Later on today, Compaq will announce that it has endorsed Project Monterey's high volume shrink Unix for IA-64. At the same time, Compaq is expected to say that it will provide IBM middleware on its Unix systems. The move could be seen as something of a climbdown for Compaq with Tru64. Compaq will offer Big Blue middleware on all of its Unix offerings. Further Project Monterey announcements from SCO, IBM and Sequent are expected this afternoon, UK time. ®