Common Open Software Environment. An initiative by
Hewlett-Packard, Sun, IBM, Novell, Univel and SCO to move
toward consistency and interoperability between Unix
suppliers.
COSE
Common Open Software Environment (Reference: HP, Sun, IBM, SCO, USL, Univel)
Common Open Software Environment
CONSORTIUM OF UNIX VENDORS
The Common Open Software Environment (COSE) was an initiative formed in March 1993 by the major Unix vendors of the time to create open, unified operating system (OS) standards.