[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium of
leading technology companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption
of Linux, today announced the formation of a new Linux Working
Group in Japan to focus on developing enhancements to advance the
use of Linux in Japan for data center computing and for the
telecommunications industry.“The working group, organized by OSDL and comprised of Fujitsu,
Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Miracle Linux, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC and
Toshiba, will pool resources to address technical issues and
features unique to Linux in the Japan market such as
internationalization support. The group is starting its work with
an emphasis on the finance, manufacturing, telecommunications and
government sectors…”