2020: BellSoft announces launch of partner program in Russia
On April 28, 2020, BellSoft announced the opening of a partner program in Russia. The partner network will expand the ecosystem of the Russian Java execution environment in Russia and bring BellSoft developments closer to customers who need to ensure critical infrastructure and respect digital sovereignty. System integrators, software and hardware companies, software resellers are invited to participate . The program is a significant step in promoting the Russian Java execution environment and other company developments in Russia. The company's flagship software product is Liberica JDK. This is the execution environment for Java SE applications, which is included in the register of Russian software, allowed by the FSB for use with certified cryptographic tools and tested for compatibility with leading Russian operating systems suppliers.
According to the company, the vast majority of government information systems are designed using Java components. The Java runtime is required to run code in Java, Kotlin, Scala, Closure, and other languages. IT companies that have joined the BellSoft partner program have the opportunity to offer the recommended domestic software - the Russian Java execution environment - as part of their products and services, and customers - to ensure the security of their Java applications, for the industrial operation of which since 2019 requires the purchase of commercial support. Among the target audiences are enterprises with state participation, ministries and departments, the financial sector, critical information infrastructure, and retail business.
The BellSoft partner program provides for three status: Partner, Gold Partner and OEM Partner. Partner status gives the right to sell BellSoft software products and certificates for their technical support in the Russian Federation. Gold Partner status gives the right to implement software products as part of comprehensive solutions with BellSoft software and certificates for its technical support. OEM partner status gives the right to sell BellSoft software as part of its own product and certificates for its technical support.
The partner program is developed in close cooperation with the IT community and meets market requirements. A year has passed since system changes took place in Java SE licensing and security updates were no longer provided publicly and for free. Therefore, the use of critical information systems without commercial support may be unsafe. Our partner program creates the conditions for IT companies to supply and support products and services for critical and government information systems and helps meet the requirements of digital sovereignty through the use of the Russian Java execution environment. First of all, we see interest from companies with Java competencies, but do not limit ourselves to this and plan to attract a number of IT companies, including Oracle partners, who occupy leading positions in the public sector, banking software, security systems, etc. narrated by Alexander Belokrylov, CEO of BellSoft |
BellSoft's first gold partner was IT company CROC, whose Java-based solutions are fully compatible with Liberica JDK as a development and execution environment.
Many of our customers, for example, some energy enterprises or oil and gas companies, choose Russian software for April 2020, and Liberica JDK is suitable in such cases. For example, using our EDS 3.0-based solution on the Java eXtendable FrameWork jXFW platform, companies can automate and combine document flow in a single environment, accompanying dozens of business processes of large commercial and government organizations. Thanks to our cooperation with BellSoft in our projects for the development of Java-based systems, we can now offer customers a full stack of software of Russian origin with full technical support - from the operating system and execution environment to application solutions. told Viktor Smirnov, Head of Digital Processes, IT company CROC |
The BellSoft Partner Program covers the following product lines:
- Liberica JDK - Java SE distribution, is a fully functional Russian Java execution environment, recommended by domestic development, performing functions similar to Oracle JDK and unsupported OpenJDK assemblies.
- Liberica JDK PRO - Java SE distribution, is a fully functional Russian Java execution environment recommended by domestic development, performing functions similar to Oracle JDK and unsupported OpenJDK assemblies with a focus on compatibility with Russian operating systems, such as Astra Linux, Alt Linux, Red OS, etc.
- Libercat - an application server based on Apache Tomcat, comes in the format of a web server (TomCat) and an application server in the Java EE (Tom EE) specification and is the Russian analogue of solutions such as Oracle WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, etc.
- Liberica Runtime Container is a lightweight docker-supported container with Alpine Linux and Liberica JDK on board.