Japanese telecommunications company, Nippon Telegraph
and Telephone (NTT) is joining the Open Source Development Labs
(OSDL).
Yuji Inoue, senior vice-president of NTT, said, "NTT
Laboratories plans to use open-source software in enterprise
computing systems and various applications. Through these
activities we contribute to open-source software communities and
the integrity of the information-sharing society."
By joining OSDL, it will help define features needed to improve
the reliability and scalability of Linux, to contribute together as
NTT group companies in establishing Linux as the computing platform
for telecom carrier IT systems, he said.
Linux has been seeing growing adoption among enterprises in
Japan.
Market research firm IDC expected Linux to continue growing at a
much faster pace than Windows and Unix in the server space.
According to IDC Enterprise Server Tracker, Linux server
shipments and spending will grow at a compound annual growth rate
of 40% and 31% respectively from 2002 to 2007.
"Linux use in enterprise datacentres is growing quickly," said
Stuart Cohen, chief executive officer of OSDL.
"With the commitment of global companies like NTT to join OSDL
and participate in the working groups, we can bring unmatched
resources and technical expertise to accelerate the adoption of
Linux in Japan and around the world."
NTT comprises more than 430 companies with 200,000 employees in
Japan and around the world.
Written by
LinuxWorld staff
