The core businesses of SIOS Technology, Inc. are the development and sales of software, system integration, and support. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SIOS has one of the largest domestic market shares in support of open source software, represented by Linux.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM and EDB have a long history of collaborating in order to help their shared customers get the best possible results.