[CCID News] The news said that HP committed to investing 24.1 million US dollars to China within three years, establishing software, hardware and related technical support, launching the basic education of national software, providing tour public service platform, and forms China Information Industry Department - HP (MII-HP) Linux Software Lab.
In recent years, the global software development has shown better stability, higher security, high performance, and multi-platform services represented by Linux open source software products. For China's IT industry, Linux software has an unusual importance. The Chinese government supports Linux software, China has gradually become one of Linux's most important markets in the world. Experts pointed out that Windows, Linux, and Java software will coexist in the market in the next few times.
In August of this year, China Information Industry (MII) and domestic and foreign manufacturers jointly build a national "MII-HPLINUX Software Laboratory" to establish a set of standards for Linux software in China.
HP puts a huge sum
In March of this year, HP CEO Karen Ferio Lien's fourth visit China and the Ministry of Information Industry have signed the Ministry of Information Industry to assist China to establish a "MII-HPLinux Software Lab" agreement. In order to form the laboratory, HP program has invested 200 million yuan (24.1 million US dollars) within three years in the next three years, which is used in software basic training, software and hardware into the relevant technical MII-HP Laboratory, represents Zhang Hongfeng (sound). The integration and mutual exchange of government and company resources are beneficial to greatly improve the development of Linux, and establish a good industrial chain and speed up the development of software industry.
Partnership with Chinese manufacturers
Software Labs continue to provide support to different manufacturers in the software development industry chain, such as hardware providers, Linux operating system developers, application software providers and system integrators.
So far, HP has maintained a good relationship with the Chinese government and China's software companies, laying a good foundation for its implementation of China's Linux strategy. For Linux, Asia is critical to HP, while China is the core of Asia Linux development. Therefore, the partnership with China will be HP's foothold in Asia, HP is responsible for the vice president of Linux, Martinfink, said.
In addition to forming test platforms and Linux laboratory, overseas companies also seek cooperation with China Linux software developers, hoping to enter China's Linux market in the competitors. Leighwarren, vice president of Oracle Linux, said that the company has received support from the Chinese government.
Sino-foreign manufacturers join hands to build Asianux
In 2003, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle have built a joint laboratory with the Red Flagsoftware in Beijing. In August this year, HP, Oracle, Red Flag and Japan's Miraclelinux teamed up to launch Asianux.asianux using common kernels and other common components, recently HP announced Asianux as an authentication platform for its own products. In addition, four companies also have a joint launch of databases and server software that can be widely used in testing and identification.
From:
Netease Technology Report
