Cover Story

Microsoft Launches MSN China Portal

MSN, one of the world's largest Instant Messaging providers, has officially launched MSN China, its Chinese Internet portal, in Beijing.

To better localize its services, MSN is closely cooperating with 9 established Chinese partners including Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd, Shanghai Media Group Broad Band, Taobao.com, ourgame.com and ynet.com. MSN has vowed to improve its IM service, MSN Spaces and MSN hotmail services and promises Chinese consumers more offerings in the near future.

Michael Rawding, the vice president of Microsoft says they see this approach as a milestone in MSN's long-term strategy.

With the launch of the new services, Chinese consumers will have easy access to five MSN' s online Channels, namely online community, auction, download, autos and games through the IM tag service.

10 Years' Development of EC

Wang: Founder of Past Famous EC Company 8848

Putting down 8848 easily, Wang Juntao makes 6688, another e-commerce company again. Is the " First China E-commerce People " a " down and out hero " or a " true hero " on earth?

Feature

PIM: Product Information Management

The more and more complicated product information and the integration of global economy urgently require to set up the network data pool where the data can move ahead simultaneously between the manufacturer and seller.

Transnational Company

襎ransition 60? Sony 60 Years Old

Sony will march toward its 60th birthday soon in 2006. At the Internet era, Sony will make the“ Transition 60 ” in 3 large fields: family electronic product, action science and technology, and amusement. Main products include level TV (liquid crystal and electric thick liquid), action communication device, digital image products, and carving and recording DVD, etc.

NEC's Chinese Constitutional Reform

NEC, an old IT manufacturer with 104 longevity, even IBM、 HP and other world big IT manufacturers can't equate with it. From the day of establishing, NEC entered the communication and semiconductor field.

People

Dianji: a Leading Collaboration Software Provider

It is up to a dozen of providers in the trade of collaboration software now. More than 100 enterprises in different trades, different scale, and different areas, are using collaboration software. Wang Zhidong said: It proves that collaboration software has already begun to be accepted by the market.