Developing world's businesses gagging for PCs - study
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| According to Access Markets International Partners there is a
| hugely untapped market for PCs in four of Asia's most populated
| countries - India, Indonesia, China and the Philippines.
|
| AMI Partners said in a recent study that as many as 75% of small
| business in these four countries don't own any computers at all,
| leaving a great opportunity for computer vendors.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35705
Where there is no prior knowledge with software, let alone dependence (skills
or lockin) on software, the possibilities are endless. Vast exposure is
foreseen in all of these 4 countries. Proof and evidence below, based on
articles from the past few months.
Indonesia:
Indonesian Government does Linux
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| After nearly two years of planning, consideration, trials and tribulations,
| at least one branch of the Indonesian Government is completely embracing
| Linux, the open source operating system.
|
| The State Ministry of Research and Technology announced that a majority
| of its computers no longer "dual boot" to Linux and the current OS
| champion, proprietary-laden Microsoft Windows. Instead, most computers now
| boot up SUSE Linux (now owned by Novell) and come equipped with the
| OpenOffice.org productivity suite.
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http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/blog/toekangit/0,39056105,39368881,00.htm
IBM, Micorosoft protest Indonesia's open source policy
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft said that Indonesian government's support to the open
| source application could threat market of informatic technology (IT)
| software produced by some US IT giant companies such as Microsoft, IBM,
| and Oracle.
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http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=16383
Indonesian Research Ministry To Lead Country Into Open Source
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| The State Ministry for Research and Technology is leading a national
| drive for government departments, local administrations and businesses
| to use legal, open-source programs on office computers instead of
| pirated software.
|
| "Through our campaign, which is called 'Indonesia, Go Open Source!',
| we want to end the widespread use of illegal software here by changing
| to freely available software," said Engkos Koswara, a ministry official
| for information and technology.
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20060616.H05&irec=9
Malaysian, Indonesian Trading Houses Place Software Order With German Firm
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| One of Indonesia's leading trading companies Matahari Putra Prima has
| ordered 1,500 licences of the TP.Linux software.
|
| [...]
|
| TPLinux was in a position to meet these complex demands. The software
| installation will take place immediately after the introduction of a
| new product range system.
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http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=203886
Indonesia: Open source seen as piracy cure
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| Since the level of software piracy in Indonesia remains the third highest
| in the world after Ukraine and China, a senior official says the country
| should "go open source".
|
| [...]
|
| He told House of Representatives lawmakers in a hearing Monday night
| that Indonesia was in the process of developing a program called Indonesia
| Goes Open Source (IGOS).
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20060927.H11&irec=10
Indonesia: Computing systems for business: Linux or Mac?
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| "It was annoying, the spams and the virus. It slows down my work,
| which relies heavily on e-mails. I can get and send 50 e-mails a day,
| but because of spams my inbox is sometimes crowded with hundreds of
| e-mails, some carrying virus," Ruthie said.
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20060911.Q02&irec=1
Philippines:
FOSS Bill Listed For First Public Hearing
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| Listed for November 15th, the hearing by The Committee on Information and
| Communications Technology has invited comment from various stakeholders
| potentially affected by the bill, including community representatives as
| well as industry giants Microsoft and Oracle.
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http://www.localfoss.org/Philippino_FOSS_Bill_Public_Hearing
Philippine Linux Company Promotes Free Software by Offering Rental and Lease
to Own Servers
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| Philippine-based Linux company GEN Automation Technologies does their
| share in promoting Free Software by providing small and medium sized
| enterprises (SMEs) the options to avail of rental and lease-to-own
| servers running on Open Source software.
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http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rssID=18985
DSWD shifting to open source software -- official
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| DSWD will slowly introduce PCLinux, a flavor of open source software, as
| an alternative desktop platform in the agency. The trained employees will
| then help other employees in the migration to open source software,
| the official added.
|
| "This is no longer an experiment," Armeña added, noting that the open
| source software trainings of selected employees will continue until
| first quarter of 2007.
