The United States investigates IBM problem contract

April 4, 2008

Arrange of American environmental protection confirmed on March 31, because environmental protection arrange and international business use machine firm (one of IBM) purchases a contract to have violate compasses suspicion, beautiful federally departmental door has suspended be being signed with this company any purchase a contract newly.

A statement that environmental protection arrange published that day says, this ” problem contract ” was pointed to to violate concerned regulation, environmental protection arrange decides to suspend purchasing goods from IBM company. Below this kind of circumstance, the United States is other federally the branch also will stop to purchase goods from IBM accordingly. Environmental protection sign says, purchase a ban relevantly to already began go into effect from March 27.

Current, this ” problem contract ” detail still is not clear about. Big jury of federal of an United States is investigating this matter. According to media coverage, IBM company says a few its employee had received subpoena, ask they appear in court attest, offer to the court with ” problem contract ” relevant file.

IBM company headquarters is set in city of Meng Ke of A of city of American new York, the American government that has at least 1.3 billion dollar in all at present purchases a contract, take this company about 2007 1% of gross income.

Associate X300 depreciates in the United States even more 300 dollars home is not had depreciate plan

April 3, 2008

Report from our correspondent (reporter Wang Jing) yesterday, associate American company announces the price ThinkPad notebook computer reduces 22%-25% , just appeared on the market among them ” the most frivolous jotter ” of X300 depreciate strength is more than 300 dollars more, mark matchs version to fall from 3225 dollars to 2902.5 dollars.

The reporter understands, at present Thinkpad product is not had in Chinese inland depreciate similarly sales promotion plan, the retail price of two X300 still is inland 24999 yuan are mixed 34999 yuan of RMBs. The personage inside course of study expresses, before this, some consumer are different to the price outside X300 churchyard be related expresses to indissoluble, the tax rate that the main reason that creates this one situation is the United States and China is different, bring about an enterprise to sell cost to differ. Actually, not be to associate in the value of the product that be the same as a paragraph of the United States and Chinese sale to differ only, other computer firm is same also, the retail price that is in the United States like malic MacBook Air is 1799 dollars, inside China the retail price of the ground is 16988 yuan of RMBs.

The United States throws the country 18.6 billion collective purchases large sheet to be about to hit press air conditioning to rise in price

March 12, 2008

The national beautiful electric equipment and sea Er, beautiful air conditioning that waited for 16 air conditioning manufacturers to sign 18.6 billion yuan purchases an agreement, be about to rise through purchasing those who control air conditioning price centrally.

Business signs up for dispatch (reporter Li Huan is joyous) yesterday, the national beautiful electric equipment and sea Er, beautiful air conditioning that waited for 16 air conditioning manufacturers to sign 18.6 billion yuan purchases an agreement, be about to rise through purchasing those who control air conditioning price centrally.

National beautiful electric equipment is standing vice-president Wang Junzhou thinks, a few brands rise in price with raw material for raising price is unreasonable, new technology uses the main factor that is price promotion in what taste newly, the promotion of Chan Pinjun price does not mean air conditioning of the price rise. As we have learned, last year air conditioning product all valence is 2800 yuan / stage, grew 200 yuan or so than 2006.

Wang Junzhou expresses, national beautiful electric equipment, always happy electric equipment, big in electric equipment is purchased through cash, large sheet is purchased, have exclusive selling rights custom-built wait for means, restrain a few brands to rise in price with raw material be excuse ” build a car to rise in price ” . As we have learned, in purchasing an agreement this, sea Er, beautiful, 3 water chestnut are obtained respectively 3.5 billion, 3 billion, the order of 2 billion.

