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| DATE | 2005-08-18 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell to open Linux R&D center in Beijing by year end
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Novell to open Linux R&D center in Beijing by year end
Unit to concentrate on desktop, high-performance computing and localization
By China Martens, IDG News Service
August 16, 2005
Novell (Profile, Products, Articles) Inc. is to open a Linux (Overview,
Articles, Company) research and development center in Beijing by the end of
this year, according to a company spokesman. The center will focus on three
main areas: Linux on the desktop, international and localization issues and
high-performance computing Linux including carrier-grade Linux, he said.
The move is part of Novell's increased investment in China and will form the
cornerstone of a keynote speech to be given by the company's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Jack Messman at LinuxWorld Beijing Wednesday. The
show runs from Wednesday to Friday in China's capital.
Novell is planning to launch a dedicated Chinese-language site to support
its OpenSuse project, according to the company spokesman. The site which
will be hosted in China will be at http://www.opensuse.org/cn and is due to
go live very shortly, he said. Novell unveiled plans to make a version of
its Suse Linux operating system available to users and developers around the
world prior to last week's LinuxWorld show in San Francisco.
In other investment moves for its business in China, Novell plans to open an
authorized support center in Shenzhen, according to the company spokesman.
In relation to Tuesday's announcement of an expanded partnership with China
Standard Software Company Ltd., Novell also intends to open a testing center
in Beijing to provide testing and educational support about Linux for
Chinese hardware and software companies, he said. The company has yet to
supply timing for the opening of the two centers.
Additionally, the U.S. company plans to open two more offices in China, one
in Guangzhou and the other in Shanghai, focusing particularly on customers
in the financial, telecom and government market sectors, the company
spokesman said. Novell already has an office in Beijing. Again, the
spokesman didn't have exact dates for when the two new offices will open.
The Novell spokesman declined to put a dollar figure on Novell's increased
investment in China, nor would he be drawn out about how many people are
likely to staff the new centers and offices.
Novell became the leading supplier of Linux in China in the first half of
this year, according to figures from market researcher IDC released last
week. Novell had a 32.9 percent market share compared to 29.5 percent for
Turbolinux Inc. and 24 percent for Red Flag Software Co. Ltd. For the same
period last year, Novell could only claim a 5 percent market share,
according to the company spokesman.
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