About Linpus Technologies, Inc.

Linpus is an innovator and a pioneer in bringing user friendly open source solutions to the mass consumer market. Since its set-up, Linpus has worked on open source solutions across numerous platforms and products, building up a reputation for engineering excellence, and evolving into a world class software vendor. We stand out by excelling in key areas important to both consumers and manufacturers alike: creative, highly intuitive user interfaces that are customized on a customer-by-customer basis to add real value; hardware integration expertise ensuring a flawless out of-the-box experience; and, unprecedented levels of on-site support and service.

The products and platforms we have worked on include: netbook, phone, tablet, PDA, notebook, PC, Arm, and Intel X86. Our netbook operating system Linpus Linux Lite, was the choice of several of the worlds largest ODMs’ netbooks, making it the leading product in the netbook space. To date we continue to stay ahead: we are one of the first to market with a full open source multi-touch tablet operating system; we have several MeeGo products, and are adding support for Arm and Android to our mobile product range.

Strategic Advantage

Linpus is the only Linux vendor with research and development facilities in both Taipei and Shanghai, strategically positioned next to the main hardware manufacturers. As part of our service we promise to be on site to solve problems within two hours, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Employees

Linpus has more than 200 employees split between its headquarters in Nangang Software Park, Taipei, and its branch office in Shanghai. Of these more than eighty are employed in research and development.

 

Location

Headquarters

4F.-1, No.3-2, Yuan Qu St.,
Nan Gang District,
Taipei 115, Taiwan
Tel:886-2-2653-3368
Fax:886-2-2655-8368
E-mail: helpdesk@linpus.com

Shanghai Branch

5F., 59 Building, No. 461,
Hongcao Road, Caohejing,
Shanghai 200233, PRC
Tel:86-21-6495-1968
Fax:86-21-6495-4968
E-mail: helpdesk@linpus.com

History

  • 2010 – One of the first companies to ship Moblin and MeeGo - and launches a range of new product lines, including: Linpus Lite Tablet Edition; Linpus Lite SmartTV; and Linpus E-reader solution.
  • 2009 – Linpus launches several super-fast instant-on operating systems and one of the first Moblin V2 products.
  • 2008 - Linpus Linux Lite is chosen for several of the worlds largest ODMs' netbooks. Linpus becomes Moblin OSV.
  • 2007 - More than 5 million devices bundled with Linpus software sold.
  • 2003 - Linpus Linux becomes Linux distribution of Taiwan government.
  • 2003 - Linpus starts business as X window vendor of Acer, BenQ and Asus.
  • 2001 - Linpus distribution and instant-on media center solution.
  • 2000 - Linpus embedded GUI platform solution.

 

Partnerships

  • As a key player in the MeeGo project, Intel and Nokia's open source platform, Linpus has developed a close working relationship with Intel. We also have excellent working relations with most of the key manufacturers: Acer, ASUS, BenQ, VIA, HP, Dell, MiTAC, Inventec, Quanta, Wistron, Foxconn… among others.