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More Asian firms IM to communicate
News Instant messaging emerging as popular collaboration and communication tool among enterprises in Asia-Pacific region, Springboard research finds.
Tags: Instant messaging, Communications, instant messaging tool, Tencent, Instant messaging, Communications, China, small and medium business, messaging, information technology
Virtual currency small but growing threat
News Online money is still small threat to real-world economies, but its growth could translate into numerous issues for countries, says analyst.
Tags: Banking, Legal, PayPal, Money, e-mail, payment, research director, Tencent, Second Life, Legal
China outlaws virtual money for trading
News Chinese government decrees virtual currency not legal tender in transactions involving real-world products and services, but allows it to be purchased by real money.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Local Government, Security, Money, Philippines, MasterCard International, Online Game, Internet User, Tencent
Recruitment: Monster's big China move
News As it takes full control of ChinaHR, Monster thinks it can avoid the struggles other U.S. Internet companies have experienced in the country.
Tags: Human resources, Web sites, Recruiting, Monster, Google Inc., Analysys, social networking, technology company, job, Tencent
Social networks will need to do more for Asia
News Beyond just speaking an Asian language, social networking sites must also pay attention to unique usage patterns to encourage user adoption, says analyst.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, eMarketer, Asia, South Korea, Japan, social networking, Social Networking Site, Facebook, network
Microsoft, Google duke it out for China
Insight China is quickly proving to be the next great Internet marketplace, and both Microsoft and Google are prepared to fight for it, starting in American courtrooms.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Personal applications
MediaRing.com soars after Govt-owned firm purchases stock
News MediaRing.com Ltd's shares rose as much as 5.7 percent after Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, a government-owned company, said it bought a 7.1 percent stake in the maker of Internet phone-calling software, traders said.
HP Pavilions to ship with free Net telephony software
News MediaRing Talk, the Internet voice communication software from local start-up Mediaring.com, will now be pre-installed at no cost on all Hewlett-Packard Pavilion home PCs throughout Asia Pacific.
MySpace's slow start in China
News The social-networking site's new Chinese version faces tough challenges trying to appeal to local tastes and grab market share from many rivals.
Tags: Web sites, Personal applications, Web 2.0
Mozilla takes on Microsoft in China
News Internet Explorer has held a virtual monopoly on the mainland, home to 160 million Internet users. Now, Firefox is pushing for more market share.
Tags: Web sites, Browser, Web browsers
China's e-tail awakening
News New online-payment systems are drawing wary consumers into the world of Web commerce.
Tags: E-commerce, Internet, B2B
China Telecom to launch IM software
News China Telecom will commercially launch Vnet Messenger (VIM), its instant messenger software currently being tested, in 2004. The software will handle voice-over-IP telephone calls, file transfers and net meetings.
