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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 15, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 37
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Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
OSDL Establishes Linux Working
Group in Japan
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium of leading
technology companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux,
announced the formation of a new Linux Working Group in Japan to focus on
developing enhancements to advance the use of Linux in Japan for data center
computing and for the telecommunications industry.
The working group, organized by OSDL and comprised of Fujitsu, Hitachi,
IBM,
Intel, Miracle Linux, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC and Toshiba, will pool
resources to address technical issues and features unique to Linux in the
Japan market, such as internationalization support. The group is starting its
work with an emphasis on the finance, manufacturing, telecommunications and
government sectors.
The Japan group will work under OSDL's broader Carrier Grade Linux (CGL)
and
Data Center Linux (DCL) global initiatives, said Stuart Cohen, CEO of
OSDL.
"The Japanese market has a unique set of requirements -- which are related
to
how double-byte language is supported in software -- and Linux is no
exception," Cohen said. "We are encouraged by the commitment of leading
Japanese IT vendors to work with us on this project and we think the results
will accelerate the progress we are already making in our CGL and DCL working
groups."
"The expertise of our partners in Japan to take on this ambitious project
is
unmatched," said Shinji Takazawa, director of the OSDL Lab in Japan. "Working
to broaden the scope of the CGL and DCL initiatives will help more customers
in Japan adopt Linux as the preferred computing platform in their
industries."
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