“Turbolinux, recovered and prospering in its new incarnation as
an Osaka Securities Exchange-listed company, is looking to achieve
success in Asian markets beyond Japan and China. The company, now a
subsidiary of booming Japanese portal operator Livedoor, has
announced plans to double its percentage of income from exports to
neighboring countries to 20% within the next couple of years. The
latest venture for Turbolinux is into the relatively untapped
Vietnamese market, where it has started to conduct market research
under a contract with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry.“According to a report in the Nihon Kezai Shinbun newspaper, the
Japanese government is considering providing official development
assistance to Vietnam for the popularisation of open source
software as a spin-off from a recently formed pact between Japan,
China, and South Korea to promote greater use of Linux and other
open source software…”
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.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.