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TENCENT HOLDINGS
Company:
Tencent QQ, popularly known as QQ, is an instant messaging
software service developed by Tencent Holdings Limited. QQ also
offers a variety of services, including online social games, music,
shopping, microblogging, and group and voice chat.
Tencent remains committed to enhancing its development and
innovation capabilities while strengthening its nationwide branding
for its long term development. More than 60% of Tencent employees
are R&D staff. Tencent has obtained patents relating to the technologies in various areas: instant messaging, e-commerce, online
payment services, search engine, information security, gaming, and
many more
Tencent currently holds the 11th spot as on of the top most Innovative companies in Asia.
Fun Fact: In 2010 Tencent bought a majority stake in the U.S based
company, Epic Games which produces blockbuster game such as
Gears of War and Infinity Blade
BAIDU
Company: Incorporated in China, Baidu engages in the provision of internet search
solutions and online marketing solutions.
Founded by Yanhong Li and Xu Yong in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
The world knows Baidu as the search engine that kicked Google's butt out of China,
with an assist from the Communist Party.
The company has a 73 percent share of the world's largest Internet market by users, and
has the fifth-largest market capitalization ($38.3 billion) among the world's pure-play
Internet companies, trailing Google, Amazon.com, Tencent, and only narrowly, eBay.
Partnered with Intel on an Innovation Lab in China to develop mobile
devices for the Chinese market. Officials hope the Baidu-Intel partnership would encourage developers to create mobile apps for search and
mapping applications as it looks to become a large player in China in
the cloud.
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