The Midori Linux operating system will soon be sold by a new JV comprised of Transmeta and two Hong Kong companies.

People's Daily reports consumers' growing annoyance for commercial SMS messages.

hongkong.com announced the launches of new SMS (short message service) value added products and services for both its SMS subscribers and Internet users in China.

China Telecom, China's largest fixed-line carrier, has selected Nortel Networks to upgrade its broadband Internet Protocol (IP) networks in Zhejiang and Hubei provinces to address growing customer need for IP services.

The nation's biggest high-performance computer maker, Dawning Information Industry Co Ltd, said Wednesday that it would make the fastest supercomputer in China, which would make the country one of the world leaders in the field.

UTStarcom announced that it has been awarded its second major IP-DSLAM contract with China Netcom Corporation (CNC) to deploy over 100,000 lines of its AN-2000 IB(TM) IP-based DSLAM solution in ten major cities in the Inner Mongolia, Shandong, and Shanxi Provinces.

If SMS is such a great application and easy for users to operate, why do we think it's not a worthwhile investment of time and resources in China or abroad for the vast majority of companies engaging in this niche of the industry? After all, it is the dominant revenue generator for the triumvirate portals [...]

The China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC), reported this week that the nation's online community is continuing to expand at a rapid pace, with 8.9 million new users in the first half of the year.

The National Copyright Administration of China's Audio and Video Department has launched the Publishers Association Online Game Committee of China (PAOGCC) in Beijing.

In a recent China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) report, the number of domain names with the .CN suffix has grown to 250,651, a 40% increase from 6 months ago.

Salira Optical Network Systems announced that China Netcom Corporation Ltd. (CNC) has partnered with Salira Shanghai Ltd. to cooperate in the enhancement of the service provider's facilities-based telecommunications networks.

China Telecom Group's Shanghai Telecom subsidiary has chosen Alcatel to provide its first commercial Next Generation Network (NGN).

China's portal company, Sohu.com, said its second-quarter profits swelled as demand for text messaging and online advertising soared during the SARS epidemic.

UTStarcom, Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract valued at approximately $40 million with China Telecom to expand existing deployments of its IP-based PAS (Personal Access System) (iPAS) system in 10 cities in the Guangdong Province.

chinadotcom corporation today announced that its Mobile and Portal unit has rolled-out new SMS (short message service) products and services for both its SMS subscribers and Internet users in China.