Big in electric equipment also expresses yesterday, the plan prevents air conditioning to rise in price through a large number of stock up and price difference compensation. As we have learned, big in electric equipment is by Feburary prepared 1 million air conditioning, busy season will be sold to be rolled out centrally in air conditioning. Additional, big in electric equipment is returned at ordinary times compensation of 15 days of price difference is lengthened to 170 days, big in electric equipment just expresses, from this considerate air conditioning busy season will end on August 31, consumer is in big in the value of air conditioning product that electric equipment purchases appears adjust, can win price difference compensation.

As we have learned, by the country beautiful electric equipment, big in chamber of commerce of electron of electric equipment, China releases ” product of Chinese air conditioning consumed demand to study a report 2008 ” show, the energy-saving, environmental protection, health key decision factor that already became consumer to buy air conditioning, each air conditioning produces manufacturer to also express, these will be this year the trend that air conditioning tastes newly.

EMC bids 178 million dollar and Iomega of United States of snap up of Great Wall science and technology

March 10, 2008

On March 11 message, company of Iomega of computer memory manufacturer (NYSE:IOM) the 178 million dollar that says its received EMC company to put forward actively buys a request, but express, the buy a condition and does not reach with Great Wall science and technology agreement requirement of EMC is advantageous.

EMC refers every 3.25 dollars buy quoted price, compare Iomega last week tower above of price of 5 closing quotation 22% . EMC is the biggest network memory provider on the world.

The product of Iomega company incorporates driver and hard disk and portable storage technology. The stock of Iomega is in new York the stock exchange is early dish in rose 14% to 3.05 dollars.

Iomega weighs EMC before buying plan to be inferior to this its and science and technology of Chinese Great Wall (0074.HK) reachs agreement.

Last year in December, science and technology, Excelstor Group and Excelstor Holdings signed the Great Wall of Iomega and China to change an agreement, the total equity of the limited company of science and technology of Shenzhen easy develop that Iomega issues 84 million common stock and increases science and technology of Great Wall of displacement of ready money of 50 thousand dollar, Excelstor Group and Excelstor Holdings hold and limited company of science and technology of easy develop Great Wall. If trade,finish, great Wall science and technology and its correlation company hold Iomega the common stock of about 43% , become latter the biggest partner thereby. (

Fortune magazine judges the United States most suffer respectable company apple to reside head of a list of names posted up high

March 3, 2008

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on March 3 22:10 messages, ” fortune ” the magazine was released today ” the United States most suffer respectable company pop chart ” , malic company is ranked the first.

It is below ” the United States most suffer respectable company pop chart ” before 20 strong:

   Rank company

Apple of   of 1    

  uncle of 2     overcomes Hill - company of haing Sa Wei

  of 3     is general and electric

Gu Ge of   of 4    

Feng Tian of   of 5    

Buck of star of   of 6    

Confederative express of   of 7    

Bao Jie of   of 8    

  of 9     is born by force

  of 10     is filled high

Shopkeeper of Target(of   of 11     )

Airline of southwest of   of 12    

Carry of   of 13     is connected

BMW of   of 14    

Supermarket of much storage of good city of   of 15     (Costco)

Microsoft of   of 16    

UPS of   of 17    

Cisco of   of 18    

3M of   of   of 19    

General merchandise of high end of   of 20     interlinks inn Nordstrom

Price of 537.3 million yuan of days of United States enters the country advocate Shandong is triplex

March 3, 2008

Dispatch of sina science and technology on March 3 evening, triplex the firm issues announcement, say ” limited company has made island of Shandong dragon backbone its are the biggest partner ” , buy the price to be 537.3 million yuan, this is meant triplex chain of this Shandong’s biggest native land home appliance sells the firm by the country the United States brings into a banner to fall. To be being called by the outside ” day price ” buy the price, the country is beautiful think ” return be able to pass ” .

   Enter formally advocate triplex firm

Interlink bibcock as region market home appliance, triplex the firm is beautiful, Su Ning is in the country the competitor with Shandong the biggest market, allegedly, the consumer of Shandong is right triplex the faithfulness of the firm is spent very tall. But very regrettablly, the auction makes his easy hand.

