VA Quest Wins Deals With Major Solution Providers in Japan

1 January 1970

VA Linux Systems Japan K.K. ( VA Linux ), a leading provider of Linux solutions for the telecommunications and enterprise systems markets, today announced that VA Quest, VA Linux's brand-new failure analysis solution service for the Linux kernel ( released in April 5 ) is successful in making contracts with major Japanese solution providers such as ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation ( CTC ), UFJIS Co.,Ltd., NTT Comware Corporation, NTT Data Intellilink Corporation and several others. VA Linux's new solution has been widely acclaimed in the IT industry in Japan since its introduction.

VA Quest offers consultation services by VA Linux's accomplished Linux kernel experts. They thoroughly analyze failure on customers' GNU/Linux systems by reading the source code of the Linux kernel and memory dump, and then track the reason down, offer the way to fix or avoid the problem, provide patches, etc. Now Linux is cutting its way to the market of mission-critical key systems, and major SI enterprises put much value on VA Linux's second-to-none technological knowledge on Linux-based systems and the Linux kernel itself.

"CTC is now reinforcing our services on Linux, as much as Solaris" said Takao Kurabayashi, the head of Platform Technology, IT Engineering division, CTC. "Our customers' demand for building up IT systems using GNU/Linux and OSS solutions are getting high. When CTC gets such requests, VA Linux's reliable IT consulting service is highly valuable. Also, we ask VA Linux to do advanced Linux kernel failure analysis on our delivered system. In any case, we are very contented with VA Linux's timely and well-suited services."

"We are deploying GNU/Linux-based systems for our key systems including banking services" said Yasushi Kanbara, the head of Open Platform division, UFJIS. "VA Linux's analysis service and traceability feature are quite impressive. Also, we rate VA Linux's quick fix and practical recommendation to avoid problem very highly."

"We at VA Linux feel very honored with high appraisal and trust from major SI titans in Japan", said Tetsuya Ueda, President and CEO of VA Linux in Tokyo. "We are glad that they think highly of VA Linux's technological excellence and deep, from-source-code level knowledge on the Linux kernel. Also, we are glad that VA Linux and Linux-based solutions now begin to be accepted in the Japanese market of mission-critical systems, too. VA Linux continues to acquire and nurture able kernel engineers, and work hard to meet our customers' demand and trust."

About VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.

Founded in September 2000, VA Linux Systems Japan K.K. ( VA Linux ), which has based its operations on the development of Linux and Open Source, has become one of the premier providers of Linux kernel, technological, and software solutions in the Japanese domestic market. From March 2004 onward, VA Linux has been the recipient of funding from NTT Comware and NTT Data. VA Linux is currently at the forefront of implementing Linux solutions for telecommunication and enterprise system markets. http://www.valinux.co.jp/en/

Source: i-Newswire

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