< operating system > Novell 's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products.
In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare .
In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform , and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
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(1999-11-10)