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Published: 12:00am, 9 Dec 2003

Dell offers Red flag linux in the mainland

Hong Kong: Dell Computer has begun offering the Red Flag Linux operating system as an option with its servers in China. The announcement came as Dell announced it had certified Red Flag to run on its Dell PowerEdge servers last month. 'Our customers in China have asked us to add Red Flag to our offerings and we are pleased to do so,' said Foo Piau Phang, president of Dell China. Red Flag Linux was based on the Red Hat distribution, which is still offered as the Linux standard in other Dell territories, including Hong Kong.

Fujitsu sets up unit to integrate china business

Hong Kong: Japanese computer giant Fujitsu has launched a new company, Fujitsu (China) Holdings, to integrate its operations in China. The company has reorganised its five information technology group companies in the mainland and Hong Kong and will be based in the firm's Shanghai office. The new company manages software development businesses in Nanjing, Xian and Beijing, the Hong Kong IT services and procurement business and 820 staff. It also has offices in Beijing and Guangzhou. Fujitsu is considering expanding the scope of the company to encompass Taiwan and South Korea, and begin a local research and development operation.

MSN expands services with NEW ASIAN PORTALS

Hong Kong: Microsoft's online service MSN has launched new services in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The company said it introduced the local services as users in the three countries were already heavy users of MSN's international Hotmail and MSN Messenger services. The new sites - at www.msn.com.id, www.msn.com.ph and www.msn.com.th - were built for local environments, where most consumers still depend on dial-up internet access. As e-commerce in the three countries is still relatively small, the sites focus on MSN Search, e-mail and instant messaging.