Chinese government science and technology group joins OSDL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Beijing Software Testing Center (BSTC) Joins OSDL

Chinese government science and technology group to improve Linux quality
and testing as it prepares Chinese software for worldwide markets

BEAVERTON, Ore. and BEIJING - March 18, 2004 - The Open Source Development
Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of
Linux, today announced that Beijing Software Testing Center (BSTC),
China's largest software testing organization, has joined OSDL and plans
to focus on Linux testing and development of internationalization features
for Linux. 

BSTC was founded in 2002 by the Beijing Government Science and Technology
Commission and the Beijing Products Quality and Inspection Institute.
Through regulation and quality control, BSTC accelerates development of
China's export software industry by preparing products for global markets.

Linux use and software exports are both growing rapidly in China.
Estimates from the Chinese government's Beijing Software Industry
Productivity Center show Linux sales in China growing at over
40 percent per year from $6.3 million in 2002 to $38.7 million in 2007.
  
According to China's Ministry of Information, China's total software
exports were $2 billion in 2003, up a third from 2002. 

"With the rapid global adoption of Linux, we're excited that the Beijing
Software Testing Center is joining OSDL to increase their participation
in the worldwide Linux development community and help accelerate Linux
development in China," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "This newest OSDL
member will bring a wealth of knowledge about the use of Linux in China
and its potential for use in the datacenter and on the desktop."

About Beijing Software Testing Center
Beijing Software Testing Center (BSTC) was founded in July 2002 through
cooperation of the Beijing Government Science and Technology Commission
and the Beijing Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute.
The primary functions of BSTC are to regulate the software development
market, improve software product quality, and assist local companies to
improve their research and development capabilities.  With support from the
Chinese government, BSTC also serves as the national software testing
platform that is part of the "Touch Plan" of China's National Science and
Technology Ministry.  BSTC plays an important role in increasing the speed
of Chinese software products entering the worldwide market.  

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
OSDL - home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to
accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 and
supported by a global consortium of Linux customers and IT industry
leaders, OSDL is a non-profit organization that provides Linux expertise
and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan available
to developers around the world. OSDL members include Alcatel, BakBone
Software,  BSTC, Cisco, Co-Create, Computer Associates, Dell, Ericsson,
Force Computers, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Linuxcare, Miracle
Linux Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, MontaVista Software, NEC
Corporation, NEC Soft, Network Appliance, Nokia, Novell, NTT COMWARE, NTT
DATA INTELLILINK, Portlock, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, SUSE LINUX, TimeSys, 
Toshiba Solutions, Transmeta Corporation, Trolltech, Turbolinux, Ulticom,
Unilever, VA Software and Wind River Systems. Visit OSDL on the Web at
www.osdl.org .

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
                            
Bret Clement for OSDL
Page One PR 
Phone : +1 503-675-7988
E-mail : bret@pageonepr.com