On July 20, SwanLink (Jiangsu) Technology Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SwanLink”), a subsidiary of iSoftStone, successfully held an online launch event under the theme “continue the original great ambition, create an independent road with everything connected”. SwanLink, a company dedicated to IoT OS and industrialization services, rolled out SwanLinkOS for commercial display and transportation industries, as well as R&D achievements of OpenHarmony and a range of application products, to provide a digital foundation for digital transformation in these industries.

The event invited Sun Wenlong (General Secretary of OpenAtom Foundation), Feng Guanlin (Vice General Secretary of OpenAtom Foundation), Zhang Jinwei (Vice Secretary of the Party Working Committee, Vice Director of the Administrative Committee of Wuxi High-Tech Zone, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Head of Xinwu District), Zhang Shuning, Vice Office Director (Director of Group Informatization) of Zhongguancun Development Group), and Zhang Shaohua (Chairman of Shenzhen Smart Device Technology Co., Ltd.) to deliver a speech. They gave advice and support for SwanLink’s advancement in OpenHarmony and its ambitious goals.

SwanLink received congratulations from Fu Xiaoyu (Vice General Secretary of China Software Industry Association), An Xiaogang (Chief Engineer of Electrical and Information Communication Technology Research Center, China Waterborne Transportation Research Institute, Ministry of Transportation), Liu Wenqiu (President of Shenzhen Enterprise Science and Technology Innovation Association), Liu Xiaojian (Vice President of Huawei’s Consumer BG Software Department), Jiang Shan (General Manager of Loongson Technology Co. Ltd.), Cai Qinan (General Manager of Advantech (China) Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Group), Zeng Wenwu (Chairman of LedVCloud), Peng Qiang (Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of iSoftStone), Yang Xuqing (CTO of iSSTECH), Lin Tao (General Manager of iSoftStone Education), and other leaders and eco-partners. “It is a pleasure to witness the launch event of SwanLink and the continued prosperity of OpenHarmony”, said Liu Xiaojian, Vice President of Huawei's Consumer BG Software Department. Cai Qinan of Advantech stated that: “Advantech will support SwanLink in the promotion of its IT innovation industry and OpenHarmony system in the future. In addition to serving the industry and accelerating China’s IT innovation industry, we look forward to SwanLink’s complete and rich intelligent system.”

Liu Tianwen, Chairman of iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “iSoftStone”), Huang Ying (Director of iSoftStone), Qin Zhangbo (Senior Vice President of iSoftStone and General Manager of SwanLink), Ye Xiaobin (Manager of SwanLink Strategy and Business Planning Department), and Su Lei (General Manager of SwanLink Product Operations and After-Sales Service Department and General Manager of SwanLink Procurement Department) addressed the audience about SwanLink’s operations, strategic planning, industry insight, ecosystem layout, and solutions.

Build a New Ecosystem of IoT OS in the Digital Era

“Accelerating digital development and building digital China” is classified as a separate chapter in the "14th Five-Year Plan", and “open source” is addressed for the first time. The OpenHarmony project has gone through much iteration and has become a powerful booster for building digital foundations in a variety of industries and smart terminals. SwanLink actively engages and integrates with more industry partners by leveraging its strong R&D strength and innovation capability to build the OpenHarmony ecosystem.

Feng Guanlin, Vice General Secretary of OpenAtom Foundation

According to Feng Guanlin, Vice General Secretary of OpenAtom Foundation, “OpenAtom Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the development of the open-source industry worldwide. OpenHarmony is one of the foundation’s most important open-source projects. SwanLink’s release of SwanLinkOS for commercial display and transportation industries strengthened, complemented and extended the industry chain, contributing to the prosperity of the OpenHarmony ecosystem”.

Zhang Jinwei, Vice Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Vice Director of the Administrative Committee of Wuxi High-Tech Zone, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Head of Xinwu District

“Dependent on the IoT industry cluster in Wuxi, the Xinwu District government will collaborate with SwanLink in the future to fully utilize our strengths and experience in the field of digitalization and actively undertake all kinds of innovative R&D of domestic software based on OpenHarmony”, said Zhang Jinwei, Vice Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Vice Director of the Administrative Committee of Wuxi High-Tech Zone, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Head of Xinwu District.

Zhang Shuning, Vice Office Director of Zhongguancun Development Group (Director of Group Informatization)

Zhang Shuning, Vice Office Director (Director of Group Informatization) of Zhongguancun Development Group stated that “SwanLink extensively cultivates OpenHarmony technology with its innovative thinking and specialized technology and services, which is of utmost significance to expedite China’s autonomous control, improve the industrial chain, and promote the digital transformation in thousands of industries.”

