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Santa Cruz Operation

software company based in Santa Cruz, California
Organization business Q2704059
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Santa Cruz Operation

Summary

Santa Cruz Operation is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (913 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Cruz Operation is in the country of United States[3].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's instance of is recorded as software company[5].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Cruz[6].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's Commons category is recorded as Santa Cruz Operation[7].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's industry is recorded as software industry[8].
  • 1979 marks the founding of Santa Cruz Operation[9].
  • Santa Cruz Operation was dissolved in 2001[10].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's significant event is recorded as amalgamation[11].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's official website is recorded as http://sco.com/[12].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's product or material produced is recorded as Xenix[13].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's product or material produced is recorded as Xinuos OpenServer[14].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's product or material produced is recorded as UnixWare[15].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's product or material produced is recorded as software[16].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's legal form is recorded as privately held company[17].
  • Santa Cruz Operation's different from is recorded as Q25400525[18].

Body

Founding

1979 marks the founding of Santa Cruz Operation[9].

Operations

Santa Cruz Operation's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Cruz[6].

Industry

Santa Cruz Operation's industry is recorded as software industry[8].

Ownership

Products include Xenix[13], Xinuos OpenServer[14], UnixWare[15], and software[16].

Dissolution

Santa Cruz Operation was dissolved in 2001[10].

Why It Matters

Santa Cruz Operation ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (913 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

business privately held company software software company United States UnixWare Xenix Xinuos OpenServer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . heise.de. heise.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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