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http://technology.inq7.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=23457
RP Open Source confab: It's time to make the rules
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| After years of breaking the rules in the computing world, it?s now time for
| open source to make the rules.
|
| [...]
|
| Right now, there's tremendous opportunity for Filipinos with open
| source skills since 67 percent of servers used in the Internet is based
| on open source technology.
|
| "But we'd also like to emphasize that we?re not against any
| software company," Contreras said. "What we?re saying is that with
| open source, companies now have an option to choose."
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http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO2006092575370.html
That nation is moving to Linux and Open Source.
The Open Source Bill
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| "This act shall be known as the "Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)
| Act of 2006"
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http://www.chinwong.com/Documents/FOSS_bill_draft_.pdf
More schools take to open source
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| Unlike the first two phases of the program that used the proprietary
| Windows operating system and Microsoft Office, the computers in phase 3
| will be bundled with free and open source Fedora Linux and OpenOffice.
|
| "This is the most important milestone," he said, noting that the project
| went to Lenovo in a public bidding in part because its software costs were
| so low.
|
| Free and open source software is also increasingly finding its way into
| state-owned universities and colleges, Lallana said.
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http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=interactive01_sept04_2006
Part 2 eyed for open source project
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| With the achievements of the Philippine Open Source Initiative
| Project (POSITIVE), its three proponents are seeking to come up
| with a follow-up program to ensure long-term sustainability of POSITIVE,
| this time targeting Philippine companies to play a role.
|
| [...]
|
| So far, Project POSITIVE has trained 218 teachers from 91 participating
| schools. Some of these schools have either fully implemented the
| POSITIVE courseware or some parts of it, depending on the school's
| IT curriculum.
|
| Sianghio said they are hoping to reach more than 100 school partners
| by November.
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http://technology.inq7.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=22680
Copying (by hand) from the PDF.
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| An act defining the procurement of software in government agencies,
| promoting the development, and use of free/open source sofware (FOSS)
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| "This act shall be known as the "Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)
| Act of 2006"
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http://www.chinwong.com/Documents/FOSS_bill_draft_.pdf
CICT drafts educational open source strategy
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| One of the components of FINE is the distribution of a Free and Open
| Source Software (FOSS) CD Kit that contains about a dozen open
| source alternatives to proprietary applications.
|
| These applications include OpenOffice (alternative to Microsoft
| Office), Scribus DTP (alternative to Microsoft Publisher), NVU Web
| Authoring, 3D modeling software Blender (alternative to the more
| expensive Maya), Firefox (alternative to proprietary Web browsers),
| among others.
|
| [...]
|
| Another is the eQuality program that provides open source training
| to students from state colleges and universities.
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http://technology.inq7.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=18508
India:
Indian Policy Makers Call For Greater Use Of Open Source
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| A wide spectrum of policy makers called for the greater usage of open
| source to modernize India in the digital era and the re-evaluation of
| the laws pertaining to Intellectual Property. The event sought to examine
| the notion of intellectual "property," in the context of traditional
| knowledge, globalization and the growth of the open source movement
| worldwide.
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http://in.sys-con.com/read/281396_p.htm
Indian schools to use homebrew Debian distro
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| IT@School GNU/Linux is a customized, single-CD distribution that includes
| the applications typically required by a high school student or teacher,
| according to the project. Apart from a wide range of typical desktop
| software, it also contains educational programs such as TuxPaint,
| Ghemical, Kalzium, DrGeo, and Gcompris, school spokesperson Vimal Joseph
| told DesktopLinux.com.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8687173118.html
Novell's SUSE Linux team on open source software.
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| What's your market share in the open source arena?
|
| This is early days in terms of defining market share for the Indian
| market. It is still evolving. We believe we have set the bar very high
| with the launch of version 10. In just the last 20 days, 360,000 people
| have downloaded our new version i.e. one person downloading this
| software every six seconds.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/09/25/stories/2006092500260400.htm
Linux Spreads Its Wings In India
Windows is still No. 1, but open-source software is moving into schools and
government offices
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| India is shaping up to be a key battleground in the global assault of
| Linux. The country's long history of snarling at corporate interests,
| its widespread poverty, and its nascent PC culture make it fertile
| territory for the communitarian ethic of the upstart computer operating
| system. Two years ago, New Delhi said the best way to improve computer
| literacy in India was to adopt open source software in schools. Although
| Kerala is the first to introduce such a program statewide, 18 of India's
| 28 states either are using Linux or have pilot projects for its use in
| various government departments and schools. The education ministries in
| most states, and in Delhi the federal ministries of defense, transport,
| communication, and health, are all using the software on server
| computers. And eight state governments have put their treasury operations
| on Linux, while the western state of Maharashtra is using it to revamp
| health-care systems. India "is one of the key countries I have been
| focused on," says Scott Handy, IBM's global Linux boss. "India has been a
| star.
