ZTE gains 71pc of Indian market for latest networking equipment
ZTE Corp has seized a 71 per cent share of the market for next-generation networking equipment in India, according to telecommunications research and consulting firm iLocus. The report said Shenzhen-based ZTE was the preferred next-generation networking supplier to Indian operators including Tata Teleservices, Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam and Aircel. 'We're confident of further enhancing our market share in India,' said Wang Xiaoqiang, general manager for next-generation networking core network products at ZTE. Bien Perez
TransInfo unit seals 18m yuan taxi ad deal with Liyang Media
China TransInfo Technology Corp has secured a five-year advertising-placement deal through subsidiary taxi media operator Dalian Dajian Zhitong Information Service. Advertising firm Dalian Liyang Media was given exclusive authority by Dajian Zhitong to sell advertising space on taxi rooftop screens to third parties for 18 million yuan (HK$20.5 million) per year. The deal may start early this year, when Dajian Zhitong and China Mobile's Dalian branch finish installing Global Positioning System devices in about 3,000 taxis. Bien Perez
Far East Securities taps Blue Coat for shield against online attacks
Shanghai Far East Securities has adopted key technology from United States-based Blue Coat Systems for an undisclosed sum to protect its online financial services from malicious attacks. It deployed Blue Coat's ProxySG appliances in front of its server computers to block internet threats, such as denial-of-service attacks, which can overwhelm servers with data to shut them down, and enable a secure Web portal that allows customers to access online financial services applications. Kevin Poon, managing director at Blue Coat Systems Greater China, said the ProxySG appliances also allowed Shanghai Far East to speed up the performance of its customer-facing online applications. Bien Perez
