Hans Lombardo

Hongkong.com Studios announced today that it would fund three Hong Kong Internet companies as a part of its corporate development scheme. The first three firms to benefit from Hongkong.com’s US$10 million initiative include a Chinese search engine developer, Goyoyo, instant portal firm Outblaze and the established interactive digital agency, Web Connection Group. “Hong Kong must […]

After a week of speculation, Hong Kong Telecom’s ISP Unit, IMS Netvigator, bought its competitor, Hong Kong Star, for approximately US$32 million. Completed on Friday afternoon, the acquisition will result in Netvigator increasing its portion of the market from 40 percent to 70 percent, nearly a half a million subscribers. Industry analyst speculate the purchase […]

For several months, a center at the University of Hong Kong has been operating in partnership with Sun Microsystems Inc. with the sole purpose of disseminating Java object oriented technology in Hong Kong. The Authorized Academic Java Campus (AAJC), the first of its kind anywhere, has a twofold mission of training students and professionals and […]

According to the elite of China’s Internet industry, the expansion rate of China’s online industry will soon be comparable to the one in the United States. “We are expecting a similar pattern of growth as in the US,” said Vicky Hung, vice president of business development for China Internet Corporation. Hung explains that such growth […]

Consistent with its lackluster financial results and the regional economic downturn, Netscape Communications Corp. recently shut down its offices and laid off most of its employees in Hong Kong and Australia. According to the South China Morning Post, the Australian operations will continue to be run from Netscape’s Singapore office but it has not been […]