Hans Lombardo

Paris-based X and Mail, a leading European provider of Web-based e-mail, has made its flagship product, Xwebmail, compatible with Chinese language software. Prior to a scheduled tour of Asia, with a patch, the French company configured its e-mail product to such software as RichWin, NanJi Star, Twin Bridge, Union Way, and Chinese Windows. Representatives of […]

Motorola has signed a US$100 million deal with Hongkong Telecom’s Interactive Multimedia Services (IMS) to supply its InteractiveTV (iTV) business with Streamaster multimedia architecture over the next few years. IMS, which operates Netvigator, Hong Kong’s largest ISP, has offered commercial iTV services since March of last year and allegedly has 60,000 customers. According to IMS […]

Property Market Intelligence Limited (PMI), one of the first startups to receive funding from the Hong Kong Government’s HK$750 million (US$96.8 million) Applied Research Fund, is now offering an online Asian property evaluation tool for institutional investors and property analysts. Spending more than one million U.S. dollars, PMI developed the Java-based tool, called Pyramid, over […]

Although the Chinese Government has been cracking down on Internet-based dissent, it is encouraging its government departments to get online. Xinhua, China’s official news service, reported that the Central Government has launched its “Government on the Internet” project, which is aimed at increasing government use of the Internet as a means of disseminating information. An […]

Following the trend toward convergence of Internet and television media, Rupert Murdoch’s Star TV is offering its pan-Asian English news program from its Web site through audio and video streaming. “We believe that this section of the market is growing as more and more people have sound cards and speakers,” said Patricia Stevenson, marketing manager […]

The Internet business community in Hong Kong is pushing for a local version of Carnegie Mellon’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), the American coordination center for all computer security incidents related to the Internet. “A draft proposal was written and it is being reviewed before it will be submitted in late February,” said Chester Soong, […]

Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will help develop online systems for 17 public and private sectors, according to The Nihon Keizi Shimbun. Sources at MITI told the Japanese newspaper that the government department would formulate plans and private corporations would develop the systems. By the end of February, one corporate developer will […]

The Hong Kong Internet Providers’ Association (HKISPA) wants to extend its membership to other types of companies that are involved in the Hong Kong Internet industry. “The association wants to expand its membership to include any company that is involved in the Internet business,” said Charles Mok, chairman of the HKISPA and general manager of […]

Singapore-based Krone Far East Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of the German pioneer of telephone and data network technology, Krone AG, has introduced a new cabling management system for the Small Office Home Office (SOHO) and domestic cabling market. According to Krone representatives, the system, called Broadway, is designed to allow home owners and small businesses […]

iMerchants, a Hong Kong-based e-commerce pioneer, is developing a virtual banking system for the JETCO automatic teller network which serves 49 different banks in Hong Kong and the region. “We are creating a virtual ATM network which basically is an Internet banking system,” said Leroy Kung, managing director of iMerchants’ holding company, Motif Asia Ltd. […]

Illinois-based networking integration firm, Anixter, Inc. has appointed Sam Liu as general manager in Hong Kong. Liu has more than 13 years’ experience in the networking field and, prior to joining Anixter, managed the network integration business of JOS Technology Group and worked as technical support manager at JardinePacific Ltd. His main responsibility will be […]

Cisco Systems will invest over RMB50M (US$6 million) in China over the next year to expand its customer support services. As the first step in its investment plan, Cisco inaugurated its Beijing Technical Support Center (TAC) on Friday. “Cisco has a religious focus on winning the highest possible customer satisfaction,” said Doug Allred, senior vice […]