CCID Consulting: Linux to Become More Integrated in China
research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first
Chinese consulting firm listed in
HK08235), recently released its article on
CCID Consulting’s research shows that the sales revenue of
market in the first three quarters reached
year. In 2008Q3,
revenue of
The main reason for the slowdown is the global financial crisis.
Investments in informatization are becoming more cautious, the postponing and
cancellations of system construction have led to a drop in Linux shipment.
Moreover, new markets in banking and telecom are yet to be cultivated, with
open-source application in server-end still around the periphery of the core
application.
With clients’ higher requirements for manufacturers’ technical level and
comprehensive strength, manufacturers transfer from selling single product to
providing solution. Clients expect manufacturers to provide integrated
solutions and successful cases, resulting in more industrial merges and
advances in comprehensive product strength.
Meanwhile, Red Flag Software continues to actively take part in Intel
Moblin project and exert force to mobile Linux market. Red Flag Software
cooperates with application manufacturers, such as
OEM partners, such as Lenovo, aigo, BenQ and Hitachi to promote MID; it
cooperates with ISV to promote Midinux. Meanwhile, its projects in government,
education and transportation field guarantee its largest market share in
After two years of cooperation, Novell and Microsoft continue to promote
mixed source solutions with a few successes among telecom-grade clients’
recognition, such as Guangdong Mobile.
Domestically, China Standard Software puts forward integrated solution,
which integrates Office, desktop and server; China Standard Software
cooperates with PC vendors and ISV partners to build reliable philosophy and
customized system, which contributes to its healthy development.
Red Hat cooperates with Jboss in product promotion and vitalization
technology promotion. Red Hat cooperates with Sinosoft so as to improve its
market position; it also gains achievement in
All Linux vendors seek more market application through product line
convergence and alliance cooperation.
CCID Consulting forecasts that the growth rate of
2008Q4 will not likely to go back to a high level. Because of client’s control
in 2008Q4, IT purchasing budget will reduce, limiting centralized purchasing
decisions.
On the other hand, because of users’ intense capital, some users choose to
purchase high cost performance Linux system. Meanwhile, with the influence of
government stimulating domestic demands, governments, railway, civil aviation,
architecture and health care industries will become favorable prospects. Red
Flag Software and China Standard Software have made some breakthrough in
railway ticket system and social charity and medical informatization fields.
Linux open-source’s ecological improvement will drive long-term
development
After many years’ of user training, some enterprises are starting to realize
that open-source softwares come with greater productivity. They could enjoy
collective wisdom result with lower costs. As the Chinese government steps up
more effort in enforcing copyright in software related areas, Linux is having
bigger room for development. CCID Consulting’s research shows that users in
software; the demand in central
northeast, northwest and southwest
In the supply end, open-source vendors have been receiving support from
international enterprises in terms of capital, technology and hardware, by
firms such as IBM, Intel, SUN and Oracle. Open-source software’s software and
hardware support platform has large improvement. As for supporting services,
more industrial ISVs are taking part in the open-source chain, providing
consulting and implementation services for open-source products, and develop
more applications to satisfy users’ requirements. It is forecasted that
About CCID Consulting
CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter known as CCID Consulting), the
first Chinese consulting firm listed in the Growth Enterprise Market of the
Stock Exchange (GEM) of
affiliated with China Center for Information Industry Development (hereinafter
known as CCID Group). Headquartered in
up branch offices in
over 300 professional consultants after many years of development. The
company’s business scope has covered over 200 large and medium-sized cities in
Based on major areas of competitiveness: industrial resources, information
technology and data channels, CCID Consulting provides customers with public
policy establishment, industry competitiveness upgrading, development strategy
and planning, marketing strategy and research, HR management, IT programming
and management. CCID Consulting’s customers range from industrial users in
electronics, telecommunications, energy, finance, automobile, to government
departments at all levels and diversified industrial parks. CCID Consulting
commits itself to becoming the No. 1 advisor for enterprise management, the No.
1 consultancy for government decisions and the No. 1 brand for informatization
consulting.
For more information, please contact:
Cynthia Liu
Coordinating Manager
CCID Consulting Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86-10-8855-9080
Email: liuyan@ccidconsulting.com
SOURCE CCID Consulting Co., Ltd.