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MISTICA: Asian alternative to Windows OS

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Date: Mon Sep 08 2003 - 18:21:41 AST

>Japan has visions of Asian alternative to Windows OS
>
>Japan hopes to develop new computer software in cooperation with China and
>South Korea to make Asian economies less dependent on Microsoft Corp.'s
>Windows operating system, government officials said Sunday.
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>The software would be built into computer servers and Internet-enabled
>appliances, such as next-generation cell phones, the officials said.
>
>Computer worms have been attacking Windows recently, prompting government
>offices and major companies to reconsider their heavy dependence on the
>operating system.
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>Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma will propose the plan
>to his Chinese and South Korean counterparts during talks Wednesday on the
>sidelines of an expanded meeting of trade ministers from the Association
>of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh.
>
>Japan has initiated private-sector studies on developing operating systems
>with the United States and European nations, but has never launched this
>kind of tieup with China and South Korea.
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>If the three countries agree on the plan, the governments will start
>full-fledged preparations with the participation of experts from telecom
>carriers and machinery equipment makers.
>
>Source: The Japan Times: Sept. 1, 2003

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