Oki Data and IBM Team Up to Deliver Linux Printer Drivers.Business & Technology Editors MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2001 Recognizing the rapidly growing market for Linux-based products and services, Oki Data Americas, Inc. today announced it worked with 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) to develop the new open source Omni Linux Drivers that are compatible with more than two-dozen OKI(R) Impact Printers. Built upon the Ghostscript framework, a postscript interpreter, the Omni Linux Driver is available without charge to OKI customers via the Web. The new drivers will enable customers to leverage all of the benefits and flexibility offered in a Linux-based environment. "Oki Data is very supportive of the developments underway in the burgeoning Linux community," said Carl Taylor
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, Linux-based operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. represent 25% of all new server shipments, and is the only server operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. with increasing market share. "IBM is committed to building a better Linux," said Mark VanderWiele, senior technical staff member, IBM Linux Technology Center The IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) is an organization focused on development for the Linux kernel and related open-source software projects. In 1999, IBM created the LTC to combine its software developers interested in Linux and other open-source software into a single organization. . "We are pleased with Oki Data's quick support of open source printer driver development. By working with Oki Data, we are able to offer the open source community print support on the Linux platform." Customers seeking the Omni Driver should download it "Download It" is Clea's debut single. It was released in the UK on September 22, 2003 and missed the top 20 charting at #21. The single had average promotion, being performed in shows like Top of the Pops. from the Oki Data Web site, http://www.okidata.com/drivers. The following series of OKI impact printers are operational within the Linux environment: ML-184 Turbo, ML-320 Turbo, ML-321 Turbo, ML-4410, ML-520, ML-521, ML-590, ML-591, ML-3410, ML-390 Turbo, ML-391 Turbo, ML-395B, ML-192, ML-193, ML-320, ML-321, ML-380, ML-393C, ML-395C, ML-390, ML-391 and ML-393. About Oki Data Headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ, Oki Data Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Oki Data Corporation of Japan, is a full-line supplier of PC peripheral equipment, including serial impact dot matrix printers; digital LED page printers, plain paper multi-function and facsimile products; and a full line of options, accessories and consumables. Oki Data's entire line of products is in compliance with the EPA's Energy Star(R) Program. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., parent company to Oki Data Corporation, is a $6.3 billion multinational corporation multinational corporation, business enterprise with manufacturing, sales, or service subsidiaries in one or more foreign countries, also known as a transnational or international corporation. These corporations originated early in the 20th cent. with headquarters in Tokyo and is a world leader in information processing systems, telecommunications and electronics. For more information about Oki Data or OKI products and services, visit the Oki Data Internet Web site: www.okidata.com. OKI Reg. T.M. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Energy Star Reg. T.M. U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency. IBM is a trademark of IBM Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. |
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