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_40/b4003069.htm
Indian tweak for software
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| Recently, the chief electoral officer in the state sent a notice to
| all district magistrates, instructing them to use Open Office for
| every election-related assignment. Though there has not been anyo
| fficial announcement yet, the government has hinted at using Linux
| operating systems in its initiatives.
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060918/asp/calcutta/story_6714524.asp
JCDA Members Get A Taste Of Linux
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| The Jalandhar Computer Dealers Association (JCDA) organised a seminar
| on Linux for its members and their technical staff. The seminar, with
| hands-on-practical sessions, was organised in collaboration with
| OpenLX -- the first enterprise grade GPL Linux from India.
|
| [...]
|
| OpenLX's KalCULATE, claimed to be the world's first financial accounting
| and inventory package on Linux, was also displayed at the seminar.
| Besides, it was also explained how Linux being virus-free and
| crash-proof, while still being GUI-based Easy-to-Use, helps save a
| lot of money.
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=14167&magid=11
Redefining Software Usage
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| The year saw large-scale enterprise deployments of Linux across
| verticals
|
| The government sector was one of the key drivers for Linux adoption.
| Localization of Linux was one major factor behind this success
|
| There was an increased focus on desktops as vendors established strong
| OEM relations with the likes of Intel, HCL and Wipro.
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http://www.ciol.com/content/developer/Linux/2006/106082901.asp
China:
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/50004.html
Linux Set to Soar in China
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/06/03/2003311446
Government says all new PCs must be Linux-friendly
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/01/a_big_step_for.html
"China has long been seen as a fertile ground for Linux and other open source
software. In a country where more than 90% of software in use is pirated, it
seems like a natural fit."
Red Flag Linux may be next on IBM's agenda
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| Jollans also addressed a question about why IBM did not release its own
| Linux distribution several years ago.
|
| "We thought that if IBM was in the market as an 800-pound gorilla, it
| would have a negative effect on the Linux market. We won't do something
| that sets us against the community," he said.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092206-red-flag-linux-may-be.html
China to produce $125 (Linux) PC
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| A Chinese outfit is hoping to release a PC which will hit the shops with a
| price tag of $125.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34355
China looks to open-source community for advice
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| China is counting on senior members of the open-source community to
| help formulate policy ideas to promote open-source software, according
| to a local software executive.
|
| The China Open-Source Software Promotion Union (COPU), a government-backed
| industry group, has established a think tank comprised of 19 prominent
| open-source executives from overseas to develop a framework for better
| international cooperation.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/18/78442_HNchinaopensource_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/18/78442_HNchinaopensource_1.html
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| Many such vendors previously sold PCs with free operating systems such as
| Linux or none at all...
|
| Observers believe the Chinese vendors signed their deals with Microsoft
| in April under pressure from Beijing, which is trying to show it is
| making serious efforts to stamp out piracy -- a major complaint from
| many Western governments.
|
| In late March, the Chinese government went so far as to issue a
| decree requiring PC makers to install a licensed operating system on
| each machine before it left the factory.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060601/bs_nm/china_microsoft_dc
China's Linux Adoption Threat to Microsoft?
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| Most recently, China has been placing their bets on Linux over Windows as
| the dominant OS for their needs. And one of the best examples of this on
| the desktop front would have to be with Turbolinux. The distribution has
| been so widely accepted by the Chinese that even HP has decided to begin
| selling PCs with the OS preinstalled for distribution. But it doesn't
| stop there. China has a distribution of its very own; you may know it as
| Red Flag Linux.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2249&Itemid=449
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