenServer 6 to upgrade their branch offices throughout the country. OpenServer 6 will provide them with unparalleled reliability and security for their customers." Availability and Pricing For more information on SCO OpenServer 6, visit the product information pages on SCO's Web site at http://www.sco.com/products/openserver6/ or call 1-800-726-6561 in North America or +44 (0)1707 226014 outside the U.S. About SCO The SCO Group (NASDAQ:SCOX) is a leading provider of UNIX software technology and mobile services. SCO offers UnixWare for enterprise applications and SCO OpenServer for small to medium businesses. The SCO Mobile product line focuses on creating mobile platforms, services and solutions for businesses and enhances the productivity of mobile workers. SCO's highly innovative and reliable solutions help customers grow their businesses everyday, especially into the emerging mobile market. SCO owns the core UNIX operating system, originally developed by AT&T/Bell Labs and is the exclusive licensor to Unix-based system software providers. Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a worldwide network of thousands of resellers and developers. SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and services, visit http://www.sco.com/. SCO and the associated logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of The SCO Group, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. DATASOURCE: SCO Group, Inc. CONTACT: Deborah Gillman of The SCO Group, +1-801-932-5302, Web site: http://www.sco.com/

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