Asianux Concludes Triumphant Year, Welcomes Fifth Member.Bangkok, Dec 22, 2008 - (ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network Newswire) - The Asianux Consortium, founded by Red Flag China, HAANSOFT Korea, MIRACLE Linux Miracle Linux is a Linux distribution. It is developed by Japanese software vendor Miracle Linux co., ltd: a subsidiary company (of Japan - 50.5-percent owned by Oracle Corporation). Miracle Linux - Asianux Inside is based upon Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Japan and VietSoftware Vietnam, announced that WTEC WTEC World Technology Evaluation Center of Thailand will officially join the Asianux Consortium as the 5th member. Following Asianux success in Mobile products in 2008, the Asianux Consortium continues expanding in Asia and welcomes new member, WTEC of Thailand, at the end of a harvest year. WTEC Company Limited, founded in 2003, specializes in System Integration and IT services, with over 400 customers in both the corporate and government sector. The company was rated by IDC as one of the fifteen most interesting companies in Thailand in 2007. As a member of the Open Source Software Network (OSSN OSSN Outside Sales Support Network OSSN Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia OSSN Operations Services Support Network OSSN Originating Station Serial/Sequence Number OSSN Operational Support System Network ) - an organization run by the Ministry of Science of Thailand - WTEC has taken part in many initiatives promoting open source awareness in Thailand. Owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de their contribution and effort, WTEC became the major commercial advocate of open source software and a leading open source house. With WTEC joining them, Asianux further solidifies its position in the Linux for Enterprise OS market in Asia and enhances its contribution on a worldwide basis. WTEC will release Asianux product nationwide; they will also develop Linux for EnterpriseOS business through Asianux in addition to their own open source software business. WTEC already secures a variety of open source technologies and delivers many solutions based on open source software. Thanks to the unique '4-CO' business model of Asianux - co-development, co-brand, co-support and co-marketing - the Asianux Consortium differentiates itself from other Linux vendors such as Red Hat and Novell. Asianux is contributing to the establishment of an Asian standard Linux Platform interms of combining Asia wisdom with integrated local resources. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC, Asianux became the 3rd largest Linux vendor in 2007. Since most Asian countries Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" wish to promote the local software industry and OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. technology, the Asianux business model garners applause across Asia. Follwing WTEC, the Asianux Consortium expects more companies to join the consortium in the future. Dong Jia, President of Red Flag Software states: "By the contribution of every member, Asianux achieved a great success in 2008. We are pleased welcome WTEC join Asianux Consortium at the end of this triumphant year. The Joining of WTEC expends our coverage in Asian to deliver more qualification products and service to customers. Welcome more and more Asian countries join Asianux to build and share our brilliant future" "I am incredibly pleased that Asianux welcomes WTEC as the 5th member and provider from Thailand following China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam." Takashi Kodama, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MIRACLE Linux, said that "The market of the enterprise software in Thailand is $180M in 2008 and annually grew 15%. Current Linux market share is approximately 8% in Thailand, however, the due to spread of official licenses I believe that the Linux market share would be increased, which contributes to the progress of Asianux. Japanese government supports and invites over 250 engineers through Computer Association of Thailand to give the training of software development. I strongly wish that Asianux worksfor the improvement of Open Source Software in Thailand by experience of MIRACLE LINUX. " Sujin Kim President & CEO of HAANSOFT said that "It is remarkable for Asianux to take yet another step forward expanding new business opportunities by adding a 5th member, WTEC to the Asianux community. We expect that bringing the new partner will strengthen the collaboration system in the Asian enterprise Linux OS market, as well as accelerate the global competitiveness of Asianux." Dr. Tran LuongSon, President of VietSoftware said, "The accession of WTEC from Thailand to Asianux as 5th member is great news for all consortium members. This means a further expansion of Asianux in Asia, which has once again proved the significance of the 4-CO of the consortium. A greater membership of Asianux will lead to greater user confidence and larger market for the consortium Phiroon Phihakendr, Managing Director of WTEC said, "We are very honored to be the 5th member of the Asianux consortium aswe will have a chance to take part in promoting our Asian flavor of Linux in a big and Asian way. As businesses get harder to be profitable especially with the economic downturn at the moment, a lot of companies will take a serious look at open source. I am confident that the market will be more receptive to Asianux's way of selling than those of our counterparts'. Thank you for the big welcome from the members. We are looking forward to learning from the big boys." About Asianux Asianux Corporation, established in December 2007, is invested by Asian leading Linux vendors Red Flag Co., Ltd. of China, HAANSOFT Inc. of Korea and Miracle Linux Corporation of Japan as the joint venture company of Asianux Consortium. The Asianux co-development project is a unique software business project in Asia, which is started from December 2003 and based on the concepts of '4-CO' business model, which is co-development, co-brand, co-support and co-marketing. Asianux Consortium is aim to co-develop unified Linux platform, whose members include Red Flag, Miracle, HAANSOFT and VietSoftware of Vietnam. Integrated recourse of 3 companies in terms of technology, human resource, finance, management etc, Asianux Corporation is conduct development, marketing, and distribution of Linux Operation System Software, which is involves in Server platform and Mobile device platform in Asian OSS market recently. Asianux released