3DA

3DA was an alliance formed between The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) and Hewlett Packard (HP) in September 1995. Its purpose was to unify SCO's OpenServer product, UnixWare (newly acquired from Novell), and HP-UX from HP; the resulting product would then become the de facto Unix standard for both existing x86 systems and the upcoming IA-64 processor architecture from Intel.

In September 1996, SCO announced that they had were offering a "code-level preview" of the system, codenamed "Gemini".

By 1998 the alliance had ground to a halt, setting the stage for Project Monterey.

References

* cite press release
title= HP, Novell and SCO To Deliver High-Volume UNIX OS With Advanced Network And Enterprise Services
publisher= Hewlett Packard Company; Novell; SCO
date= September 20, 1995
url= http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/1995/09/pr95220.html
accessdate= 2007-01-23
* cite press release
title= UNIXWARE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. (UTG) CHANGES NAME
publisher= UTG, Inc.
date= March 27, 1996
url= http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=24537
accessdate= 2007-01-23
quote= ...announcing [...] new marketing and technical programs aimed at supporting the joint UNIX System development initiatives announced by the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) and Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) in September 1995.
* cite web
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NEW/is_1996_Sept_24/ai_18708593
title = SCO Previews Gemini, The SCO-HP 64-bit Unix
publisher= Santa Cruz Operation Inc.,
accessdate = 2007-08-13
author = Atanu Roy
authorlink =
date = 1996-09-24
work = findarticles.com
* cite web
url = http://news.com.com/2100-1001-260380.html
title = New Unix is no two-bit act
accessdate = 2007-01-23
author =
authorlink =
date = 1997-01-08
work = CNET News.com
quote = The new OS will combine SCO's OpenServer and UnixWare operating systems with HP's HP-UX OS platform.
* cite web
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_n3368/ai_20421851
title = SCO Admits Past Mistakes, Seeks Glory In Merced
accessdate = 2007-01-23
author =
authorlink =
date = 1998-03-16
work = Computergram International
quote = Santa Cruz Operation Inc SVP marketing Ray Anderson's frank about mistakes the company made since it acquired Unix from Novell Inc - including the corpse of the grand 3DA Unix alliance with Hewlett-Packard Co ...