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China exceeding the U.S. becomes the world's biggest wideband country

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:23:13 GMT

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Oct. 7, according to foreign media reports, the British market research firm Point Topic released a report last Friday said China has surpassed the United States as the country that has most broadband users in the world.

The report pointed out that, as of the end of 8, the United States and China's broadband users are 78,000,000. However, as China is the growth rate of broadband users in the United States twice, so in August, China has surpassed the United States as the world's broadband users than any other country.

Point Topic CEO Oliver Johnson: "For China, this is an important milestone. Seven gods of course, spectacular launch, but has the world's largest broadband market, for the construction of modern high-tech and far-reaching economic significance. "

Broadband users in China for the first time the rapid growth, some experts have predicted that in 2006 Chinese broadband users have overtaken the United States. Point Topic, but pointed out that China's broadband users then started to slow down growth, while the United States was to accelerate the trend. China and the United States the growth rate of broadband users in the past 18 months has been to go hand in hand until the first quarter of this year, China began to lead the United States.

Point Topic noted that in the second quarter, the new U.S. broadband subscribers from the fourth quarter of last year's 3,400,000 dropped to less than 1,100,000, while China increased from 3,500,000 to 5,000,000. 6 As of the end of the United States for the number of broadband subscribers 76,900,000, only China and more than 90 million Chinese to catch up in July, according to official Chinese statistics, in July for new broadband subscribers 1,140,000.

Johnson said: "We expect the United States in the third quarter of the situation will be improved in the third quarter have generally better than in the second quarter, while China's growth rate will drop slightly. Even if that in mind, you can conclude that China Broadband The number of users has surpassed the United States. "

Chinese population in the United States more than three times, has become the largest broadband users are not surprising. However, Point Topic said that the United States lag behind the growth rate of broadband users in Europe and Asia, this trend will be "seriously affected" in the United States in the future world of high-tech competitiveness.

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Yahoo pushed new ads platform APT for newspaper industry

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:35:20 GMT

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Sept. 25, Yahoo launched upgrade the system of on-line advertising on Wednesday ads to introduce a number of innovative technologies to promote Google search marketing for for graphical display.

Yahoo's new advertising platform, "Apt from Yahoo" First of all, only Yahoo, including the creation of two leading newspapers of the time the Union's member companies. Many newspapers joined the alliance hopes to avoid the losses caused by declining industries.

At present, the platform is the name of the Amp from the re-named in order to avoid a trademark dispute. The self-service platform to use the technology to enable advertisers and publishers to more easily buy and sell display advertising. Self-service technology enables text-based search ads into Internet companies (especially Google) is a highly profitable business.

Yahoo collected through the use of the users location, age and habits, such as search, Yahoo's new advertising Apt designed to help advertisers better target their advertising to specific user groups, because more targeted ads will Web site for more advertising.

Research firm Outsell media analyst Ken Doctor said that the newspaper Web site is too small, can not afford to do their own targeted ad sales. Through Yahoo's advertising sales platform will be the newspaper industry in 2009, the most growth potential.

Research firm eMarketer senior analyst David Hallerman said that Yahoo's new ad platform launch time is not appropriate, because advertisers due to the weakness of the U.S. economy is reducing expenses. However, even if the new ad platform is not a change to the rules of the game, this platform can help or Yahoo is still exposed to advertising.

Yahoo said, Apt advertising platform first to Yahoo's headquarters near the "Annual Report for the San Francisco" and "San Jose Mercury News". Then, in the next few months, the alliance extended to newspapers in 782 members, and in 2009 expanded to advertisers.

Yahoo said that the advertising platform will ultimately open to its competitors such as Google, Microsoft and AOL Time Warner.

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SK Net Service Company Ltd: Microsoft announced repurchase plan of $40 billion stock

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:40:26 GMT

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Sept. 23, according to foreign news media on Monday, Microsoft announced a new repurchase plan with 400 billion dollars stock the announcement of this news made the transaction volume increased five percentage points on the same day before the trade.

