Unix supermicro vendor Altos Computer Systems Inc has announced new distribution and service agreements with Kobelco Systems Co and Nippon Techno Services in a bid to increase its presence in the Japanese marketplace. The deal with Kobelco Systems Co Ltd of Kobe was valued at more than $1m and gives the company marketing rights for Altos systems in Japan over the next two years. Nippon Techno Services of Tokyo will provide the third party service and warrenty support. Altos is currently working on a Kanji version of Unix, which is near to completion according to Altos president and chief executive David Zacharias. The San Jose, California company also sells its 68020-based Altos 3068 systems running Pick in Japan through Tau Engineering. Kobelco will sell the full range of Altos kit, including networked Unix based systems.
