[Cloud Computing] ITRI Sets up Cloud Computing Research Center

[Cloud Computing] ITRI Sets up Cloud Computing Research Center (Chinese Version)

The Liberty Times E-paper, NowNews (2009/09/08), udn.com and China Times E-paper (2009/09/09) ITRI announced on 8th-September that Cloud Computing Research Center for Mobile Applications (CCMA) has been set up, whose leadership is to be exercised by Dr. Tzi-cker CHIUEH.

Cloud computing, repeating ITRI President Johnsee LEE, will bring forth revolutionary changes to infotech and communications industry; in order to help Taiwan industries gain advantages agaisnt the trend, ITRI invites a team of fifteen experts including Dr. Tzi-cker CHIUEH from abroad to incorporate CCMA, which aims at combining soft- and hardware in terms of mobile applications and thus making Taiwan industries, which are in general only advantageous with regard to hardware techniques, outstanding in the cloud computing competition.

Dr. Tzi-cker CHIUEH once worked for Symantec, and was Chair Scientist at Rether Network and Strategy Consultant at US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). CHIUEH says, traditional data center majorly relies on expensive equipment, whereas with cloud computing technology, advanced software design can make equal performance with relatively cheap and simple equipment. Besides, Taiwan in general only takes advantage with regard to hardware manufacturing. CCMA will make up Taiwan's software deficiency and help Taiwan find new opportunities in cloud computing.

Dr. Tzi-cker CHIUEH points out, ITRI will spend effort on three directions: cloud computing hardware equipment (such as memory, SoC etc.), software service and applications. He says, with the support of cloud computing, mobile end-user devices will become simplified and this will reduce the management cost in small-and-medium-sized enterprises.


Further Information:
The Liberty Times E-paper 2009/09/08 (Chinese)
Now News 2009/09/08 (Chinese)
udn.com 2009/09/09 (Chinese)
China Times E-paper 2009/09/09 (Chinese)



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