The software giant said they plan to September 2013 to buy back up to the value of 40,000,000,000 U.S. dollars of stock. The company recently completed before a 400 billion dollar stock repurchase plan.

Investors have been on Microsoft's share repurchase program announced the news was cheered because it is no doubt that they would now hold shares worth a lot more of. The news of Microsoft's announcement to promote the stock on the day before the trading reached 26.50 U.S. dollars per share, an increase of 5.33 percent.

Since the company announced earlier this year to buy Yahoo, but has failed to start, Microsoft's stock about a 22 percent devaluation. At the same time, the market's downturn, Microsoft has made a number of measures taken by the interim can not very well help to restore Microsoft shares fell.

At the same time, PC makers Hewlett-Packard also announced this week a 80 billion dollar stock repurchase plan.

Microsoft's board of directors also declared a quarterly dividend of 0.13 U.S. dollars per share higher than the previous quarter, a rise of 2 cents, or 18%. Microsoft plans to December 11, 2008 to November 20, 2008 in the register to pay a dividend to shareholders.

In addition to the share repurchase program and increasing quarter dividend, Microsoft also approved the borrowing batches that up to 6 billion U.S. dollars. The proceeds of the bond issuance will be used for general corporate purposes: to buy back stock and transfer capital.

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RIM will launch BlackBerry version of Myspace software

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:43 GMT

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September 12, according to foreign media reports, the owner of Canada Blackberry RIM company Tuesday announced it will launch the Myspace social software special for BlackBerry handsets.

RIM said that the BlackBerry version of Myspace applications will be integrated into the social function of the BlackBerry platform.

The application is expected to cover the BlackBerry in the United States, 16 million users, thereby increasing the Myspace in the impact of mobile phone users.

Prior to this, Myspace launched a new mobile version of the site. According to statistics, mobile phone version of the site every day to attract 2 million independent visitors.

However, the media analysis that while Myspace applications can cover large number of BlackBerry users, but the BlackBerry has been targeted by high-end white-collar workers and business people on the Myspace "cold" is unknown.

July, Myspace has launched a mobile phone for Apple's iPhone application software, in order to avoid the area of social iPhone cell phone was left behind rival Facebook.

Media analysis, RIM’s action showed that the company is still striving to expand BlackBerry consumer groups, from high-end white-collar workers to young people.

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O3b increased network speed through the support of Google’s HSBC

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:13:22 GMT

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September 10, according to foreign media reports, the O3b Networks which got the support of Google, HSBC and cable operator Liberty Global announced Tuesday that it will develop broadband Internet access in emerging countries such as Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

O3b word for "other 3.0 billion." Parties in the joint statement said: "The new system will reduce telecom operators and ISP's bandwidth costs, so that voice and broadband services cost-effective prices. Speed and developed countries. Only when the emerging markets to achieve a ubiquitous, affordable Internet access, domestic production in order to see the content and a wide range of e-education. O3b will be several G-speed network of direct investment in emerging markets, whether it is landlocked African countries and Pacific islands. "Company's operating and technical preparations for the ongoing In the first 16 MEO (in orbit) satellites are in production.

O3b the service will be launched later in 2010, the net rate of up to 10 G. Satellite to the orbital planes of 45 degrees north and south areas within the limits of data transmission, satellite life at 10 to 15 years. The three companies invested a total of 65 million U.S. dollars, construction and launch of the total cost is estimated at 650 million U.S. dollars. The remaining funds will be channelled through bond financing. Satellite ISP in the absence of fiber optic cable so that the region can achieve the wireless transmission of data. Emerging markets have not developed over the Internet bubble, would not many cable. However, from the purchase of satellite bandwidth per megabit per month price as high as 4,000 U.S. dollars, but O3b is expected to be reduced to below 500 U.S. dollars.

Google said that only if there is high-speed Internet access, many applications that based on www.web.com will be used, such as Gmail, Google Doc, thus to promote the companies advertising business.

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