Stephanie Sim

IT development and integration will be the largest sector and the leading driver of IT services spending over the next four years, constituting almost one-third of overall IT services spending, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Inc.

Chinese mobile-communications carrier China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom) has become the first Chinese operator to receive a Mobile Virtual Network Operator license in Hong Kong, according to the Office of the Telecommunications Authority in Hong Kong.

Beijing municipal government last month awarded contracts to six local software vendors in its largest desktop software purchase to date, passing over a bid from Microsoft Corp., according to the Beijing Press and Publishing Bureau.

China has announced plans to have four telecommunication service providers running the country

IT development and integration will be the largest sector and the leading driver of IT services spending over the next four years, constituting almost one-third of overall IT services spending, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Inc.

Chinese authorities have shut down over 17,000 Internet caf

Canadian companies showcasing their wares at Comdex 2001 see the annual trade show more as an opportunity to network and to attract potential customers than as a chance to achieve sales, according to exhibitors at the Canadian Pavilion at the Fall exhibition, which started Monday in Las Vegas.

Pirated copies of Windows XP have found their way into the Hong Kong market. The two-disked "released to manufacturer" version of the software lined the shelves in shops at several computer malls in Hong Kong and was on sale for about HK$70 (US$9) each. Windows XP is scheduled to launch officially in the territory on Friday.