SEOUL, South Korea,
Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Hancom, a leading
South Korean software developer, has adopted the IBM cloud to
launch its cloud-based software products in overseas markets.
Leveraging IBM's global network of cloud centers, the South Korean
company will be able to extend its services to new geographies
quickly and efficiently and offer on-demand services to its
customers.
Hancom is an office suite developer with a significant presence
in the South Korean market. Hancom Office Suite, available in
Korean and English, remains the company's primary product offering
and consists of word, spreadsheet and presentation programs. The
company has also developed ThinkFree Office, a cloud version of its
Office Suite, to provide its customers with more affordable and
easily accessible services.
Prior to launching its services on the IBM Cloud, Hancom offered
its office solutions as an on-premise software product. Now, the
company offers ThinkFree Office as a cloud-based service via web
browser, which eliminates the need for its customers to invest in
costly and time-consuming on-premise installations. Users can read
and edit office documents on the cloud and thus easily share and
manage versions while multiple users edit the same document in
real-time.
To ensure the optimal performance of its SaaS application,
Hancom needed a highly reliable, secure cloud infrastructure
environment to host its ThinkFree Office suite of products. The
company selected cloud infrastructure from SoftLayer, an IBM
company for its enterprise grade security and global presence, with
cloud centers across the world.
"With a strong presence in the Korean market, our goal now is to
build a global presence. Cloud based solutions will play a vital
role in our aggressive expansion plans in overseas markets. With
IBM's cloud solutions, we are able to provide more efficient, cost
effective, and reliable services to our clients," said Hongil Moon,
Executive Director of Hancom's Mobile Software Division.
Hancom will initially deploy its services from IBM's cloud
center in the Netherlands before
expanding to other geographies around the world. Leveraging IBM's
global cloud footprint – with cloud centers in London, Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Toronto,
Dallas, France, Mumbai and
Raleigh, NC opened this year alone – Hancom will be able to lower
latency for its SaaS applications while enabling its local clients
to store and access data locally as needed.
"IBM cloud is helping thousands of organizations across the
world fulfill their global aspirations. With SoftLayer's enterprise
grade cloud capabilities, Hancom can expect a highly secured and
reliable environment for better product delivery and customer
service as they expand overseas," said Sungmin Kim, Executive Director, SoftLayer
Business, IBM Korea Global technology Services.
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