Zhang Shaohua, Chairman of Shenzhen Smart Device Technology Co., Ltd. (SMDT)

Zhang Shaohua remarked in his address that “The strategic partnership between SMDT and SwanLink ushers in a new chapter in the development of the OpenHarmony ecosystem. I am genuinely pleased for SwanLink’s advancements and breakthroughs as a fellow pioneer of digital transformation.”

Continue the Original Great Ambition, Create an Independent Road with Everything Connected

Since the project’s inception, iSoftStone, a platinum sponsor of the OpenAtom Foundation, has actively contributed to its construction. iSoftStone plays an important role in the R&D of OpenHarmony technology and the construction of the service ecosystem. SwanLink, an iSoftStone subsidiary, leverages its advantages to concentrate on IoT OS and industrialization services to empower thousands of industries.

Liu Tianwen, Chairman of iSoftStone

Liu Tianwen, Chairman of iSoftStone, emphasized that SwanLink bears a great mission and views OpenHarmony ecosystem construction as a major development strategy. This is a must for the digital transformation of the enterprise and a response to the national call. We expect SwanLink to usher in a fresher and better opportunity and circumstance.

Huang Ying, Director of iSoftStone

Huang Ying, Director of iSoftStone, said that SwanLink, incubated by iSoftStone, will carry out iSoftStone’s objective of implementing its open-source strategy, being an unwavering co-builder, contributor, advocator, and promotor of OpenHarmony ecosystem, providing IoT technologies and solutions for various sectors, and leading the development of the OpenHarmony ecosystem.

Qin Zhangbo, Senior Vice President of iSoftStone and General Manager of SwanLink

Qin Zhangbo, Senior Vice President of iSoftStone and General Manager of SwanLink, introduced that SwanLink concentrates on three business sectors and six business categories, and on the basis of the dual support of OpenHarmony and SwanLinkOS, it offers customized OpenHarmony business for a variety of industries. This enables SwanLink to develop an all-scenario IoT ecosystem that is distinguished by perception, intelligent connection, and innovation.

The Release of SwanLinkOS for Commercial Display and Transportation Industries

SwanLinkOS for commercial display and transportation industries released by SwanLink has been upgraded and innovated in terms of system kernel, system framework and performance optimization and has passed the OpenHarmony compatibility testing, making it the industry’s first distribution for highly interactive devices of commercial display and transportation industries.

SwanLinkOS for commercial display software is a new generation of independently controllable and connected OpenHarmony-based OS for commercial displays that addresses issues like “data format is not uniform”, “equipment manufacturers use different data protocols”, and “poor security” in the commercial display industry. With a wide range of traffic scenarios that can be used in road monitoring, electronic monitoring, big data analysis of road conditions, intelligent shipping terminals, marine communication devices, and other traffic applications, SwanLinkOS for the transportation industry is compatible with OpenHarmony 3.1Release version and offers a solution to nagging issues of vehicles, roads, and clouds in transportation.

Ye Xiaobin, Manager of SwanLink Strategy and Business Planning Department

Ye Xiaobin, Manager of SwanLink Strategy and Business Planning Department, introduced that the transition of OpenHarmony from open source to commercialization has been greatly accelerated by SwanLinkOS for commercial display and transportation industries, which relies on the technical prowess of OpenHarmony, overlaid with the technical strength of the SwanLink team in multi-screen display, intelligent interaction, AI recognition, and distributed management. SwanLinkOS for commercial display and transportation industries offers integrated, innovation and ground-breaking solutions for the industries, accelerating their digital transformation and upgrading and ushering in a new era of intelligent IoT OS.

Enable the Implementation of Solutions Based on OpenHarmony Technology

SwanLink currently has a wealth of open-source accomplishments, including a variety of solutions like smart access electronic sentries, smart access gate machines, advertising machines, and catering all-in-one machines. Of these, smart access electronic sentries and smart access gate machines have passed OpenHarmony compatibility testing, marking an important step from open source to commercialization of OpenHarmony.

Su Lei, General Manager of SwanLink Product Operations and After-Sales Service Department and General Manager of SwanLink Procurement Department

Su Lei of SwanLink introduced that SwanLink builds full-stack smart access solutions based on smart access electronic sentries, and smart access gate machines that can be installed, deployed, and used all at once. SwanLink has collaborated with numerous eco-partners and will keep offering full-stack OpenHarmony services and solutions for the consumer and industrial markets.

Great accomplishments require ambition and tireless effort. SwanLink will leverage its robust industry accumulation and independent R&D capabilities in the future, concentrate on IoT OS and industrialization services, and continue to deepen open-source technology and distribution applications based on OpenHarmony. We aim to build terminals outfitted with SwanLinkOS into intelligent super terminals in every industry, literally enabling thousands of industries, creating value for customers, and promoting the advent of an Internet of Everything.