At the forefront of Cloud Computing market rolling tide, the ASUS Computer Server department develops system product of PnP Cloud Server Appliance affordable for SME; the technological cooperation of ASUS and Cloud System Software Institute of III co-develops noise reduction, energy saving, high efficiency Cloud Rack hardware through implementation of large scale Enterprise Science Project of DoIT, MOEA. “ASUS Cloud Appliance” is the first package product of hardware coupling with software in Enterprise Cloud server, which utilizes III’s R&D core technology of system software – “CAKE/Cloud Appliance Kernel Environment”. Moreover, it integrates the services of sales and marketing channel with system consultancy of LEO System for the advancement of self-constructed Private Cloud market. The testing and verification process is done at “Ming Chuan University – Student Curriculum Selection System”, TGIC (Taiwan Geographic Information Center) – MAKOCI (Multi-Agent Knowledge Oriented Cyber Infrastructure), and “Sinyi Real Estate Realtor – Online House Search Website”.
Delta Electronics Inc – Employ CAFÉ to develop innovative Cloud Storage Solution
Delta Electronics establishes Cloud New Business Department and develop innovative Cloud Storage solution for enterprise using Cloud Server to achieve the objective of data backup and preservation easily. With the application of CAFÉ Cloud Storage technology, Delta Electronics product offers enterprise the functions of friendly data sharing, synchronization, and smooth collaboration. The Cloud Storage solution of Delta Electronics Inc successfully integrated public Cloud storage and Private Cloud storage that accomplishes the efficiency of Cloud Computing, and carries the enterprise data storage management into a new realm.
GIGABYTE Technology – “3 in 1” CAFÉ Cloud server system product
GIGABYTE Technology and Cloud System Software Institute of III collaborates in development of “3 in 1” CAFÉ Cloud server system product which including 3 categories of Cloud system software service modules: (1) ”Cloud Server” based on energy saving, high scalability rack type server which provides enterprise internally an on-demand virtual server resource, and allowing enterprise with diverse selections of expanding internal computing resources in great scale other than the high cost of solution offered by international vendor. (2) Cloud Desktop bases on Cloud server which allows center management of application software in various operation system platforms. Using browser virtualizes desktop, employee can utilize enterprise application software remotely, and reduces the cost of management at employee’s end terminal equipment, as well as enhancing the protection of enterprise confidential data security. (3) “Cloud Storage” based on Cloud Server to provides mobile office experience of three screens (notebook PC, template PC, mobile phone) in one Cloud (Cloud Storage). It is to enable the enterprise employee via various personal platform (support Window, Mac OS, iOS, and Android etc) terminal device to access/store enterprise document files. Such that the enterprise IT could be upgrade to Cloud technology. At present, GIGABYTE Technology is collaborating with numerous ISVs exploring business opportunity of international market such as Vietnam etc.
IN-WIN Technology – Steps into new emerging market of “Desktop Cloud” and develops PC2 Appliance system products
IN-WIN Technology has successfully transferred PC2 (Personal Cloud Computer) technology at the assistance of Cloud System Software Institute of III. With self-developed Cloud server and K1/K2 series Thin-Client, IN-WIN paves the way for PC2 Appliance system products and marching into the new emerging Desktop Cloud market. By virtual server combining with virtual desktop technology, Desktop Cloud could even be called a new PC revolution which allows client application software to execute Cloud application via browser which is on a powerful CPU on Cloud server without actually installed on terminal device. Not only it increases the efficiency of the application software, but it also uses center controls and manages various operating system platforms such as application systems of: Web Application, Windows Application, and Linux Application etc by employing new virtual desktop for client to use at mere 5 minutes time. Desktop Cloud used by enterprise could protect company confidential material data and digital content from leaking out, while reducing great amount of maintenance cost on end terminal PC devices, as well as various advantage of improving efficiency of application software, and support of mobile office by increasing work performance etc. Right now, IN-WIN is working with Advanced Control & Systems Inc using Desktop Cloud and Thin Client to test and verify plant 3D Design Software. It is expected to save purchasing and maintenance cost on end terminal devices greatly. At end, it will expand and enhance the higher standard of digitization in manufacture plant to create Desktop Cloud business opportunity at industry domain.
PROMISE Technology Inc. – Hybrid Cloud Storage Series Smartstor – a Storage Cloud system of information sharing and information security protection
“The Hybrid Cloud Storage Series SmartStor” – smart Storage Cloud Service System, co-develops by PROMISE Technology and Cloud System Software Institute of III that it provides enterprise user demand and work platform for speedy induced online document and file sharing. All you need is 3 steps fast installation to start Storage Cloud service. It also supports various PC, workstation OS, and mobile device without the limit of installation internally with convenience of public Cloud and in similar operating pattern, but it also ensures the Information Security protect of Private Cloud. A single unit of Hybrid Cloud Storage Series product has capacity of containing six SATA hard disks. If each employee uses an average of 50-150GB space in distribution, it should provide 50 up to 200 users, and at the same time it takes care of the protection function of RAID Digital Assets. In the future, it could provide data backup through different location sites doing backup support in remote Public Cloud information center. This product has been released and available to the market of Taiwan and worldwide, and its excellent efficiency has been welcomed and embraced by the market with “Best Choice Award” at Computex 2012.
Photo: VP of III, Dr. George Wang, led partners of “CAFÉ Cloud Alliance of Taiwan” to receive the “Excellence Award of Global ICT industry” from WCIT, World Congress on Information Technology on 24th of October (Taipei time). Members of CAFÉ Cloud Alliance of Taiwan in the photo with Chairman of WITSA Mr. Dato’ Dan E. Khoo (Left 7).
*Note: Taiwan City Government also won Public Sector Award in 2012 WITSA Global ICT Excellent Award with the theme of “Love@Taipei, A Smart City. Commissioner Dr.Chia-sheng Chang of Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government represented to receive the award. Please see detail at website of Taipei City Hall:
http://www.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=36094558&CtNode=5158&mp=100001