SinoCast China IT Watch articles from November 2006, page 2

SinoCast China IT Watch archives from November 2006

HC Int'l Has New Chinese Name.
November 10, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) HONG KONG, November 13, SinoCast -- Hong Kong-listed HC International, Inc., an e-commerce and business information services provider in China, has changed it Chinese name as of November 6. From that...

Malicious Software Got New Name.
November 10, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 13, 2006, SinoCast -- Shortly after numerous disputes and several lawsuits amid nationwide protests from netizens, a definition of the "rogue software" is finally unveiled. The...

Luo Chuan Steps down.
November 9, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 10, 2006, SinoCast --Luo Chuan, the regional director of MSN China, is about to leave the company next month and begin his own business after 12 years with Microsoft. Luo Chuan will...

eBay Clinched News Deals with Baidu.com.
November 9, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 10, 2006, SinoCast -- Baidu.com, the biggest Chinese search engine, signed new deals with eBay that allows China's biggest search engine to run advertising on eBay's Internet site in the...

KongZhong Posts Latest Results.
November 9, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHENZHEN, November 10, 2006, SinoCast -- The unaudited third quarter 2006 financial results of Kongzhong.com, show revenue declined over the second quarter, due to expected regulatory changes, and the...

Ctrip.com Reports Q3 Performance.
November 9, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 10, 2006, SinoCast -- The unaudited financial results of Ctrip.com, the leading Chinese online travel service provider, show total revenues of USD 28 million for the quarter ended...

PCCW Saw New Bidder.
November 9, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHENZHEN, November 10, 2006, SinoCast -- Telefonica Sa, Europe's second-largest phone company by value, may buy eight percent of Hong Kong's PCCW Ltd for about HKD 3.2 billion to drive expansion in China,...

Nortel Debuts A New Hi-tech Park in China.
November 9, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 10, SinoCast -- Nortel Networks Corp., one of the leading telecom equipment manufacturers in the world, recently opened a new facility carrying one of its six global R&D centers in Beijing....

Shanda Sells Stake in Sina.
November 8, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 09, 2006, SinoCast -- Shanda Interactive Entertainment, the largest cyber game vendor in China's mainland, will sell almost 40 percent of its stake in Sina Corp, one of the big three...

Netease Posts Latest Reports.
November 8, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 09, 2006, SinoCast -- Netease.com, one of the big three Internet firms in China's mainland, on November 7 announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2002. ...

Alibaba.com Makes Investment in Koubei.com.
November 8, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) HANGZHOU, November 09, SinoCast -- Alibaba.com recently announced the strategic investment in Koubei.com, one of the largest classified listing and community websites in China. With the investment of...

Nokia still Studying Dual-mode Phone Market in China.
November 8, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 09, 2006, SinoCast -- Finland mobile phone giant Nokia, the world's top handset maker, has no plans to enter the CDMA-GSM dual-mode mobile phone market in China, a company executive said....

TCL to Reshuffle European Operations.
November 8, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHENZHEN, November 09, SinoCast -- TCL Corp. (SZSE: 000100), a leading consumer electronics and telecom equipment producer in China, made an announcement to have a new reshuffle in the European operations...

Hitachi Responses to Trademark Violation Issue.
November 8, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHENZHEN, November 09, 2006, SinoCast -- In response to the accusation that its affiliate Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has violated the trademark of Beijing Travelstar High-tech Company by using the...

2008: The Year for 3G.
November 7, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 08, 2006, SinoCast -- The Chinese government would offer 3G service in 2008 when the Olympic Games will be held, according to an official. "We would observe our commitment to the...

Microsoft Authorizes Chinese Firms Technologies.
November 7, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 08, SinoCast -- Microsoft Corp. recently announced in Beijing that it licensed three forefront technologies Mobile Picture and Mobile Bandwidth Optimization, Personalized Facial Sketch...

Hitachi to Harvest more in China.
November 7, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHENZHEN, November 08, 2006, SinoCast -- Hitachi, the largest electronics company in Japan, said it sees half of its hard-disk drive sales to come from China next year as firms make more computers and...

New E. China Headquarters of Siemens Set up in Shanghai.
November 7, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHANGHAI, November 08, 2006, SinoCast -- Germany-based Siemens announced this week that it would set up the E. China headquarters in the Yangpu District, Shanghai. The German industrial giant will...

Philips Put Suzhou Plant on the Block.
November 7, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SUZHOU, November 08, 2006, SinoCast -- Royal Philips Electronics NV will put another of its Chinese electronics unit on the block as it continues headlong in its global strategy to switch from a high-volume...

Telecom Carriers Making Customized Handsets.
November 6, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 07, SinoCast -- Mobile telecom carriers are expanding their territories in the customized mobile phone sector, and squeezing dealers' profit margin now. On October 18, China Unicom,...

Siemens Opens New R&D Center in China.
November 6, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 07, 2006, SinoCast -- German electronic giant Siemens announced this week the foundation of a new research and development center in Beijing, China. Siemens China Corporate Technology,...

