A month after being on the losing end of a critical legal ruling in its campaign to claim ownership of the Unix and UnixWare copyrights, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2183490,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">the SCO Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection</A> from its creditors. SCO said it plans to maintain all normal business operations throughout the bankruptcy proceedings.

According to a SCO statement, the company's Board of Directors unanimously decided that the Chapter 11 reorganization was in the best long-term interest of the company and its shareholders, employees and customers.