(PRWEB) March 16, 2006
In 2005, California’s exports to India totaled $ 1.34 billion, more than double its 2000 exports of $ 600 million. Even though Washington’s total amount is under — $ 425 million worth of merchandise sold to India in 2005.
The Indian representative specific personnels involvement in some of Oregon’s key industries: processing and food preservation; green building and sustainable; methods and materials; Nan science and bioscience; embedded software and Advanced technology in general.
Several representatives said Indians had convinced ties to the Northwest because they were learning here or functioning in the region for a number of years and also would like to invest in Oregon startup companies. Delegation leader Hemant Sonawala, chairman of the Hinditron Group told “Not as venture capitalists, but as angel investors,”
One of the most modern recognizes Oregon industry clusters an Open Source Software is specially noticed by the delegations Oregon visit. About half the delegation met with Sean Madian, economic development director of the Open Source Development Labs, and Bart Massey, an assistant professor at Portland State University specializes in open source.
Over the last years, OSDL has been sent delegates to India many times to talk with industry associations, government officials and universities about how OSDL might work with them in the future.
Oregon’s open source cluster contains collectively, very large companies such as Java Software Inc, Axian Inc, Sun Microsystems Inc, Intel Corp, IBM Corp. and Other.
Software applications that can be run on Linux, sensible questions ask by Members of the India representative, the most widely found open source computer operating system, and the one that OSDL supports through its project development and other activities.
Some were also attracted in how they might join OSDL and participate in developing applications that might be useful for them.
The delegates’ questions bend back a great move is now taking place in India. After years of dependent on Microsoft’s operating systems and applications, Indian government agencies, business and university have been adopting open source at a mounting rate.
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