Domain Name Fees Down.
November 6, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 07, SinoCast -- China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and its registrar HiChina Web Solutions (Beijing) Ltd. (net.cn) are holding a two-month sales promotion to acquire a...

Mr. Huang Tops the Richest List.
November 6, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 07, 2006, SinoCast -- Huant Tuantyu, president of China's biggest home appliance retailer Gome Electrical Appliance, ranked first in the latest Forbes Magazine mainland rich list, only a...

SMIC Reports Losses Again.
November 6, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 07, SinoCast -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC for short) (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981), one of the world's leading IC foundries, failed to continue in the third...

SMIC Posts Latest Reports.
November 6, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHANGHAI, November 07, 2006, SinoCast -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMI), China's leading chip maker, announced on November 5 that it posted a third-quarter net loss on weak chip...

Telecom Firms Eyes Africa.
November 3, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 06, 2006, SinoCast -- Chinese telecom equipment maker Alcatel Shanghai Bell (ASB) expects Africa to play a major role in its overseas expansion, according to an executive from the company....

TD-SCDMA Tests Continue.
November 3, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 06, 2006, SinoCast -- A two month trial of China's 3G mobile technology will begin on either November 6 or 7 in Beijing, Shanghai and three other cities in China, according to some local...

First 3G Outdoor Testing Facility Comes out.
November 3, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHANGHAI, November 06, 2006, SinoCast -- Shanghai has built the country's first outdoor testing facility for fourth generation mobile phone technology, which could eventually enable mobile phone users to...

China WAP Portal Woos Investment.
November 3, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 06, SinoCast -- Moabc.com, a leading mobile internet portal in China, said that it has gained venture investment from PacificNet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT). An insider from Moabc disclosed...

CECT to Offer Shares on New York Stock Exchange.
November 3, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 06, SinoCast -- CEC Telecom Co., Ltd. (CECT for short) is about to debut initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange to raise as much as USD 300 million in the first quarter...

Vimicro Posts Latest Performance.
November 3, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 06, 2006, SinoCast -- Vimicro International Corporation, a leading fabless semiconductor Chinese firm that designs and develops multimedia semiconductor products and solutions, announced...

Intel Focus on Rural Areas.
November 2, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 03, 2006, SinoCast -- Chip giant Intel (INTC) has formally initiated a rural program in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province as part of the company's efforts in carrying out a rural program in...

Shanda to Operate Cyber Game Globally.
November 2, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 03, SinoCast -- Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: SNDA), a leading Chinese online video game company, has gained the exclusive license to operate a homegrown game Kong-Fu...

TV Makers Sliding into Losses.
November 2, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 03, 2006, SinoCast -- According to a joint survey by China's electronic chamber of commerce and Sino Market Research, the Chinese mainland's TV manufacturing industry will probably face a...

Merger Completes.
November 2, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 03, 2006, SinoCast -- Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd., the biggest home appliance retailer in China's mainland, announced on November 1 that it had acquired China Paradise...

Taiwan Mobile Acquires A Stake in Hurray! Holding.
November 2, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 03, SinoCast -- Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HRAY), a leading wireless value-added service provider in China, recently confirmed that it sold 1.1 million American Depositary...

Founder Issues Short-term Bonds to Raise Capital.
November 2, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 03, SinoCast -- To increase floating capital and strengthen operating capacity, Founder Group decided to issue short-term bonds of CNY 1.5 billion on October 24, according to Wei Xin,...

ISC Takes New Actions Against Malicious Software.
November 1, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 02, 2006, SinoCast -- The Internet Society of China has set up an anti-malicious software team to deal with increasing complaints from Chinese Internet- surfers. The working group is...

Baidu Posts Q3 Results.
November 1, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 02, 2006, SinoCast -- Baidu.com, the number one Internet search engine provider in China's mainland, reported that its total revenues increased by 24.9 per cent sequentially or 169.1 per...

Chip Maker Posts Latest Report.
November 1, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) SHANGHAI, November 02, 2006, SinoCast -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said on October 31 that it posted a third-quarter net loss on weak chip prices. China's largest foundry by...

WiMAX, TD-SCDMA reconciled.
November 1, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 02, SinoCast -- Although 4G represented by WiMAX is much hyped in the industry recently, international organizations behind WiMAX start to show favor for the Chinese independently developed...

BlueStar to Buy Rhodia's Silicones Unit.
November 1, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) BEIJING, November 02, SinoCast -- China National BlueStar (Group) Corp. has signed a formal pact with France's Rhodia to purchase the latter's silicones sector during French President Chirac's visit to...

Sanyo, Haier to Link Up in Fridge Biz.
November 1, 2006... (From SinoCast China IT Watch) QINGDAO, November 02, SinoCast -- Japanese consumer electronics giant Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. said that it will transfer its biggest refrigerator plant to Haier Group Corp. and make the Chinese company an...