Casman Blog

Originally posted in the Page One PR blog on Oct 19, 2009.
Selling into the US market has always been the ultimate challenge for Japanese software companies. Make it here and you’re for real. It’s the only legitimate way to claim success. Succeeding only in Japan — ask Just Systems and their long-forgotten [...]

Originally posted to the Page One PR blog on September 23, 2008
Plat’Home, a Linux pioneer in Japan, turned to Page One PR to expand into the US market in late 2007. Plat’Home sells a line of small “microservers” not much bigger than a smartphone but with enough power to handle a wide range of IT [...]

Interesting technology news for Linux enthusiasts. Plat’Home, a Linux pioneer in Japan, is running a contest around their OpenMicroServer series. If you’re not familiar with their products, several reviews have come out lately including Jason Perlow’s at ZDNet. (Note this is not the exact model that is being offered in the contest.)
The [...]

Last week and the first half of this week is Golden Week in Japan, connecting about 4-5 different holidays into one big long one. April 29th is Showa (the previous emperor) Day, May 3rd is Constitution Day, May 4th is Greenery Day, and May 5th is Children’s Day. May 1, May Day, also [...]

plat’home’s linux microserver sitting on my desk so compact! they’re a startup in the US but a real company in japan