Oracle The first joint Oracle/Red Hat Linux Enterprise Applications Porting (LEAP) Center “Demand for open source and Linux in APAC has grown significantly,” Red Hat According to Day, the market potential in APAC is very strong for Linux “This center will support ISVs in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, The LEAP center provides access to both Red Hat and Oracle resources, “Third-party application availability will be the next driving force for Asia is poised to be a significant market for Linux adoption, which is a fact not lost Earlier this month, Linux distribution vendor TurboLinux The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), the so-called ‘center of gravity for Linux,’ continues to “With our Lab and active working groups in Japan, as well as our growing Oracle is no stranger to the Asian Linux market, as it is a and Red Hat
are extending their
Linux partnership into Asia with a new $13 million dollar initiative in Singapore, the two
companies said on Wednesday.
is designed to be a hub for the region to help assist Independent
Software Vendors (ISV) and systems integrators with migrating, certifying,
optimizing and ultimately delivering Linux solutions.
spokesperson Leigh Day told internetnews.com. “Red Hat and Oracle are
strategically aligned to expand the adoption of Linux and Oracle solutions
running on Linux internationally. This is another milestone in the
relationship we’ve had with Oracle for years.”
solutions, something that the new center will strive to support.
Philippines and Singapore,” she said. “Also, the Singapore government
recognizes the significance of Linux as an enterprise platform and has
strong support for efforts like LEAP to ‘skill up’ and contribute to the
country’s technology capabilities.”
including software development test beds, mission-critical support for
pilots and flagship users, as well as an Intel architecture validation and
tuning lab. The intention is that the center will help to accelerate Linux
adoption in Asia Pacific by increasing the availability of enterprise-grade,
third-party Linux applications.
Linux adoption,” Keith Budge, regional managing director of the South Asia
Region for Oracle, said in a statement. “This is a ground-breaking
achievement for Singapore.”
on many involved in the Linux industry. The market for open source Linux
products in Asia is seen as a ripe opportunity by many Linux vendors.
According to IDC Japan statistics, the Linux market in China is expected to
reach $41.9 million by 2008 and $105 million in Japan by 2007.
announced
that it won a contract to provide Linux operating systems for
China’s Ministry of Railways.
expend its energy into growing Linux in Asia. It recently hired
Masanobu Hirano, former president of Red Hat Japan and general manager of
Red Hat North Asia, as its director of Asia, a position that is mandated to
oversee the OSDL’s initiatives in Japan, China and Greater Asia.
efforts in China, we feel confident that the demand in the region for Linux
will continue to grow,” Paula Hunter, business development director for the
OSDL told internetnews.com.
strong backer of another Asian Linux distribution effort known as ‘Asianux.’
Asianux is a joint effort between Japan’s Miracle Linux and China’s Red Flag
Software who
created it in January
to dominate the Asian Linux market. Asianux benefits from the widespread
support of the Chinese government and Oracle. It recently
released its
first beta and certified over 40 industry vendors.
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