On November 1 during a contract singing ceremony, Intel, the
world's major computer chip producer, and Haier, China's famous
home appliance maker, emphasized that over the next three years,
they would fully cooperate in developing inexpensive personal
computers (PC) and laptops to foster a greater presence in Chinese
rural markets.
Paul Otellini, Intel's president and CEO, said that Intel and
Haier would be engaged in providing user-friendly and low-price
computers for China's large rural areas. Additionally, Zhang
Ruimin, Haier's CEO, revealed that the two companies are currently
collaborating closely to provide 1 million computers for the rural
markets of Henan and they would later cooperate more widely.
This move is a response to the public intentions of several
other leading technology companies to break into China's rural
market. AMD, Intel's biggest rival, is now concentrating on
developing Chinese rural markets, and Lenovo, HP, Dell, and other
PC giants are also using AMD processors to make low-price products
aimed at the rural markets.
For more details, please read the full story in Chinese. (
http://www.china-cbn.com/s/n/000004/20071102/020000059265.shtml)
(China.org.cn November 2, 2007)
