“Lutris Technologies Inc., an Open Source enterprise software
and services company, today announced an agreement with NECSoft
Ltd., a division of NEC Inc, to distribute Lutris Enhydra, the
first commercially-supported Open Source Application Server
available to the Japanese and Asian markets. The companies will
partner to deliver Lutris Enhydra as well as provide full support
and training to its users as they create and deploy business
applications to the desktop as well as any wireless devices.”
“Under the terms of the agreement, NECSoft has become an
official distributor of Lutris Enhydra, the commercially supported
Java/XML Open Source application server, within Japan. The
relationship represents an important step in broadening Enhydra’s
acceptance and use by Japanese developers and corporations, and
creates a solid base from which additional penetration of the Asian
market will take place. Additionally, NEC’s support of Lutris
Enhydra and investment in Lutris is further validation of the role
Open Source software will play in developing and deploying
next-generation Internet applications, including those accessed by
wireless devices.”
“In addition to distributing Lutris Enhydra in Japan, NEC
will provide frontline customer support to companies building and
deploying Enhydra applications, and will offer local training and
certification programs. All of NEC’s efforts are fully
supported by Lutris Technologies’ customer services and consulting
divisions, including all required back-line support. Lutris Enhydra
is currently available in an English language version, and NEC and
Lutris are jointly developing a localized product including
documentation and training programs. The companies anticipate that
the Japanese language version will be available in the second
quarter of 2001. The formal reseller agreement between Lutris and
NEC follows participation by NEC in Lutris’ most recent round of
funding announced in August 2000.”