Korea Computer Center
Encyclopedia
The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is the leading North Korea
n government information technology
research center. It was founded on October 24, 1990.
KCC operates eight development and production centers, and 11 regional information centers. It runs the KCC Information Technology College and its Information Technology Institute. The KCC has branch offices in China
, Germany
, Syria
and the United Arab Emirates
. It has an interest in Linux
research, and started the development of the Red Star OS
distribution localised for North Korea.
KCC is a part of the political establishment and not entirely a IT company per se. The technological state of knowledge displayed in its developments show a big lag compared to the rest of the world, even if considering the situation in North Korea
.
KCC was delegated to take care of the .kp
country code
top-level domain
. Since Sept. 2010 the servers (DNS
and WHOIS
) for the .kp
ccTLD are no longer reachable. It seems that KCC has missed the national important goal to present a working ccTLD infrastructure. Although the .kp
ccTLD was registered in 2007, KCC did not manage to get a working registry during 3 years, despite of the support by a European company.
While KCC’s main focus is on North Korean work, as of 2011 it also works for clients in Europe, China, South Korea, Japan and the Middle East.
KCC operate Naenara
, North Korea's official web portal.
Nosotek is another North Korean IT venture company that develops computer games; one of them is published by News Corporation
.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n government information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
research center. It was founded on October 24, 1990.
KCC operates eight development and production centers, and 11 regional information centers. It runs the KCC Information Technology College and its Information Technology Institute. The KCC has branch offices in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
and the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. It has an interest in Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
research, and started the development of the Red Star OS
Red Star OS
Red Star OS is a North Korean Linux-based operating system. Development started in 2002 at the Korea Computer Center. Prior to its development, computers in North Korea typically used English versions of Microsoft Windows. , it is on version 2.0...
distribution localised for North Korea.
KCC is a part of the political establishment and not entirely a IT company per se. The technological state of knowledge displayed in its developments show a big lag compared to the rest of the world, even if considering the situation in North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
.
KCC was delegated to take care of the .kp
.kp
.kp is the Internet country code top-level domain of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . It was created on September 24, 2007.-Usage:...
country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
. Since Sept. 2010 the servers (DNS
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
and WHOIS
WHOIS
WHOIS is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an Internet resource, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system, but is also used for a wider range of other information. The protocol stores...
) for the .kp
.kp
.kp is the Internet country code top-level domain of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . It was created on September 24, 2007.-Usage:...
ccTLD are no longer reachable. It seems that KCC has missed the national important goal to present a working ccTLD infrastructure. Although the .kp
.kp
.kp is the Internet country code top-level domain of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . It was created on September 24, 2007.-Usage:...
ccTLD was registered in 2007, KCC did not manage to get a working registry during 3 years, despite of the support by a European company.
While KCC’s main focus is on North Korean work, as of 2011 it also works for clients in Europe, China, South Korea, Japan and the Middle East.
KCC operate Naenara
Naenara
The Naenara, literally "my country" in Korean is the official web portal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . The portal's categories include politics, tourism, music, foreign trade, arts, press, IT Industries, history, and "Korea is One"....
, North Korea's official web portal.
Nosotek is another North Korean IT venture company that develops computer games; one of them is published by News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
.
KCC products
- Search engineSearch engineA search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
"sam heug". - Korea writing program "The Naenara"
- Korea game play program "The Chosun Jang-Gi"
- Korea national program "KwangmyongKwangmyong (intranet)Kwangmyong is a North Korean nationwide computer network opened in 2000. It may be accessed by web browsers, incorporates email services, news groups, and a web search engine....
" - Korea food study program "The Chosun Ryo-Li"
- Korean language input method editorInput method editorAn input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
"Hana" - "Koryo", English-Korean/Korean-English translation software using an electronic pen
- Korean language Voice Recognition Software "Nunbora"
- Linux Distribution (Korean Edition) "PulgunbyolRed Star OSRed Star OS is a North Korean Linux-based operating system. Development started in 2002 at the Korea Computer Center. Prior to its development, computers in North Korea typically used English versions of Microsoft Windows. , it is on version 2.0...
" - "Cyber Friend", Video Conference System
- "Cyber Star", Distance Education System
- Computer Go Software "SilverStar Paduk"
See also
- .kp.kp.kp is the Internet country code top-level domain of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . It was created on September 24, 2007.-Usage:...
country codeCountry codeCountry codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
top-level domainTop-level domainA top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
(ccTLD) - Economy of North KoreaEconomy of North KoreaThe economy of North Korea is an industrialized and centrally planned economy.North Korea's economy remains one of the world's last centrally planned systems. The role of market allocation is sharply limited – mainly in the rural sector where some peasants sell produce from small private plots....