Chinese government to replace foreign hardware and software within three years
New Beijing "3-5-2" policy to give local tech scene a boost to the detriment of foreign companies.
New Beijing "3-5-2" policy to give local tech scene a boost to the detriment of foreign companies.
The U.S. high-tech players fear a no vote will put it at a disadvantage to Asian and European tech competitors -- so it's throwing its ample money and clout in Washington.
The growth rate for PC shipments in China dropped to 13 percent in the third quarter, far slower than earlier rates, according to a preliminary report from researcher IDC. In the first quarter of 2001, for instance, PC shipments in China grew by 49 percent compared with the same period a year earlier. China accounts for roughly 43 percent of PC shipments to Asia, so the slowdown in growth could be ominous. "China has thus far been the poster child for the PC market, and a moderation in growth does not bode well for the industry," Ashok Kumar, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, wrote about IDC's findings. As in the United States, Dell Computer was the only large multinational PC maker to experience growth in China. Compaq, Samsung and IBM all saw sales shrink in the third quarter in China. Although Dell grew faster than China's Legend computer, Legend remained firmly in the No. 1 spot with 660,000 units.
As planned, company will be able to sell Huawei-3Com's Technology's switches and routers under the 3Com brand in China and Japan.
Edgar Masri, former general manager of network systems unit, aims to lead accelerated company turnaround.
Name an election issue, any election issue -- finding last-minute info on the topic is now a breeze on the Web.
Ice Energy says energy-storage system cuts down on the power required for air conditioning by 30 percent. Photo: Ice-cold air
China Public Security Technology sounds like the R&D outfit of some nameless, faceless Communist bureaucracy. It is after all the organization that is deploying 20,000 surveillance cameras along streets in Shenzhen in southern China along with software to do facial recognition.
Every five years China's Communist Party Congress takes place and in celebration the government engages in repression of dissent and dangerous thinking. Wednesday, China crackdown on “false news reports, unauthorized publications and bogus journalists,” the New York Times reports.
China loves technology but still has a PC penetration rate of less than 5 percent--and it boasts a cheap manufacturing base. That's why tech execs are eyeing the Great Wall.