The basis is triplex the announcement of the firm, on Feburary 14, 2008, jinan city quadrangle entrusts an auction the company is triplex to Shandong group place is held triplex the firm is current 27 million undertake auctioning, the course publishs contest value, limited company gets island of Shandong dragon backbone unexpectedly Shandong is triplex 27 million equity of company of group place hold, 10.69% what hold company total capital stock.

Triplex the group is before the auction in all hold is triplex firm forty-nine million seven hundred and eighty-two thousand six hundred, occupy triplex 19.71% of firm total capital stock, for company large stockholder, among them by on sale 27 million 10.67% what hold total capital stock, whose contest gets this equity to be meant become triplex the firm is the biggest partner.

But the result is, afore-mentioned equity are final by island of Shandong dragon backbone limited company with every pat 19.9 yuan.

Triplex firm on Feburary 19, 2008, island of Shandong dragon backbone limited company is already paid money, on Feburary 20, 2008, the company receives Jinan quadrangle to concern the civil ruling book of change the name of owner in a register, change in afore-mentioned rights and interests according to civil ruling book after finishing, limited company will make island of Shandong dragon backbone our company the biggest partner.

After the event, through investigation, island of Shandong dragon backbone the behind the curtain of limited company is a country the United States shares contest prize, this means national beautiful success to enter advocate triplex firm.

   The United States does not consider as the country ” day price “

As island of Shandong dragon backbone limited company becomes our company the biggest partner formally, national beautiful group already was evaded no longer to this, already calm bear oneself are island of backbone of dragon of Shandong of make use of sb namely limited company is over didymous and triplex the secret of the firm is bought.

The United States uses the country again and again in recent years the strategy that buys area competitor. Interlink management overlord as area home appliance, triplex the firm works hard in Shandong old, in recent years although branches and leaves is not exuberant confirmed however, more than 200 net gets online next shop spread all over Shandong each district, only triplex Jinan center inn year of sale achieve many yuan 10. Save classics trade according to Shandong appoint statistical number, triplex group business board piece total sales is close 7 billion yuan; Another kind of view says triplex firm sale a year 12 billion, those who compare Beijing is big in electric equipment is much still.

Allegedly, last year May, the United States ever invited the nation the thorough investigation of 3 months of company of tripartite investigation when for the country distributinging circumstance did the market of the United States and competitor to be. This findings report shows, in countrywide provincial capital and deputy provincial town, the market of Jinan and Nanjing is only medium, the country is beautiful not dominant. Although Shandong churchyard, the country is beautiful already held the market share of 30% in Qingdao, be in lead position, but triplex exceed 70% in the market share of Jinan. Additional, actually, triplex all be in opposite monopoly position in city of ministry of Shandong Chinese and Western, the country that has exceeded 40 in amount of Shandong set up shop is beautiful short-term inside can look at its a person’s back only. Accordingly, triplex and natural become the target with beautiful country.

In be being bought this, national beautiful offer is every 19.9 yuan, than triplex the market price with newest firm every 9.68 yuan of tower above 105.6% , make total prices achieves 537.3 million yuan ” day price ” . To this price, he Yang blueness shows spokesman of news of national beautiful electric equipment, vice president, if will look with the angle of investor, this price perhaps on the high side, but if come with the angle of strategic investor,look, this price still calculates be able to pass.

ThinkPad X300 appears on the market formally in the United States today (graph)

February 26, 2008

ThinkPadX300 appears on the market formally in the United States today (graph)

Associate ThinkPad X300

ThinkPadX300 appears on the market formally in the United States today (graph)

Macbook Air

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on Feburary 26 message, according to foreign media coverage, associate to begin to sell ThinkPad X300 to exceed portable jotter in the United States today, launch a challenge to malic MacBook Air.

