Chunghwa Telecom, Inventec Enter Into Cloud Computing Deal

Taipei, Dec. 31, 2010 (CENS)--Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Inventec Corp. yesterday announced cooperation on four cloud-computing projects, including establishing a cloud-computing equipment laboratory, developing cloud-computing equipment for end-user market, and setting up an online store offering content applications.

Also, the two companies decided to work with Skycloud Technology (China) Inc. on integrated solutions for mainland China's cloud-computing market, which is estimated at around NT$1 trillion (US$33 billion at US$1:NT$30) over next five years.

Inventec will place all the application software it co-develops with content-service developers on Chunghwa Telecom's cloud-computing Internet data centers set up around the island. Industry watchers said Inventec and Chunghwa Telecom do not rule out the possibility of founding a joint venture to develop cloud-computing application software. Chunghwa Telecom executives said the jury is still out on the joint venture plan.

Chunghwa Telecom executives pointed out that the planned cloud-computing laboratory will offer tests on chips, thermal dissipaters, servers, storage devices, laptops, tablet PCs, infrastructure equipment and added-value services. The laboratory will be open to local and overseas manufacturers.

The cooperation deal will connect Inventec's cloud-computing R&D center in Taoyuan County to Chunghwa Telecom's cloud-computing test platform installed in a telecom laboratory in the same county.

The idea of the two companies' online content store is inspired by Apple Store. The online store will help Taiwan's developers of cloud-computing software open online shops to sell their products.