Lawsuit Alleges Breach of DaimlerChrysler’s UNIX Software Agreement
The SCO Group, Inc. the owner of the UNIX(R) operating system and a leading
provider of UNIX-based solutions, today announced a lawsuit to be filed
against DaimlerChrysler Corporation for its alleged violations of its UNIX
software agreement with SCO.
SCO’s lawsuit seeks the following relief:
* Enter an order that DaimlerChrysler has violated Section 2.05 of the
Software Agreement by refusing to provide the certification of
compliance with the “provisions” of that Agreement;
* Enter an order permanently enjoining DaimlerChrysler from further
violations of the DC Software Agreement; and
* Issue a mandatory injunction requiring DaimlerChrysler to remedy the
effects of its past violations of the DaimlerChrysler Software
Agreement; and
* Award damages in an amount to be determined at trial; and
* Enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff together with costs, attorneys’
fees and any such other or different relief that the Court may deem to
be equitable and just.
The lawsuit will be filed in the Oakland County Circuit Court in the State
of Michigan today. The company will discuss this announcement as part of its
regularly scheduled conference call related to first quarter earnings,
scheduled for Wednesday, March 3 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. To participate
on the call, individuals may dial 1-800-818-5264 or 1-913-981-4910 and use the
confirmation code: 141144. Alternatively, a listen-only live web cast is
available at http://ir.sco.com/medialist.cfm. Call participants are
encouraged to dial in 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