Say according to associating, the least weight of ThinkPad X300 is 2.93 pounds only, slightly the 3 pounds under MacBook Air, and more rich also on the function. For example, thinkPad X300 includes 3 USB interface, deployed an ultrathin DVD to cut collection engine, and MacBook Air has an USB interface only, did not deploy CD driver. After although add DVD,cutting collection engine, the weight of ThinkPad X300 also has 3.13 pounds only.

The place with the thinnest ThinkPad X300 is 0.73 inches, the largest place is 0.92 inches, want than MacBook Air a few bigger. The place with the thinnest MacBook Air has 0.16 inches only, the largest place is 0.76 inches. ThinkPad X300 faces enterprise and individual user at the same time, compare with the ThinkPad jotter previously, its specific power consumption was reduced 25% . This one product used hard disk of 64GB solid state, 13.3 inches of LED are in a poor light indication screen, and lithium polymerization batteries.

Associate the Burr in · of Mu of soup of chief inspector of Thinkpad product sale (Tom Ribble) expresses, with common lithium ion batteries photograph is compared, lithium polymerization batteries can lengthen jotter bide one’s time time. ThinkPad X300 bears 4GB memory greatly most, compositive show card, number to photograph like the head, and wired with wireless network, joined feeling board and TrackPoint navigation function at the same time. Say according to associating, intel upgrades later on this year fast gallop after platform, thinkPad X300 still will join WiMax function. In operating system respect, consumer can choose Windows XP professional edition already, also can choose Vista.

ThinkPad X300 used processor of low voltage of Intel Core 2 Duo SL7100 LV, advocate frequency is 1.2GHz. Like the processor of Core 2 Duo that develops technically for malic MacBook Air, the volume of SL7100 LV is minorrer than processor of standard Merom series 60% , thereby power comsumption is reduced greatly. Nevertheless, it still used 65 accept rice to manufacture technology. Although produce craft to do not have distinction, but the power comsumption of SL7100 LV has 12 tile only. MacBook Air place uses the power comsumption of processor to be 20 tile, but advocate frequency arrives for 1.6GHz 1.8GHz.

The initial price of ThinkPad X300 is 2799 dollars, consumer is OK through associating website or shopkeeper partner are bought. (Rub Er)

ITunes becomes the United States shopkeeper of the 2nd old music is next to Woerma

February 26, 2008

Bit net (ChinaByte)2 month 27 days of messages (his hill stone is compiled) Zhou Er of NPD Group of market survey orgnaization is announced newest dog investigation data shows, the 2nd old music of American that shop of ITunes digital media has made a platoon be after Woerma shopkeeper.

Investigation company shows, in American music retail market, the portion of malic music store has exceeded 100 to think of buy a company to rank the 2nd.

Last year first quarter, the sale portion of shop of ITunes digital media exceeded Yamaxun, from on the rank first quarter the 4th rise for the rank the 3rd. At that time, shop of fertile Er code ranks the first; with the portion of 15.8% 100 consider the share that buys a company for 13.8% , the portion of malic shop is 10% . Yamaxun’s portion is 6.7% .

Investigation company says, according to the sale 2007, 10% what lawful music downloads to had occupied American music to buy, although achieved growth than 2006, but this one growth is hard to make up for what musical CD sells to glide.

The apple expresses in a separate statement, at present the client of shop of malic ITunes digital media exceeds 50 million, the song of the sale has exceeded -294967296. Besides selling music, malic ITunes shop still increased new film to hire a service.

Grade of communication of resurgence of the attune on United States forest comes ” buy “

February 18, 2008

On Feburary 19 message, negotiable securities of United States forest moves resurgence communication grade to on now ” buy ” , target price is every 61 HK dollar, relatively the amplitude that present price has about 30% .

United States forest goes out in report middle finger, the grade resurgence communication by ” neuter ” on tone comes ” buy ” , because the company extends the progress ideal of mainland and overseas market, believe Chinese telegraphic industry recombine will spread out after Beijing Olympic Games, with the advantage of resurgence communication, be expected to induct among them of 3.9 billion yuan of RMBs increase installation cost newly, take a company about 10% of proportion of net 2009 gain.

