| Partnership aims Embedded Linux at huge China market |
Jun. 22, 2001
Beijing, Taipei, & Hong Kong -- (press release excerpt) -- TUXIA today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Beijing Orient Electronics Group Co. (BOE), a leading manufacturer of electronics components and display devices, to co-develop embedded Linux software solutions to run Internet appliances in Greater China. The agreement positions TUXIA and BOE to leverage their complementary technologies to tap an emerging market in China for a new generation of Linux-based information appliances, such as thin client terminals, LCD Pad, WebPADs, set-top boxes, and PDAs.
The market for these products has grown rapidly in China, with the market for wireless handheld Internet devices having increased by 300 percent in the past two years, according to the Ministry of Information in China. China's Market Intelligence Centre further projects that in the next two years this market will increase by another 100 percent, and that 15 percent of Internet users will use these devices for Web access. The sales volume in China is expected to be 6,000,000 sets in 2001, and over 10,000,000 sets in 2002. Worldwide, research firm IDC forecasts that the global market for information appliances will grow to more than 89 million units, or $17.8 billion, in 2004, up from a market of 11 million units and $2.4 billion in 1999.
TUXIA's TASTE (TUXIA Appliance Synthesis Technology) is an embedded Linux software suite based on the current Linux Kernel 2.4 that consists of an embedded operating system, a Mozilla browser, and a full complement of plug-ins and other functionalities that are configured according to the use of an Internet appliance. Unique features of TASTE include a comprehensive terminal emulation suite, remote administration and configuration management, "crash-proof" RAM-based software design, short boot-up time, and a robust field upgrade mechanism. Through the use of block compression technology, TASTE is able to fit in a very small memory footprint, which yields dramatic savings for device manufacturers.
(Click here for further information)
|
|
|
7 Advantages of D2D Backup
For decades, tape has been the backup medium of choice. But, now, disk-to-disk (D2D) backup is gaining in favor. Learn why you should make the move in this whitepaper.
4 Legal Reasons to Control Internet Access
The Internet is obviously a valuable resource for many organizations. However, many are exposed to legal liability concerns because they fail to control Internet access. Learn if you're safe in this white paper.
Rapidly Resolve J2EE Application Problems
Whether you are in the process of building J2EE applications or have J2EE applications already running in production, you must ensure that they deliver the expected ROI. Learn how in this white paper.
Load Testing 2.0 for Web 2.0
There are many unknowns in stress testing Web 2.0 applications. Find out how to test the performance of Web 2.0 in this white paper.
Build Better Games Online
For the game infrastructure providers, life is complex. Making money from games has become more complicated. Why? Find out in this white paper.
Building a Virtual Infrastructure from Servers to Storage
This white paper discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, and address the challenges of backing up and restoring Server environments.
Gaining Faster Wireless Connections with WiMAX
Welcome to what is quickly becoming the hyperconnected world where anything that would benefit from being connected to the network will be connected. Learn more in this white paper.
Is Your Desktop a Security Threat?
The new wave of sophisticated crimeware not only targets specific companies, but also targets desktops and laptops as backdoor entryways into those business’ operations and resources. Learn how to stay safe in this white paper.
Increasing SAN Reliability by 100 Percent
Storage area networks (SAN) are a strong part of storage plans. Learn how to increase your reliability and uptime by 100 percent in this case study.
|
|
|
|
|
news feed