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Welcome to our Newest Members!

Testimonials

We continuously look for ways to integrate the best technologies in our payment solutions, which helps to deliver capabilities and services that our merchant and bank customers value and trust. We provide our customers safer and faster digital transaction services, and open source is a significant innovation driver in these offerings. We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting Open Source software.

Christophe DuquenneGroup Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Worldline

At the time of OIN’s founding, open source was nascent, and most software was built in silos. During the past 15 years, we have been pleased to watch the OIN community grow from 6 members to more than 3,300. The OIN community’s powerful cross license has enabled businesses to safely develop and sell innovative new systems and platforms that have revolutionized the way the world conducts business.

Peter TotoSenior VP, IP CounselSony Corporation of America

For more than 160 years, Heidelberg has been a leading provider of a spectrum of printing technologies used by the most respected print shops in the industry. We recognize the value of open source innovation in our firmware and increasingly sophisticated document management systems. By joining OIN, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to innovation and supporting it with patent non-aggression in Linux and adjacent technologies.

Christof HaustHeidelberger Drucksmachinen, AG

UNISOC is committed to the independent development and design of core chips in the field of mobile communications and AIoT, and Linux and open source software are the key elements of our technology development. By joining the OIN community, Zhanrui demonstrates its strong commitment to innovation and will continue to support patent protection for projects such as Linux.

Yang JiejingHead of Legal DepartmentUNISOC

More than 70% of D-Link’s networking and communication solutions have implemented open source software since the beginning phase of research and development. We have and will continue to advocate for OSS and patent non-aggression, and we look forward to making our contributions to the OIN community to encourage innovation.

Mark ChenPresidentD-Link

For some time, Groupe Renault has invested in developing the innovations and technologies that will enable sustainable transportation that excels in urban and rural environments and brings connected services in the vehicle. With our rapid pace of development coupled with our passion for precision, quality and interoperability, we see leveraging open source software as an important part of our strategy.

Groupe Renault

Linux, and more broadly open source software, is a foundational technology in the desktop, mobile, networking, cloud and embedded computing environments. We are committed to open solutions that promote advances in all of the sectors that depend on advanced x86 and ARM platforms. Joining OIN is another way we are demonstrating our commitment to open innovation and collaboration.

Richard BrownVP MarketingVIA Technologies

“At PIONIX GmbH, we’re on a mission to electrify mobility through open collaboration. By joining OIN, we’re committing to a shared defensive patent pool — where hundreds of companies, from startups to tech giants, agree not to sue each other over patents in the Linux and open-source space. That gives us, and everyone we collaborate with, more freedom to build. Our partners, customers, and contributors know that when they work with PIONIX, they’re working with a company that believes in ope… Read more

Marco MöllerCEO, PIONIX

Since its inception 15 years ago, OIN has provided unprecedented protection to enable the incredible growth and adoption of Linux and other related open source software around the world. As the OIN community has grown to over 3,000 members and the Linux definition has matured, that protection has only grown stronger. IBM and Red Hat have been two of the leading proponents and drivers of Linux and open source software for over 20 years and have been founding members of OIN since its inception.… Read more

Ken KingGeneral ManagerOpenPower at IBM

Companies building products using open source technologies must help protect open source communities from threats posed by abusers of low quality patents.We applaud the innovative approach taken by the OS Zone and call on other companies to support solutions that protect open source innovation from targeted threats.

MicrosoftJustin Colannino, Associate General Counsel for Open Source at Microsoft