VIT, C.A. (Venezolana de Industria Tecnológica, Compañía Anónima) is a Venezuelan manufacturer of
desktop computers
A desktop computer (often abbreviated desktop) is a personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk due to its size and power requirements. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, ...
and
laptops, supported by the
Venezuelan government
Venezuela is a federal presidential republic.
The chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in the National Asse ...
and a Chinese information technology company
Inspur (former ). The first computer they produced was called ''Computador Bolivariano'' (English: ''Bolivarian Computer''), which came with the Kubuntu Linux operating system.
Since April 28, 2009, VIT computers are pre-installed with
Canaima GNU/Linux.
By 2015, the second production line was expanded, which increased the assembly capacity of servers and computers by 150,000 units.
See also
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Canaima (operating system)
Canaima GNU/Linux is a free and open-source Linux distribution that is based on the architecture of Debian. It was created as a solution to cover the needs of the Venezuelan Government as a response to presidential decree 3,390 that prioritiz ...
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GendBuntu
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Inspur
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LiMux
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Nova (operating system)
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Ubuntu Kylin
Notes
External links
VIT homepage
Ministry of Science and Technology
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Companies established in 2005
Computer hardware companies
Government-owned companies of Venezuela
Manufacturing companies of Venezuela
Venezuelan brands
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