MeeGo project garners new industry participants
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“The MeeGo project is being met with enthusiastic support from companies and developers who want to seize the market opportunity that exists for the next-generation of computing devices,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. Supporting statements are attached from Acer, Amino, Asianux, Asus, BMW Group, Collabora, Ltd., CS2C, DeviceVM, EA Mobile, Gameloft, Hancom, Linpus, Maemo Community Council, Mandriva, Metasys, Miracle, MontaVista Software, Novell, PixArt, Red Flag, ST-Ericsson, Tencent, TurboLinux, VietSoftware, Wind River, WTEC, and Xandros. Shian, vice president and general manager of Notebook Business Unit, Asus Corp. “As the netbook market grows, Asus is continually exploring offerings that optimize this computing experience and address the specific needs of today’s netbook customers.” BMW Group “Open source innovations are necessary to drive the Automotive Industry’s transition to the next generation of infotainment systems, helping bridge the gap between consumer electronics and In-Vehicle-Infotainment solutions,” said Graham Smethurst – GENIVI Alliance president and general manager, Information and Communications Systems, BMW Group. Thus, the company expects to offer an innovative open software operating system for the next generation of computing devices,” said Paulo Neuenschwander Maciel, CEO of Metasys. Developing on MeeGo will enable us to establish a common software framework across multiple devices, ranging from smartphones and tablets to netbooks, it will greatly simplify access to an increasingly mobile and personalized Internet and drive uptake of new and existing applications and services,” said Jeff Xiong, Tencent Co-CTO and executive vice president.
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