Linuxcare Forms Strategic Partnership With Inter Space Planning Corporation, a Sumitomo Corporation Business Partner.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999-- Linuxcare to Provide Hardware Certification With ever dropping prices of hardware devices, the market for networking devices and systems is undergoing a kind of change that can be loosely termed as ‘generalization’. Big established enterprises like Cisco, Novell, Sun Microsystems etc. , Linux Technical Service and Support Linuxcare, Inc., the first company to provide comprehensive Linux technical services to the Global 1000, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Inter Space Planning Corporation (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) to provide Linuxcare Labs hardware certification for the AQUILA server deployed by ISP, and Linux service and support in the Japanese market for ISP customers. "Inter Space Planning is one of the first systems integrators in Japan to provide a total Linux solution to its customer base," said Jay Powell James Willard Powell, also known as Jay Powell (b. January 9, 1972 in Meridian, Mississippi), is a former American baseball pitcher, who last played for the Atlanta Braves. He graduated from Mississippi State University. , Director of Asia Pacific Operations for Linuxcare. "We are delighted to work with ISP to provide the highest quality of Linux certification  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . and customer service to Japanese companies This is a list of companies from Japan. Note that 株式会社 can be (and frequently is) read both kabushiki kaisha and kabushiki gaisha (with or without a hyphen). See that article for more details. ." "ISP is deeply committed to providing the best Linux solutions to the Japanese market," said Kazuharu Kanai, President of ISP. "Our customers will now benefit from Linuxcare's superb technical support. In addition, Linuxcare Labs will certify our hardware against the Linux kernel The nucleus of the Linux operating system. The Linux kernel, which was developed by Linus Torvalds, was integrated with software from the GNU Project and other sources to create the actual Linux operating system. See Linux, GNU/Linux and kernel. itself, not merely a single Linux distribution The Linux operating system packaged for customers for a fee. It includes the Linux kernel, essential operating system components from the GNU Project, an installation program, various open source utilities and applications, documentation and technical support. . The flexibility that this certification allows our customers to enjoy is currently unparalleled in the Japanese market." Under the agreement, Linuxcare Labs will submit the AQUILA server used by ISP to a series of rigorous tests to ensure that the hardware is completely Linux compliant. In addition, Linuxcare Labs will test ISP hardware for compatibility against major Linux distributions. Linuxcare will also provide Level 3 back-line support for ISP support engineers, enabling them to provide an unrivaled level of Linux support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for their customers. Level 3 support is defined as requiring in-depth knowledge of the Linux environment to solve complex problems. Linuxcare provides the world's leading resource for solving technical problems requiring Level 3 expertise. About Linuxcare, Inc. Linuxcare, Inc. is the first company to provide a complete solution for Linux technical support, consulting, education, and product certification for Global 1000 companies. Linuxcare supports all major distributions of Linux on all major platforms, offering a variety of programs including 24x7 enterprise-class telephone support. With funding from Kleiner Perkins and others, Linuxcare counts IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Dell Computer, and Sun Microsystems among its strategic partners. The company hosts www.linuxcare.com, the world's leading online technical-support resource for Linux. Founded in 1998, Linuxcare is headquartered in San Francisco. The company can be reached at 888-LIN-GURU (+01-415-354-4878) and at www.linuxcare.com. About Inter Space Planning Corporation K.K. Inter Space Planning Co. (ISP) was established in June 1998. ISP has developed system packages focused on Linux servers and provides system integration services using these packages. Prior to its initial public launch, ISP developed the SunValley/AQUILA family, a server package for small- and medium-scale enterprises, aiming to popularize pop·u·lar·ize tr.v. pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es 1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle. 2. Linux in the Japanese business world. This package was released successfully in 1997 through a reselling relationship with Sumitomo Corporation. ISP now provides multiple server packages with bundled Linuxcare support and is selling these packages through Sumitomo Corporation. Note to Editors: Linuxcare and the Linuxcare logo are service marks, and "At the center of Linux" is a trademark of Linuxcare, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are acknowledged. |
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