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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Thursday, July 24, 2008
00:15 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Systems > Software, Internet |
Taiwan market: xDSL subscriptions fall in 1Q08 Jul 23, 16:35 While the total number of broadband fixed-line Internet service subscribers grew steadily to 4.66 million at the end of first-quarter 2008, the corresponding number of xDSL subscribers dropped to 3.55 million from the record-high 3.9 million at the end of September 2006, according to a quarterly survey conducted by research group FIND released on July 22. Read more |
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Taiwan market: TiVo expects user base to grow to 100,000 in 2008 Jul 23, 14:12 TGC Incorporated, the US-based company behind TiVo, is enhancing the marketing of the device in the Taiwan market through expanded cooperation with local cable-TV MSOs (multi-system operators) and offering a 30-day free trial. The company aims to increase its subscriber-base to 100,000 users by the end of 2008, according to the company's Taiwan and Asia marketing subsidiary TGC Taiwan. Read more |
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MediaTek partners with university to create embedded systems design lab Jul 23, 12:24 MediaTek and Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) on July 22 jointly announced they would be cooperating for an embedded system (ES) design lab, in order to foster the development of ES design in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to keep MOD broadcast of Olympic games by divesting in Elta Technology Jul 23, 11:57 Chunghwa Telecom, in response to National Communications Commission's (NCC) decision that CHT should not directly operate live broadcast of the Beijing Olympic Games through its open platform MOD (multimedia on demand), on July 22 decided to sell all of its 31% stake in Elta Technology in an attempt to make the MOD broadcast go smoothly as planned, according to CHT. Read more |
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China market: Volume of web game users to grow to 25.5 million in 2011 Jul 23, 10:24 Web games (also called browser games) will be increasingly popular in the China market, with the number of users projected to steadily increase to 25.5 million in 2011, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Three pro-gaming teams formed to promote online games market Jul 21, 16:37 Taiwan-based games developers Gamania Digital Entertainment and Wayi International Digital Entertainment, and the Taiwan e-Sports League (TeSL) have established three professional gaming teams in a bid to promote the online games industry in Taiwan, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Second-tier brands cut prices for 3.5-inch GPS PNDs Jul 21, 10:32 While 3.5-inch GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) launched by international vendors in the Taiwan market sell at above NT$5,000 (US$164), a few second-tier local brands have lowered prices for their 3.5-inch GPS PNDs, with GoNav and Altina cutting prices to NT$2,990 and dmedia to NT$1,990, according to sources in the local retail channel. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom tripped up as it looks to provide Olympic Game coverage Jul 18, 17:03 While Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained the Taiwan exclusive rights to live broadcast events of the Beijing Olympic Games using an IPTV service that would run on its MOD (multimedia on demand) platform, the problems is that Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) does not allow CHT itself to directly provide MOD content, according to industry sources. Read more |
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South-Korea-based Yedang and GameHi set up joint venture to operate online games in Taiwan, says paper Newswatch | Jul 18, 16:08 South Korea-based Yedang Online, a distributor of online casual games, and GameHi, a developer of online games, have established a joint venture to operate online games in Taiwan. The English corporate name is yet to be determined, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more |
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Taiwan international Internet bandwidth rose to top 222Gbps at end of 2Q08 Jul 18, 12:05 Taiwan's direct Internet connection to 19 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 222.488Gbps as of the end of the second quarter of 2008, increasing by 10.05% on quarter and by 26.27% on year, according to the government-sponsored Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Systek sets up largest web portal for financial investment services Jul 17, 12:05 Systek Corporation, a Taiwan-based provider of software solutions and IT services for business operation, on July 16 announced the establishment of Money Link, a personalized-interface web portal catering to individual financial investors, for immediate operation in the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Number portability brings in shift of mobile phone numbers topping 4 million Jul 16, 16:53 Since Taiwan brought mobile phone number portability (NP) into force in October 2005, the cumulative volume of approved shifts from one telecom carrier to another or upgrades from 2G/2.5G to 3G with the same carrier, as of June 30, stood at 4.331 million, according to the National Communications Commission (NCC). Read more |
