Chinese software provider Kingsoft has launched its WPS 2012 office software and a mobile edition WPS for the Android system.

Chinese software provider Kingsoft has announced that its office software product WPS Office has gained new purchase orders from Chinese state-owned enterprises, including China Southern Power Grid, Angang Steel, Baosteel Group, China Southern, China National Textiles, and China XD Group.

Chinese software and online game provider Kingsoft has published its annual financial report for 2009, stating that its total operating revenue for 2009 increased by 25% year-on-year to CNY1.022 billion, including 67% contributed by the online game business and 32% from software.

Chinese software provider Kingsoft has launched the Japanese edition of its translation software Ciba in Tokyo.

Chinese anti-virus software and online game provider Kingsoft has announced its financial situation for the third quarter of 2008, and says the company made total revenue of CNY217 million in the period, a year-on-year increase of 48% and an increase of 26% compared with the second quarter of 2008.

Commenting on the desktop anti-piracy measure recently launched by Microsoft (MSFT) in China, Kingsoft says that although they too are harmed by pirated software, China-based Kingsoft will not copy Microsoft's mode and promises to continue to offer free WPS Office software to individual users.

State Grid Corporation of China and Kingsoft have reached an agreement for the monolithic State Grid to purchase WPS Office 2007, a office software product from Kingsoft.