I.T. & Telecommunications sector updates

l          The US networking and communications technology company Cisco has entered into a strategic relationship with Chongqing municipality, under which the US company will work to advance Chongqing’s IT manufacturing industry, promote innovation and R&D in green technologies, and support China’s ‘green growth’ strategy. Cisco and Chongqing will work to increase investment, support local innovation and sustainability, and accelerate the internationalisation of local enterprises.

l          The dominant Chinese search engine Baidu has announced that many of its popular services will be pre-installed on next-generation mobile phones from the local carrier China Unicom. Baidu’s services including its internet search, free music download search and message forum will all be pre-installed on 3G handsets, Baidu said. Baidu will also provide search capabilities for mobile internet web sites run by the carrier, which planned to launch the iPhone in China in October.

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Sources: CBBC, Xinhua, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, FCO Country Updates and other news sources.