PizzaNet -- the killer app

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            CONTACT:


Rob Doughty                      Elisheva Steiner
Pizza Hut, Inc.                  The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
TEL: 316/681-9602                TEL: 408/427-7252
                                 E-Mail: elis () sco com


                                 Patti Fortuna
                                 Rourke & Company
                                 TEL: 408/453-9194
                                 E-Mail: pfortuna () rourke com






            SCO AND PIZZA HUT ANNOUNCE PILOT PROGRAM
               FOR PIZZA DELIVERY ON THE INTERNET




           "PizzaNet'' Program Enables Computer Users
               to Electronically Order Deliveries






WICHITA, KS AND SANTA CRUZ, CA, SCO FORUM94  (August 22, 1994) --


(NASDAQ:SCOC) In  a revolutionary  spin on  business use  of  the


Information Superhighway,  The Santa  Cruz Operation,  Inc. (SCO)


and Pizza  Hut, Inc.  today announced "PizzaNet," a pilot program


that  enables   computer  users,   for   the   first   time,   to


electronically order  pizza delivery  from their  local Pizza Hut


restaurant via the worldwide Internet.




Pizza Hut  will launch  the PizzaNet pilot in the Santa Cruz area


on August 22 and use it to study the feasibility of expanding the


program to  other cities  in  the  U.S.  and  around  the  world.


Technology for  the pilot  program includes the SCO Global Access


product, an integrated Internet business server solution. The SCO


Global Access  incorporates advanced  NCSA  Mosaic  software  for


browsing the  Internet, and  the  custom  "PizzaNet"  application


software developed by SCO's Professional Services organization.






"The worldwide  Internet, along  with SCO Global Access software,


present us with exciting new opportunities to offer home delivery


services to  our  customers,"  said  Jon  Payne,  Pizza  Hut  MIS


Director of  POS Development.  "The PizzaNet  pilot will  help us


study the  technical feasibility  and gauge  customer response to


these  new  services,  while  taking  an  important  step  toward


integrating our restaurants with the Information Highway."




To participate in the PizzaNet Pilot, customers in the Santa Cruz


area need  computers with  Internet access  and  any  version  of


Mosaic,  such  as  Windows,  Mac,  or  UNIX.  Customers  use  the


Internet's World  Wide Web  to access  the  centralized  PizzaNet


server at  Pizza Hut  Headquarters in  Wichita, Kansas.  This 486


system runs SCO Open Server and SCO Global Access software, using


the Mosaic  and Hypertext  Transfer Protocol to present customers


with a customized menu page for ordering pizza deliveries. Mosaic


is widely used at many technology companies, government agencies,


and universities.  It is  rapidly being  adopted by many business


and home  users in response to the continuing availability of new


and innovative business and information services.




The customer  uses the  menu pages  to enter  name, address,  and


phone information, along with orders for pizza and beverages. The


order is  then transmitted  via the Internet back to Wichita, and


then relayed  via modem  and conventional  phone lines to the SCO


Open  Server   system  at   the  customer's   nearest  Pizza  Hut


restaurant. The  local restaurant  can then  telephone first-time


users to  verify orders.  All money  changes hand at the point of


delivery.




"Pizza Hut  already runs  home delivery  applications on SCO Open


Server at  over 1,000  restaurants, and  that makes it relatively


easy to  integrate this new application into their operations for


the pilot," said Doug Michels, SCO's Executive Vice President and


Chief Technical  Officer.  "The  primary  challenge  was  to  create  a


graphical menu  page  that  makes  it  easy  and  convenient  for


customers to  order pizza. The Mosaic component of the SCO Global


Access product  provided the  ideal set of graphical tools needed


for this application."




About SCO Global Access




The SCO  Global Access product family provides the foundation for


businesses to  develop integrated  Internet server solutions. The


Global Access family consists of a supplement for SCO Open Server


systems as  well as an integrated desktop product for testing the


waters of the Internet.




Santa  Cruz  Internet  users  can  access  PizzaNet  by  entering


http://www.pizzahut.com. To  obtain more  information on  SCO via


the Internet, enter http://www.sco.com.




Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of PepsiCo., is the world's largest pizza


distribution  company,  with  more  than  8,200  restaurants  and


delivery units  in the  U.S. and  more than  2,500  units  in  87


countries.  Voted   "Best  Pizza   Quality"  in  a  Restaurant  &


Institutions consumer poll, Pizza Hut is the recognized leader of


the $17 billion dollar pizza category.




SCO is  the world  leader for  UNIX servers  (Source: IDC  1994).


Businesses and  governments use  SCO Open Systems Software to run


their critical  operations, accessing  information across  local,


national, and  international boundaries  and networks.  SCO sells


and supports  its products  in more  than 80  countries through a


worldwide   network    of   distributors,    resellers,   systems


integrators, and OEMs.


                              # # #




SCO, the  SCO logo,  The Santa  Cruz Operation, Open Desktop, and


Open Server  are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Santa


Cruz Operation, Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries. All other


brand or  product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used


to identify products or services of, their respective owners.






Elisheva Steiner
Manager, Corporate Public Relations
408-427-7252 or 408-427-7253/Fax: 408/427-5418
elis () sco com