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Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
Beijing Software Testing Center
Joins OSDL
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to
accelerating the adoption of Linux, announced that Beijing Software Testing
Center (BSTC), China's largest software testing organization, has joined OSDL
and plans to focus on Linux testing and development of internationalization
features for Linux.
BSTC was founded in 2002 by the Beijing Government Science and Technology
Commission and the Beijing Products Quality and Inspection Institute. Through
regulation and quality control, BSTC accelerates development of China's export
software industry by preparing products for global markets.
Linux use and software exports are both growing rapidly in China. Estimates
from the Chinese government's Beijing Software Industry Productivity Center
show Linux sales in China growing at over 40 percent per year from $6.3
million in 2002 to $38.7 million in 2007. According to China's Ministry of
Information, China's total software exports were $2 billion in 2003, up a
third from 2002.
"With the rapid global adoption of Linux, we're excited that the Beijing
Software Testing QA Center is joining OSDL to increase their participation in
the worldwide Linux development community and help accelerate Linux
development in China," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "This newest OSDL
member will bring a wealth of knowledge about the use of Linux in China and
its potential for use in the datacenter and on the desktop."
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