Trolltech, Redflag Linux to provide eLinux platform for China
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TROLLTECH, REDFLAG LINUX TO PROVIDE eLINUX PLATFORM FOR CHINA
BEIJING, China --JUNE 10, 2002 -- Trolltech and Red Flag Linux today
announced a strategic partnership to cooperate on the creation, development,
and distribution of an embedded Linux platform for PDAs, set-top boxes, thin
clients, and other emerging devices.
"We are proud to have signed this agreement with Red Flag," says Trolltech
CEO Haavard Nord. "Our technologies are complementary, which makes our
partnership a particularly strong one. The use of Red Flag Linux, Qt, and
Qtopia creates a platform that is not only superior for device manufacturers,
but that also gives other software companies easy strategies for expansion
and customization."
The specifics of the partnership include: the founding of a Qt technology
center at Red Flag's Beijing facilities; the distribution of Trolltech's
desktop product portfolio to commercial, educational, and research
organizations nationwide; and the provision of training and professional
services to Trolltech's Chinese customers.
About Red Flag:
Red Flag focuses on the development and marketing of Linux-based operating
systems and application software on multiple platforms. Red Flag also
cooperates with third parties to provide complete embedded solutions to
customers. The company has strategic alliances with major multinationals such
as Intel, Compaq, HP and IBM as well as a number of domestic enterprises. Red
Flag's globalization strategy includes establishing training, technical
support and sales centers in China and wherever IT managers require
localization in Chinese. Red Flag solutions include embedded Linux OS for Set
Top Boxes, PDAs and thin clients.
About Trolltech:
Trolltech is a software company with two flagship products: Qt and Qtopia. Qt
is a multi-platform C++ application framework developers can use to write
single-source applications that run-natively-on Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS
X and embedded Linux. Qt has been used to build thousands of successful
commercial applications worldwide, and is the basis of the open
source KDE desktop environment. Qtopia is the first comprehensive application
environment built for embedded Linux, and is used in Sharp's new Zaurus
SL5500 personal mobile tool. Trolltech is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with
offices in Brisbane, Australia, and Santa Clara, California. More about
Trolltech can be found at www.trolltech.com.
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Trolltech, Qtopia and Qt are trademarks of Trolltech. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact:
Tonje Sund
+47 21 60 48 78 (office)
tonje@trolltech.com
