The Beijing Municipal Informationization Work Office has published "Beijing Digital Gap Research Report", the first of its kind in China to measure the level of computer literacy among the general public in the city.

HP (HPQ), Shenzhou, Tsinghua Tongfang and Acer have been identified as computer manufacturers in China who have illegally placed pirated copies of operating systems on their products.

Mop.com, a subsidiary of ChinaInterActiveCorp, will acquire Donews, one of the largest IT forums in China through a 100% share transfer.

The Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau has punished a list of enterprises that have been found to have reported false financial tax data.

HP (HPQ) has announced that it will soon end its general agent system for its commercial products in China.

AsiaInfo Holdings (ASIA) has signed an agreement to acquire Shanghai Changjiang Technology Development Company Limited's telecommunications operation support business group.

The9 (NCTY) says that it has appointed Chris Shen as Vice President - Marketing, effective January 1, 2006.

Pegasus Wireless announced the acquisition of 51% controlling interest in CNet Technology, a China-based designer and manufacturer of computer network equipment, including wireless devices.

China-based CDC Corporation (CHINA) and CRM provider Onyx Software (ONXS) have exchanged words in the media about their ongoing courtship, with CDC saying it is available to talk about acquistions and Onyx replying that it will take its time to consider all its possibilities.

Li Sanlin, a spokesperson from Datang Telecom, has told local media that Datang just received a CNY300 million bank loan from the China Development Bank, the largest single bank loan ever offered by the bank.

China's home electronics producer TCL says that Huizhou Investment Holdings, the largest shareholder of TCL that holds 25.22% of the stake of the company, will transfer 5% of the stake to Philips Electronics China B.V.

Zi Corporation (ZICA) has sold its Beijing-based Oztime and English Practice online businesses to Archer Education Group.

Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NCR), the leader in enterprise data warehousing solutions, announced that the Shanghai Stock Exchange has selected Teradata for the second phase of its enterprise data warehouse project.

Wang Xudong, chief of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), said yesterday at the National Information Industry Work Conference, that China will continue making polices regarding 3G technology, service, cost, supervision and frequency allocations next year so as to promote the healthy and rapid development of the third generation mobile communications.

As the estimated final date of 3G issuance draws near, China Tietong has suddenly declared that it will introduce strategic investors so as to obtain a 3G license.