The Lindon, Utah-based company also unveiled a new remote systems service for Unix and Windows desktops and servers as it kicked off the first day of its Forum user event in Las Vegas.
The company might be best known for its legal claims against Linux in general, and IBM Corp in particular, but it is attempting to build an alternative revenue stream through its Me Inc and EdgeClick mobile service and technologies brands.
The new deal with Microsoft sees SCO joining the Visual Studio Industry Partner program and the company shipping its EdgeBuilder Mobile Application Development, MAD, Toolkit as a plug-in to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
The MAD Toolkit provides tools enabling developers to create applications for SCO’s EdgeClick platform, which uses edge processor software to simplify integration of handheld devices with back-end to enterprise and internet-based information and service resources.
Meanwhile, SCO has come up with a new Me Inc mobile service of its own: introducing the HipCheck remote administration service for Windows and Unix servers and desktops, which makes use of the EdgeClick technology to provide mobile alerts and emails to system administrators.
The new service is designed for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smartphones and is now in beta testing, with a subscription service scheduled for availability in the fourth quarter.
SCO has also signed a partnership agreement with Palm Inc, making the Treo handheld device SCO’s refernec platform for its Me Inc mobile services. The company has joined Palm’s PluggedIn developer program to develop and deploy SCO mobile services for the Treo 700 series.