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Taiwan market: CyberLink and CHT cooperate to offer e-learning services for businesses Jul 16, 15:56 CyberLink has announced its cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to provide enterprises with online educational and training services. Read more |
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Soft-World to launch three online games in China in 2H08 Jul 15, 15:23 Taiwan-based games developer Soft-World International will launch three new online games in the China market in the second half of 2008 and aims to increase its operating revenues in China from NT$250 million (US$7.9 million) in 2007 to NT$1 billion this year, according to the company. Read more |
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China Mobile to offer subsidization to promote TD-SCDMA Jul 15, 01:10 China Mobile Communications, viewing that sales of TD-SCDMA (China-developed 3G standard) handsets have fallen short of expectations, has decided to subsidize purchases of such handsets in an attempt to improve the expected sales opportunities prior to and during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Garmin sets up marketing subsidiary in China Jul 14, 14:47 Garmin has established a subsidiary in China, Garmin China Company, to work as a marketing base to pursue the in-car GPS market, according Garmin in Taiwan. Read more |
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CyberLink TVEnhance to be bundled with Buffalo ISDB-T DTV tuners Jul 14, 14:31 CyberLink announced that it is cooperation with TV-tuner solution provider Buffalo Technology, with CyberLink TVEnhance now being bundled with Buffalo's four digital TV-tuner products supporting the ISDB-T TV standard in the Japanese market (DT-H30/U2, DT-H50/PCI, DT-H50/U2 and DT-H50/PCIE). Read more |
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CHT reaches net EPS of NT$2.40 in 1H08, on track to hit 2008 goal Jul 11, 12:16 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recently reported its financial figures for June 2008 with a net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2.40 (US$0.08) for January-June 2008 accounting for 53.7% of the NT$4.47 targeted for the year. Read more |
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Soft-World hits record revenues in June Jul 11, 11:50 Taiwan-based online games developer Soft-World International, on July 10 reported revenues of NT$484.2 million (US$15.9 million) for June 2008, historically the highest monthly level recorded for the company. Read more |
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China market: number of digital cable TV users to rise to 114.9 million in 2011 Jul 11, 10:03 The number of digital cable TV subscribers in the China market will keep growing to a projected 114.9 million in 2011, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Yahoo! Kimo cooperates with Mozilla to extend services via Firefox 3.0 Jul 10, 15:42 Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan), on July 9, announced its cooperation with Mozilla Online, Mozilla's China subsidiary, to offer Yahoo! Kimo services through the traditional Chinese version of Firefox 3.0 in the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with MSN, PChome for Olympics coverage Jul 9, 11:54 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 8 announced its cooperation with two local web portals, MSN Taiwan and PChome Online, for joint broadcast events from the Beijing Olympic Games. Read more |
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South Korea-based KTF reportedly interested in investing in Vibo Telecom Jul 8, 14:03 Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF), the second largest mobile telecom carrier in South Korea, on July 7 had its representatives talk with Vibo Telecom, an operator of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, signaling that KTF is interested in taking a stake in Vibo, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Synnex June consolidated revenues up on month, year Jul 8, 11:23 Synnex Technology International, the largest 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, on July 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.51 billion (US$509 million) for June 2008, up 21.1% on month and 13.0% on year. Read more |
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China market: More people online buy women's clothing than PCs, says survey Jul 7, 16:43 According to a survey conducted by China-based consulting company Analysys International, more people purchased women's clothing and shoes/bags online (B2C and C2C) than purchased PCs in China. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT adjusts down 2008 MOD user base target Jul 7, 16:10 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has adjusted its target number of MOD (multimedia on demand) subscribers at the end of 2008 from one million to 800,000, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Garmin sells digital navigation maps of China Jul 4, 14:01 Garmin has offered digital navigation map data covering 1,840 cities of varying sizes in China for sale in the Taiwan market at NT$3,000-4,000 (US$99-131) and the company claims that Garmin is so far the only one licensed by the Chinese government for selling China maps in markets outside China, according to product marketing director Michael Hsu for Garmin Corporation (a subsidiary of US-based Garmin). Read more |
