TOKYO--(Business Wire)--Turbolinux, a leading Linux client and server distributor in Japan
and China, today announced it has joined the Interop Vendor Alliance
(IVA), a Microsoft sponsored community of software and hardware
vendors working together to enhance interoperability with Microsoft
systems. The IVA is an industry-wide group sharing the common goal of
making technologies work better together with Microsoft systems for
customers.
With increasing demands for products that support business
objectives and lower total cost of ownership, IT managers need
solutions to seamlessly enhance connectivity between Windows and Linux
IT environments. As a leading Linux distributor with a strong market
position in Asia, Turbolinux is well positioned to join the IVA in
providing real interoperability solutions to customers with mixed IT
environments. The joint solutions, such as single sign-on, will help
customers reduce the cost and complexity of running mixed Windows and
Linux systems.
"Microsoft is pleased that Turbolinux has joined the Interop
Vendor Alliance," said Sam Rosenbalm, Interop Vendor Alliance manager,
Microsoft Corporation. "We are very excited about collaborating with
Turbolinux to build a bridge between open source and commercial
technologies that benefits the entire IT ecosystem."
Microsoft Corporation and Turbolinux signed a business agreement
in October that addresses customer issues, furthered Linux-Windows
interoperability and R&D collaboration, and provided IP assurances to
Turbolinux users. Taking part in the IVA, Turbolinux will provide
solutions which greatly enhance Linux-Window Server interoperability
by developing some modules that enable Turbolinux products to work
more seamlessly with Active Directry and the Windows networking
environment.
"Joining the IVA is an important component of our partnership with
Microsoft and will allow us to start solution development and
testing," said Yano Koichi, CEO of Turbolinux. "Working
collaboratively with Microsoft, we are eager to deliver the solutions
as soon as we can to the market."
Turbolinux will organize a research and development lab with the
cooperation of Microsoft and will use the lab to focus on developing,
testing and providing Linux and Window Server interoperability
solutions for customers and partners.
About Turbolinux
Turbolinux develops and sells the leading Linux distribution in
Asia-Pacific. The operating system is optimized to run on a wide range
of hardware platforms, including Intel-based servers and IBM
mainframes. Turbolinux, with headquarters in Japan, plays a major role
in developing Linux systems for the Japanese market, including
Japanese and Chinese language "double-byte" text support. More than
half of Turbolinux's staff is dedicated to Linux engineering
development and support, providing expert support and custom
application development services that go beyond Japanese localization
issues. Turbolinux works extensively with standards bodies and
partners to ensure certification and software compatibility in all
business environments. For more information, visit
http://www.turbolinux.com.
For more information, press only: Noriko Otake, Turbolinux, Inc.
(Japan), otake@turbolinux.co.jp.
Turbolinux is a trademark of Turbolinux, Inc. Linux is a trademark
of Linus Torvalds. All other product or service names are the property
of their respective owners.
Turbolinux, Inc.
International Business Division
+81-3-5766-1660
ib@turbolinux.co.jp
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