Asianux Server 3 as the last version of Server platform and AsianuxMobile Midinux@ 2.0 as the last version of MID Platform. Asianux brings together the best development staff and know-how from leading enterprises from all over Asia to work together to establish a Linux standard for the Asian market. About members Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. Since its founding on June 2000, Red Flag Software is growing rapidly and firmly to be the largest Linux company in Asia with more than 150 employees. Under headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: located in Beijing, there are two subsidiaries in Guangzhou and Shanghai, and well-established sales channels and service networks are deployed nationwide. The product line includes high-end Linux server OS, cluster system, desktop OS, embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. , technical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services and trainings. Red Flag Linux Red Flag Linux (红旗 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution. Red Flag's logo is Tux carrying a prominent red flag. The current executive president of Red Flag Software is Chris Zhao. Description Red Flag Linux 6. has been adopted by plenty of industries, including government, China post, education, telecommunication, finance, insurance, transport, power, logistics, media, manufacture, etc. Miracle Linux Corporation Miracle Linux Co.is a dedicated Linux distributor An organization that offers the Linux operating system as a download or on CD-ROM or DVD. See Linux distribution and Linux. for server Operating System See network operating system. (OS) market in Japan, and since its foundation in June 2000 it has been an integral part in promoting Linux for Japanese enterprise users. Miracle Linux offers a rich variety of support and service, from system consultation to end-user support, in order to satisfy even the most demanding requirements from customers. In particular, its specialty in kernel The nucleus of an operating system. It is the closest part to the machine level and may activate the hardware directly or interface to another software layer that drives the hardware. hacking See hack and hacker. and localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. is highly regarded among the industry. Also, Miracle Linux is an enthusiastic admirer of Open Source Software (OSS) and it has been actively participated in a numerous OSS projects run by Japan Information-Technology Promotion Agency (IPA IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet ) and other OSS communities. VietSoftware, Inc. VietSoftware,Inc. was established in March 2000 as a software company with business in international outsourcing for foreign companies and software development for Vietnam market. Since 2004, the company has been structured as a group of companies in informationtechnology with more than 250 employees, operating in most dynamic fields of information technology, VietSoftware in software development and services, VietSoftware International in software outsourcing and BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra , Alliant in software and IT training,Viettech in CAD/CAM/CAE, CyberVietnam in Internet business and e-commerce, and MobizCom in online payment technology. The company group is recently re-structured to become a IT company group under the name of VSI VSI Vinyl Siding Institute VSI Voltage Source Inverter VSI Virtual Switch Interface VSI Vertical Speed Indicator VSI Voluntary Separation Incentive VSI Virtual Socket Interface VSI Vision Systems International VSI Vertical Shaft Impactor Corporation. VietSoftware is the member of VSI Corporation. About WTEC Company Limited WTEC Company Limited, founded in 2003, consists of 3 business units in System Integration, Sophos Distribution and Open Source Professional Service. The company was rated by IDC as one of the fifteen most interesting companies in Thailand. WTEC have taken part in many initiatives that helped to push the open source awareness in Thailand. Owing to their contribution and effort, WTEC became the major commercial advocate of open source software and a leading open source house. The unique combination of software distribution and the systems integration practice allows them to reach into the market and get a good grip of customers' demand. About Haansoft, Inc. Recognized as a national icon in Korea, Haansoft is the leading software vendor in Korea represented by its overwhelming success in the word processor market. Since its inception in 1990, over 10 million copies of Hangul word processor has been sold. Moreover, with the development of Hancom Office in 2004, it has been nibbling nibbling Nutrition The consumption of multiple–up to 17–'mini-meals' per day, as opposed to the usual 3 meals/day. Cf Bingeing, Gorging. at Microsoft's dominance in the local Office Suite market. Haansoft is listed on the KOSDAQ KOSDAQ Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations . On the Linux front, Haansoft has developed a variety of Linux solutions, such as Asianux, Office suites for Linux (Hancom office for domestic market and Thinkfree Office ThinkFree Office by Haansoft ThinkFree Co. Ltd., a subsidiary company of Haansoft Corporation, is an office suite written in Java that runs on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh platforms. for worldwide market), and Workdesk as a groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. . As a leading Linux company in Korea, Haansoft has 90% market share in public sector. Currently Haansoft will try to expand the business items with variety open source software. Source: Haansoft, Inc. Contact: CHINA: Chase Fan Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. Tel: 86-10-8265-6655 Fax: 86-10-8265-8096 E-mail: redflag@asianux.com http://www.redflag-linux.com JAPAN: Kenya Ebe Miracle Linux Co. Tel: 81-3-5404-5050 Fax: 81-3-5404-5051 E-mail: miracle@asianux.com http://www.miraclelinux.com/ KOREA: Edward Kil Haansoft, Inc. Tel: 82-2-3424-3168 Fax: 82-2-3424-5990 E-mail: haansoft@asianux.com http://www.haansoft.com VIETNAM: Ta Quang Thai VietSoftware, Inc. Tel: 84-4-9745699 Fax: 84-4-9745700 E-mail: contact@vietsoftware.com http://www.vietsoftware.com THAILAND: Pratumporn Pranukulsit WTEC Company Limited Tel: +66-2673-9484 Fax: +66-2673-9483 E-mail: opensource@wtec.co.th http://www.wtec.co.th/ OTHERS: Echo Mao, Asianux Marketing E-mail: echo.mao@asianux.com http://www.asianux.com Copyright 2008 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion