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PizzaNet -- the killer app
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 03:35:04 -0400
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
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