China has made a big step forward in ensuring its technology and software self sufficiency with the launch of a new operating system called Kylin V10. The software operating system was released by the country's largest state-owned electronics and information company China Electronics Corp.
China Electronics launched the next-generation of its Kylin operating system in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong province. The software was developed by China Electronics' subsidiary Kylin Software. The operating system supports ecosystems such as Google's Android and will work with almost all hardware and software.
The new operating system is compatible with more than 10,000 different hardware and software products made by both domestic and foreign companies, Kylin said. The company said it was also compatible with the latest generation central processing units, cloud platforms and firmware - making it a versatile platform that should elevate China's international software position.
Apart from the operating system, Kylin said it was developing different products around the new platform. These will include server systems, desktops and embedded operating systems. The Kylin V10 is equipped with the latest security and user interface innovations - making it one of the best and most secure operating systems in the country, company executive president Kong Jinzhu said.
Kylin was founded following the merger of Tianjin Kylin Information and China Standard Software - two of China's largest software development companies. China Electronics said after the company's establishment that it would be investing hundreds of millions of dollars to form a team of more than 10,000 developers to create China's own operating system.
After the release of the new operating system the share prices of several China software and hardware companies rose, including share-price rises for China National Software &Service Co. Ltd. and Qingdao Eastsoft Communication Technology Co. Ltd.
Analysts at the Chinese Academy of Engineering said it would take time and effort to break the domination of foreign-made software in China. However, the country has made significant progress over the past couple of years and it is only a matter of time before local companies and public institutions adopt the new domestic software ecosystem, they said.