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Yahoo to hold Open Hack Day for first time in Taiwan in September Jul 3, 17:18 Yahoo will host its Open Hack Day, an annual event to encourage participants to develop innovative web applications, in Taiwan in September 2008, according to company CTO Aristotle Balogh at a July 2 press conference in Taipei. This is the first time for Open Hack Day to take place in Taiwan, Yahoo Kimo (Yahoo Taiwan) indicated. Read more |
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Taiwan software distributor GrandTech to sell ComicStudio Jul 3, 16:26 GrandTech CG Systems, a Taiwan-based distributor of IT products and value-added services, will become the exclusive sales agent for Japan-based Celsys, the world's largest developer of cartoon production software, to market Celsys' ComicStudio series in Taiwan, China, India and countries in Southeast Asia, according to a GrandTech filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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China PND market growing fast but lacking order Jul 3, 15:49 The demand for GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) in the China market is increasing fast, with the sales volume of 389,900 units in the first quarter of 2008 rising by 19.2% on quarter and by 214% on year, according to China-based CCID Consulting. However, the market is currently extremely fragmented, characterized by more than 100 vendors with no players dominating the competitive price-conscious market, CCID pointed out. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Gamania to launch Japan-developed MMORPG Jul 2, 11:51 Gamania Digital Entertainment, at a July 1 press conference, announced the launch of Fantasy Earth Zero, a MMORPG developed by Japan-based Square Enix, in the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Keithley sees substantial opportunity from WiMAX penetration Jul 2, 11:19 Keithley Instruments agrees that substantial business potential will be derived from WiMAX as the market is believed to be worth a production value of US$4 billion in 2012, said company executives. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Soft-World to launch third online game developed by China-based Perfect World Jul 1, 11:41 Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, at a June 30 press conference announced the launch of Zhuxian Online, developed by China-based Beijing Perfect World, in the Taiwan market. This is the third Beijing Perfect World game Soft-World will operate, the latter indicated. Read more |
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China market: Demand for online map search services growing fast Jun 30, 12:09 Suppliers of digital maps for online search services in the China market generated estimated total revenues of 162 million yuan (US$21.3 million) in 2007, and the revenues are forecast to keep growing fast to 1.16 billion yuan in 2010, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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CHT to decrease capital surplus over NT$19 billion, set up subsidiaries in Japan and Singapore Jun 30, 10:50 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will reduce its cumulative legally required capital surplus by NT$19.116 billion (US$629 million) by shifting the fund to paid-in capital and then downsizing the expanded paid-in capital by the same amount as well as establishing subsidiaries in Japan and Singapore. Read more |
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Taiwan market: KKBOX plans to offer mobile music download service Jun 30, 10:47 Skysoft, the operator of streaming music platform KKBOX in Taiwan, plans to launch ToGo, a service to download songs from the platform to handsets or other types of mobile devices, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Microsoft launches Windows Embedded NavReady and Standard 2009 Jun 27, 15:50 Microsoft on June 26 launched two embedded system platforms, Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009, in the Taiwan market, with the former targeting the PND market and the later specialized embedded products such as IPCs and POS devices. Read more |
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Taiwan market: IGS to launch Korea-developed MMORPG ChangChun Jun 27, 15:26 International Games System (IGS), a producer of arcade game software/hardware and an operator of online games in Taiwan, will launch Chang Chun Online, a MMORPG (massively multi-player online role-playing game) developed by South Korea-based WeMade Entertainment, in mid-July 2008 with an expected number of 40,000-50,000 simultaneous players and revenues of NT$40 million (US$1.31 million) a month, according to a company press conference on June 26. Read more |
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Chunghwa Telecom FTTx subscribers approaching one million Jun 27, 15:03 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has had more than 700,000 FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) subscribers and the number keeps increasing steadily by 40,000 or more per month as the company proceeds toward its goal of having one million subscribers by the end of 2008, according to the company. Read more |
