Beijing, China — (press release excerpt) — today Trolltech announced two partnerships in an effort to build momentum in China. Together with Chinasoft, Trolltech will drive the acceptance of Qt and Qtopia as the standard for application development on various wireless devices. Trolltech has also announced a strategic partnership with RedFlag, a Beijing-based software company, to collaborate on the… creation, development, and distribution of an embedded Linux platform for emerging devices.

Trolltech and Chinasoft

Trolltech and Chinasoft, China's biggest software company, made an announcement today that prefigures a seismic shift in the Chinese software markets. Working together, the two companies will drive the acceptance of Qt and Qtopia as the standards for application development, 3G cell phone applications, PDAs, set-top boxes, web pads, and other embedded devices in China.

Terms of the agreement include: localization of Trolltech's Qt/Embedded and Qtopia; distribution of Qt desktop nationwide; development of a “reference platform” for embedded devices, including 3G cell phones; promotion of the use of Qt in educational and research institutions; and the creation of professional services and training organizations to support Qt and Qtopia developers and device manufacturers in China.

Trolltech and Red Flag

Trolltech and Red Flag Linux today announced a strategic partnership to cooperate on the creation, development, and distribution of an embedded Linux platform for PDAs, set-top boxes, thin clients, and other emerging devices.

“We are proud to have signed this agreement with Red Flag,” says Trolltech CEO Haavard Nord. “Our technologies are complementary, which makes our partnership a particularly strong one. The use of Red Flag Linux, Qt, and Qtopia creates a platform that is not only superior for device manufacturers, but that also gives other software companies easy strategies for expansion and customization.”

The specifics of the partnership include: the founding of a Qt technology center at Red Flag's Beijing facilities; the distribution of Trolltech's desktop product portfolio to commercial, educational, and research organizations nationwide; and the provision of training and professional services to Trolltech's Chinese customers.

 
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