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To: Grashopper who wrote (2505)	2/2/1999 8:57:00 AM
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CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Computer Economics projects that by 2005, China will move from its current position as the tenth largest population of Internet users, to second place. The growth of Internet users in this region will displace Japan from its current second place position to third in 2005. Neither country, however, will come close to the U.S. Internet population, which is projected to be more than three times that of China's in 2005. Projected Internet Use in the Top Five Countries by 2005 Country Users (millions) US 126.6 China 37.3 Japan 34.7 Germany 17.5 Canada 17.2 ''Between 2003 and 2005, China will begin to dominate the Asia Pacific region in terms of Internet users, thanks to increasingly available wireless technologies,'' said Computer Economics' director of research and advisory services, Michael Erbschloe. ''Other areas that now show high numbers of users, such as Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan, will not increase at such a high rate.'' Computer Economics is an independent research firm specializing in helping IT decision makers plan, manage, and control IT costs through advisory services, analyst support, an innovative Web site, and printed reports. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., Computer Economics serves 82 percent of the Fortune 500. For further information, please visit the Web site at computereconomics.com. biz.yahoo.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= Computer Topics Internet Nation China Feebacks Posts [Lateline News (lateline.muzi.net): 1/23/99] BEIJING -- The number of Internet users in China quadrupled over the past year -- with 2.1 million hooking up to the global network in 1998, according to Xinhua News Agency. The Ministry of Information Industry forecasts that the number of users will grow by 1.5 million in 1999 and will exceed 4.5 million in 2000, the agency said Friday. To accommodate the growing number of users, China will invest 140 billion yuan (2 trillion yen) per year over the next three years to construct wideband networks to provide more people with access to the Internet, it said. About 5,300 Web sites have reportedly opened on Chinanet, the official Internet server in China. China also launched its ''Government on the Internet'' project Friday, which is aimed at encouraging government departments to open Internet home pages to share information with the general public, the agency said. Some departments, including the Foreign Ministry, have already opened their Web sites, with 60% expected to be online by the end of the year and 80% by 2000, it said. [Kyodo] lateline.muzi.net