Company Profile

LinuxHouse, a company incorporated in Malaysia, aims to share with the public and private sector how Linux can help them leverage and utilise the power of information technology ( IT ). Technology and its mastery has become the main agenda of many economies all over the world. It has been identified as a fundamental engine of growth and ecomonic prosperity. Indeed nations are now going to great lengths to ensure their citizens are computer literate. It is no longer a luxury but a necessity for the well being of a nation. Corporations too now look to IT as productivity boosters and profit enhancers. As corporations seek to increase their margins and reduce their direct / indirect losses they have become eager to embrace non windows based solutions . However Unix proves a bit too complex and way too expensive. A balance was needed ....que Linux. Linux is now getting the attention of IT personnel worldwide because of the following reasons;
  • Super stability and very high performance especially as servers
  • Outstanding security due to unfettered peer review
  • Immunity towards windows viruses
  • Can function on hardware that is obsolete for windows
  • Unhindered access to source code for unlimited in-house customizations
  • Economic licensing fees for the majority of applications
  • Fits nicely in a organization that wants to save costs both in the short term and long term

To enable us to share the power of IT through Linux with our customers and to provide them with world class services, we have acquired the direct backing of an international Linux giant , Mandrakesoft, who is the official publisher and producer of Mandrake Linux. With such a formidable partnership, LinuxHouse is now strategically poised to provide all our clients cutting edge solutions to their Linux needs at affordable prices.

Message From The Board Of Directors

Welcome to our website. We believe that Linux is an interesting alternative to proprietary solutions. Indeed we believe that it is a much better solution. Information technology is becoming vital to all and Linux is something that everyone (big or small) can afford.

Governments and corporations are beginning to welcome Linux with open arms because of its technical strengths and its affordability. We hope our company will play a key role in " sharing the power of IT ". To ensure that we have cutting edge expertise, we have also signed a partnership agreement with MandrakeSoft of France, an International Linux Giant. Together, we hope to deliver best-in-class services and solutions to both the private and public sector.

Thank You.
Board Of Directors.

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MandrakeSoft is agressively expanding internationally. This is essentially done by the careful selection of key partners in specific geography: we believe that only locally established companies can provided the needed care and support to the MandrakeSoft users. We consider our development in Asia in general and in Malaysia in particular as essential in our strategy. In Malaysia, we have selected Linux-House as our official partner after a careful selection.We selected them for their strong expertise in the Linux space, for their business savvy and for the energy and enthusiasm they bring in their work.

So we firmly believe they will be very succesful in developing the Linux market in their territory and that their customers will strongly benefit from their expertise and the quality of their services.

About MandrakeSoft

MandrakeSoft is the publisher of the popular Mandrake Linux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems available. The company offers its enterprise, government and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source software and related services. MandrakeSoft products are available in more than 120 countries through dedicated channels and also from MandrakeStore.com, the company's online store. Number 1 in several countries, MandrakeSoft has been awarded many times for quality and the technical innovation of its products. "Born on the Internet" in late 1998, MandrakeSoft has established headquarters in the U.S.A. and in France. MandrakeSoft is traded on Paris Euronext Marche Libre (Euroclear code: 4477.PA; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the US OTC market (stock symbol MDKFF).

Mandriva - The Better Linux

Mandrake Linux was created in 1998 with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a powerful and stable operating system that demanded strong technical knowledge and extensive use of the "command line"; MandrakeSoft saw this as an opportunity to integrate the best graphical desktop environments and contribute its own graphical configuration utilities and quickly became famous for setting the standard in ease-of-use and functionality.

Awards Won by MandrakeSoft

In March 2004, Personal Computer World performed a group test on several Linux distributions. Mandrakelinux was awarded the Editor's choice, obtaining five stars.