Li Yizhong, head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has disclosed to local media that China will continue to launch many favorable tax policies to support the development of small and medium sized technology enterprises. According to Li, China will set up a special foundation for the development of SMEs; reduce by half the [...]
Microsoft China announced that the customer service and technology support for Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system is fully prepared and the system is expected to be launched worldwide on October 22, 2009. As the latest operating system product of Microsoft, Windows 7 has gained favorable comments from various industries and users since the launch of [...]
Chinese retail information solutions provider Changyi Technologies has set up a strategic partnership with retail solutions provider Retalix to jointly provide more advanced information technology to Chinese retail enterprises. The two parties announced that in the coming year, they will be working together to promote Retalix' chain management software products, including Retalix StoreLine, Retalix Loyalty, and [...]
Chinese outsourcing giant Neusoft Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Finnish software company Sesca Group to acquire 100% stakes in its three subsidiaries for about EUR12 million. According to the agreement, Sesca's subsidiaries, Sesca Mobile Software Oy, Almitas Oy, and Romania-based Sesca Technologies SRL will be integrated into Neusoft's global mobile [...]
Intel's Consumer Electronics Group has selected WANdisco's Subversion MultiSite to support over 1000 developers located at sites in China and the United States to overcome the problems of wide area network performance, reliability and availability. Before selecting WANdisco, Intel conducted a thorough search for a solution that could solve the problem of network reliability and speed [...]
Chinese e-commerce and auction website Taobao.com has launched an initiative based on TaobaoOpenPlatform to provide funds to support software developers in China. In addition, Taobao will start a program targeting its business partners to assist them in developing software at Taobao.com to win more market space. Taobao says that it hopes to attract more outstanding developers [...]
Microsoft China and China Financial Certification Authority have jointly announced that several Chinese banks, including China Construction Bank; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; China Merchants Bank; and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank have achieved the seamless compatibility of their online banking systems with the Windows 7 operating system. The full compatibility between the online bank systems [...]
According to Bao Zhigang, general manager for UFIDA Software Sichuan branch, the company plans to enhance investment in Sichuan to build a military industry solutions research and development center in Chengdu. The company will also set up a branch in Mianyang and an office in Zigong. Bao said during the "Annual Summit of Operation and Management Innovation [...]
Chinese online game developer and entertainment operator Giant Interactive Group has announced that it has acquired a 51% in Xuelang Software in Hangzhou as a part of its "Winning in Giant" program. With the acquisition, Giant Interactive Group will initially invest CNY40 million for the promotion of Xiantu Online, a 2.5D-view online game developed by Xuelang [...]
Chinese software and online game provider Kingsoft has appointed Zou Tao, senior vice president for Kingsoft's entertainment software business, as new executive director. According to a report published by Kingsoft, the company signed a three-year executive director service contract with Zou. Under the contract, Zou will gain an annual income of CNY840,000, including basic salary. Zou joined [...]
