“Justsystem Corp. plans to offer in July a Japanese-language
input program tentatively named ATOK for Linux. In September, the
ATOK Server for Linux client/server Japanese-language input
software is planned for sale.”
“‘Since many firms are increasingly introducing Linux, we hope
to offer a user-friendly Japanese-language input environment as
quickly as possible. Because of this, we placed a higher priority
on the development of Linux-enabled ATOK than the Windows
NT-enabled ATOK. We hope our decision at this time will become the
impetus to broaden Linux presence in Japan,’ said Kazunori Ukigawa,
president of Justsystem.”