Fred, just listened to Intel conference call...they stated STRONG sales of computers in asian regions. Especially of note was the growth of the Internet in CHINA as being a reason. They also stated how small and midsize new chinese businesses need computers to enter world markets.
Then I found this article I thought you and all would find interesting..
Chinese intranet due to launch in February
HONG KONG, Jan 14 (Reuter) - Bay Networks Inc and the China Internet Corp (CIC), controlled by Beijing's state news agency, have formed a partnership to design and implement a nationwide intranet in China, the two companies said on Tuesday.
The companies declined to disclose the value of the deal which will establish a network covering more than 50 cities in China, 20 of them by the end of this year.
An intranet is an internal network which uses Internet global computer network technology. Access in and out of the intranet is possible -- intranets can be linked to the Internet proper -- but access can be controlled.
The first phase connecting Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and the southern city of Guangzhou was expected to be launched next month, offering tailored information mostly in Chinese to government entities, joint ventures and corporations in China.
The customised intranet, designated the China Wide Web (CWW), would ride on the official Xinhua news agency's satellite network, Michael McLeod, director of sales and marketing at CIC (Hong Kong) Ltd, told a news conference.
Bay Networks is responsible for providing the network design, Internet hardware and network management software products, and training for CIC engineers.
CIC said its services were targeted at business users -- not individuals -- within China and for businesses seeking to do business in China.
Its primary function is to produce and market business information, including content from overseas providers such as Reuters Holdings Plc and Dun & Bradstreet.
It will offer electronic mail and author and host client web pages -- some of which will be accessable on the Internet.
Negotiations are underway with international service providers to provide gateway links with the outside world through the China Wide Web's page china.com on the Internet proper.
The service is scheduled to be launched in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou but precise timing and pricing had yet to be finalised, McLeod told a news conference.
He said there were 20 million registered businesses in China and the company assumed up to two million would be interested in the service.
McLeod said Xinhua provided information to about 200,000 businesses.
`They are a defined target for our services,'' he said.
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Looks like great news going forward for Intel!!.
Regards, Michael |
