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IBM gives Linux an Asian boost

By Joey Gardiner

Published: 1 September 2000 16:51 BST

IBM is to invest $200m in Linux development in China and south east Asia, in a move it says will help customers and resellers to increase productivity on the Linux platform.

Development centres will be set up in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Bangalore and Sydney aiding the porting of applications to the Linux environment.

In a statement, IBM made specific reference to increased government interest in the open source OS in the region. The Chinese government has in the past made no secret of its favouring of Linux over Microsoft's Windows.

IBM said it would employ 300 Linux specialists as part of the initiative.

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