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IBM sets up Linux center in Bangalore
By siliconindia staff writer
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Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 19:30 IST
BANGALORE: IBM Tuesday unveiled its Linux Center of Competency in Bangalore, which, it said, will help its clients from industry, academia and government move to computing environment based on open standards.
The Bangalore center employs 10 people, and IBM plans to open similar offices in the country's financial hub, Bombay, and the capital, New Delhi.
"The Center provides facilities and support and consulting services to test, develop and drive Linux application and solution development. It will also provide Linux product and solution certification. It will help clients take full advantage of the reliability, flexibility and total cost of ownership value that Linux provides," IBM said in a statement.
The Center will showcase integrated solutions using Linux and provide deep, specialized skills to IBM clients and business partners to help them leverage Linux-enabled solutions to solve real business challenges, it said.
The Center will also be used for in-depth technology briefings and workshops, as well as product and solution demonstrations and Linux education and training.
"IBM has been committed to Linux for years and supports the 'opening up' of software and services," said R Dhamodaran, Vice-President and Country Executive, IBM Software Group.
Other IBM Linux Centers of Competency are located in Austin (Texas-USA), Beijing (China), Boeblingen (Germany), Moscow (Russia) San Paoli (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan), to name a few, the statement said.