Candidate for Ontario's Provincial Legislature Chooses SCO Mobile GrassRoots(TM) Product to Organize and Execute Re-Election Cam
August 06 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SCO Mobile GrassRoots product gives candidate immediate access to
constituency's opinions and a secure mobile collaborative and
communication tool to effectively manage over 400 campaign staff
and volunteer workers LINDON, Utah, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") (NASDAQ:SCOX), a leading provider of
UNIX(R) software technology and mobile services, today announced
that the Campaign to Elect Frank Klees, MP for the Provincial
Legislature in Ontario, has chosen SCO Mobile's GrassRoots product
to manage all of the communication and collaboration requirements
of his re-election campaign. GrassRoots extends PC and Web based
e-mail and office collaborative functions to mobile devices so that
party members and campaign staff can effectively collaborate while
in the office or in the field. "We are using the GrassRoots product
for the Newmarket-Aurora Riding for the October 10th, 2007
election, and if it performs as we expect, we would like to extend
this solution to other Provincial riding campaigns as well as our
federal counterparts", said Ken Wakeman, information manager for
the Frank Klees re-election campaign. "GrassRoots uses a
combination of a mobile phone and a web landing page to poll
voters. This method significantly drives down the cost per voter to
poll, and the response rates are much higher than traditional
methods. As a bonus, Mr. Klees, who has been a member of the
Legislature since 1995, gets the results of the poll in real-time
either on his mobile phone, or in his e-mail, depending on where he
is at a given moment. GrassRoots helps us stay focused on issues
that matter to the voters," added Wakeman. GrassRoots is an
innovative multimedia communication tool for any elected official
or candidate who wants to stay in close communication with their
constituency and their campaign workers and volunteers. Candidates
can send branded video, voice and text messages instantly on any
breaking news story and reach their constituents wherever they are
via mobile phone or PC. Constituents can provide instant feedback
to the candidates on these branded broadcasts or any other issue.
Grassroots includes a fully integrated, server-based e-mail, group
collaboration and scheduling capabilities that filters out spam and
includes anti-virus protection. The solution is modular, so that an
organization can select the appropriate blend of PC, Web or
mobile-based functions to meet the needs of the community. Since
much of the communication is done via two-way SMS, GrassRoots works
with most mobile phones. Costly handheld devices and high-priced
data plans are not required. It is affordable for small
organizations, and scales up to manage organizations with thousands
of volunteers and staff workers. "GrassRoots was designed to meet
the needs of any institution that relies on large groups of
volunteer workers," said Sandy Gupta, general manager and chief
technology officer, The SCO Group. "It is a blend of traditional
group collaboration with mobile extensions. It greatly simplifies
the task of efficiently managing large groups of volunteer workers,
especially when they are working in the field. Whether you need to
manage volunteers for a non-profit fund-raising event, or for a
political campaign, or to manage any other volunteer-based
activity, SCO GrassRoots helps boost the productivity and
efficiency of your staff and volunteer workers." Availability and
Pricing SCO Mobile GrassRoots runs on SCO OpenServer 6 and UnixWare
7.1.4. For more information on GrassRoots, call 1-800-726-6561 in
the U.S. and Canada or +44-01707-226014 outside of North America.
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. The Me Inc product line produces
innovative mobile products for consumers. 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, SCO OpenServer, Me Inc.
and the associated SCO logo, are trademarks or registered
trademarks of The SCO Group, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
UNIX and UnixWare are registered trademarks of The Open Group.
Windows and Windows Mobile are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. DATASOURCE: SCO Group, Inc. CONTACT: Deborah Gillman,
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