No. 287 June 26, 2007

Senior Chinese telecom carrier delegation successfully concludes U.S. visit

USITO Policy Dashboard June 2007

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The Senior Chinese Telecom Carrier Delegation, organized by USITO, has successfully concluded its visit to U.S. The delegation launched extensive dialogues with USITO member company executives, and USITO hosted two roundtables in Chicago and Stanford respectively featuring Delegation. The delegation was sponsored by USITO members companies AT&T, Blackberry, Sybase, Tekelec, Verizon, Anda and Motorola.
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USITO Alert: Commerce Department Announces Updated Export Controls for China

On June 15, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced its new export control policy for China, which touches upon areas including aircraft and aircraft engines, underwater cameras and propulsion systems, avionics and inertial navigation systems, certain composite materials, lasers, depleted uranium, and some telecommunications equipment for space communications or air defense.

International IT fair opens in Dalian

The 5th China International Software and Information Service Fair was held on June 20-24 in Dalian City of China's Liaoning Province. The Fair was jointly sponsored by MOFCOM, MII, the Ministry of Education, the Liaoning Provincial government, etc.
China to set up software outsourcing industrial alliance
Chen Ying, Deputy Director-General of the Electronics Information Industrial Management Department of MII (the right unit overseeing China's software industry), said in the 11th China International Software Fair (Beijing, June 14-16) that China will set up a national software and information service outsourcing industrial alliance.
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China Telecom enters video searching field

According to a 6/20/2007 China Business News report, China's largest landline operator China Telecom is now placing a strategic focus on online searching business for videos, music and pictures.

USITO-Edited Report: Google obtains MII¡¯s ICP License and Shifts R&D Focus to Advertising Technology

One year ago, Google formally started operation in China under a borrowed ICP license from ganji.com. Utilizing another company¡¯s ICP license is a regulatory grey area in China, and Google¡¯s utilization of the ganji.com license in this context contributed to the debate within the industry on the issue.
USITO-edited Report: Update on Mobile TV Standards in China
Currently there are eight leading competing standards including five domestic and three foreign standards:
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USITO Event Notice: REACH comes into force

The new European law on chemicals, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), entered into force on 1 June 2007.
Symantec compensates Chinese users affected
CCSA Establishes Product Environmental Protection
Huawei wins $700m GSM deal from China Mobile
Beijing Olympics Get WLAN Network
Datang Receives RMB30 Billion Bank Loan
Ericsson Signs GSM Deal With China Unicom
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July 28, 2007

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eBay To Return This Summer
eBay, which had previously encountered great setbacks in China:...
   
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Oracle Opens Global Support Center In Dalian

Oracle has formally held a ceremony for initiating its Global Support Center and subsidiary in Dalian....

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