ISPWorld: Linux Gets Boost in China | Linux Today

ISPWorld: Linux Gets Boost in China

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 19, 2000

“With millions of Chinese citizens poised to access the Internet
for the first time, Turbolinux, Inc. announced on Monday that it
had signed a contract with the Huasong Company, an affiliate of the
Chinese Ministry of Information Industries (MII). The deal will
allow Turbolinux to provide its products and systems for the
ministry’s Internet infrastructure and telecommunication centers in
as many as 500 cities across China.”

“The agreement between Huasong and Turbolinux will promote the
development of Linux in China, offering the latest technologies to
our customers to meet the unique requirements of the Chinese
market,” said Chen Chong, vice general director of Products
Information bureau of MII.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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