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HTC launches Pl@net mobile service portal in Taiwan Jun 27, 14:50 Taiwan-based smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) will join a number of companies to launch a mobile service portal in Taiwan called Pl@net, which will go live on July 1, according to HTC. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Microsoft cooperates with Chief Telecom to offer VoIP services Jun 27, 10:51 Microsoft, on June 26, announced the launch of VoIP services using Windows Live Messenger in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Chief Telecom, an operator of IP telecommunication services in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Gamania and Chinesegamer step into operation of web-based games Jun 26, 16:40 Taiwan-based online games developer Gamania Digital Entertainment, on June 25, announced it will begin the operation of Alteil, a web-based game developed by Japan-based Gamepot, in the Taiwan market. Meanwhile fellow developer Chinesegamer International announced it has established a web-based gaming platform. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom price cut effective in adding new 3G users Jun 26, 15:05 Vibo Telecom has witnessed the average number of new subscribers per day increase from 700 to 1,700 since it launched a reduced price scheme offering unlimited free intra-network voice communications on June 12, according to the company at a press conference on June 25. Read more |
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China market: Nearly half of handset users bring monthly ARPU under 100 yuan Jun 26, 14:06 Of mobile communication service subscribers in the China market, 48.7% generated a monthly ARPU (average revenues per user) of less than 100 yuan (US$14.3), according to a survey undertaken by China-based consulting company Analysys International during April 29-May 23 2008. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Systex assumes general sales agent for CA Jun 25, 15:31 Systex Corporation, a developer of software solutions for IT management and provider of SI services in Taiwan, on June 24 announced it has become the Taiwan general sales agent for US-based CA. Read more |
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China mobile phone user base increased to top 592 million in May 2008 Jun 25, 15:12 There were 592.13 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2008, growing by 1.48% on month and by 19.72% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) on June 24. Read more |
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Taiwan market: APBT 3G user base surpasses 1.5 million mark Jun 25, 11:55 Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), a fixed-line/3G mobile telecommunication operator, announced that it its subscribers of 3G mobile communications services has exceeded 1.5 million and is expected to reach 1.72 million at the end of 2008 and further to 2.0 million by the end of the first quarter of 2009. Read more |
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China market: Google ranks third in mobile search in 1Q08 Jun 25, 11:37 There were 44.23 million users of handset-based mobile online search services in the China during the first quarter of 2008, with Google China being the third largest web portal with 18.5 million users, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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Taiwan-developed casual game Mahjong to be on Xbox 360 in August Jun 24, 16:59 Fun Town, an online game operating platform under GigaMedia in Taiwan, has finished porting its PC-based online casual game Mahjong, to the Xbox 360. A Chinese-language version of the game will be launched as early as August, according to Fun Town at a press conference on June 23. Read more |
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Taiwan market: C2C has demand but face an unfavorable environment, says PChome Online Jun 20, 16:55 C2C has considerable market potential in Taiwan, but its operational environment is unfavorable because online retail trade operators prefer more profitable B2C custom, according to COO Vincent Hsieh for PChome Online. Read more |
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Taiwan financial group Shin Kong reportedly to cooperate with KDDI to invest in APBT Jun 20, 15:03 Taiwan-based Shin Kong Financial Group plans to cooperate with KDDI, the second largest mobile telecom carrier in Japan, for joint investment in Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), a fixed-line/3G mobile telecommunication operator in Taiwan, to become the largest shareholder, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Microsoft sets up innovation center in Taiwan Jun 20, 12:07 Microsoft at a June 19 press conference inaugurated its Microsoft Innovation Center in Taiwan, with R&D focusing on next-generation web applications and software engineering, according to Microsoft Taiwan. This is Microsoft's second R&D center in Taiwan following the Microsoft Technology Center which open in June 2003, Microsoft Taiwan noted. Read more |
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