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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
NEC Soft Joins OSDL
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to
accelerating the adoption of Linux, announced that NEC Soft Ltd, one of
Japan's leading software development and systems integration firms, has joined
OSDL and will participate in the Lab's Data Center Linux and Carrier Grade
Linux working group initiatives.
NEC Soft Ltd has been at the core of NEC Corporation's UNIX business,
offering
a wide variety of technical services in operating systems technology, software
development and systems integration. NEC Soft established a Linux Support
Center in 1999 to offer services including systems integration and support of
Linux packaged products, original appliance server products and Linux
operating solutions.
"NEC Soft Ltd has always strived to offer user-friendly services, and
creation
of intellectual value for our customers," said Takaaki Seki, president of NEC
Soft Ltd. "NEC Soft Ltd has led the NEC group's Linux business solutions by
focusing on the effectiveness of open source technology and the creation of
flexible and optimum systems solutions. The company has also actively
participated in collaborative projects in the public and private sectors and
academia that use open source technology. We look forward to supporting the
Open Source Development Labs in Japan."
Linux has also seen growing adoption among enterprises in Japan. Market
research firm IDC expects Linux to continue growing at a much faster pace than
Windows and Unix in the server space. According to IDC Enterprise Server
Tracker, Linux server shipments and spending will grow at a compound annual
growth rate of 40 percent and 31 percent respectively from 2002 to 2007.
"The momentum behind Linux in Japan has attracted some important companies
to
OSDL," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "We're delighted to have NEC Soft join
the Lab and participate in our Data Center Linux and Carrier Grade Linux
working groups as the Lab continues to broaden its commitment to Linux."
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