Should think again all right, resurgence communication outside the business chance besides this locality market, in include India, Ethiopia and extend Indonesianly also make progress ideal, predict the overseas business in 2007-2009 year group year increase rate will be amounted to 25% .

United States Congress will be investigated China to buy 3COM record

February 2, 2008

As the one part of investigation, committee wants to know the foreign country invests committee to whether had understood China whether how old interest and it has authority to appoint 3Com company board of directors the member for the company to 3Com company.

Dispatch of Netease science and technology on Feburary 2 message, by the United States the organization of legislator composition announces two parties one yesterday, because fear Chinese China may pursue computer hacker action for the company, congress will be right 3Com and China those who be is amalgamative trade draft resolution launchs investigation.

Congressman John D. Dingell and other 3 legislator send finance minister Henry M in Zhou Sifa. Paulson Jr. say in the letter: “No less than you know, congress to China for company and Bain Capital of partner of its United States between amalgamative trade draft resolution is more and more anxious. ” Dingell is close hold the assemblyman of the Democratic Party that brings a city, holding the position of Boule the sources of energy and post of trade committee chairman. They say in the letter: “The computer network safety that the Pentagon of American department of defense used company of a lot of 3Com to produce, because this congress worries about this,may be opposite after two companies are amalgamative national security of the United States causes certain effect. Because this congress worries about this,may be opposite after two companies are amalgamative national security of the United States causes certain effect..

4 congressman say: “We believe these is anxious have sufficient reason, come from Chinese army hacker to increase somewhat to the attack of American government and private network recently especially. Come from Chinese army hacker to increase somewhat to the attack of American government and private network recently especially..

Yilinuosi Bobby L of assemblyman of city the Democratic Party. Rush, Dekesasi Joe L of assemblyman of city republican party. Barton and Edward Whitfield of assemblyman of Kentucky republican party are the member of this committee, they also are sealing the arrange on the letter then renown.

Before this, the Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of republic party congressman of Florida city initiated last year second reading obtained congress to pass, he appeals bush-administration prevents that to trade, because his concern markets that,will urge construction of Chinese military affairs.

But the investigation of Dingell is the the Democratic Party expresses pair of 3Com China to trade to incorporate first of draft resolution be anxious.

Committee has traded to incorporating with this the network safety problem that draft resolution concerns launched formal investigation, the foreign investment commission that basically leaves by leader of Ministry of finance at present is responsible. Him Paulson asks actively not to participate in this to trade the investigation of draft resolution, fill a company high to provide advisory service for 3Com company namely because of the company that is in before him.

As the one part of investigation, committee wants to know the foreign country invests committee to whether had understood China whether how old interest and it has authority to appoint 3Com company board of directors the member for the company to 3Com company.

Committee still wants to know the foreign country invested committee to understand a few about China the what information that is company inner structure, including a company is be controlled to wait by who.

American official will was opposite November last year ” Washington times ” say, the information careful observation that the office of Michael McConnell of national information director has to trading this thinks 3Com and China constitute menace to American state security for amalgamative meeting. Report of that careful observation referred a foreign country to invest committee last year.

China be a company establish by a of China senior officer, it is one of main suppliers of the computer of Chinese army and network equipment.

China once was arrived to disobey U.N. by drag in for the company in the punish behavior to Iraq and the incident that expedite industrial spy to the United States and Japanese company.

The spokesman of Bain company says, the company is undertaking negotiation secretly, this trades won’t constitute menace to American state security.

Trade according to negotiable securities the file of committee says, 3Com company board of directors plans to let partner decide by ballot this value the amalgamative plan of 2.2 billion dollar. Voting undertake on Feburary 29. This shows the company hopes the foreign country invests committee to be able to approve this to incorporate trade.

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