Special Supplement: Many positives for Lushun South Road software industrial belt
The industrial scale and reputation of Lushun South Road software industrial belt:
The software industrial belt occupies the top rung of the ladder in terms of industrial scale after several years of rapid development.
Currently, it houses more than 500 software and information services and employs more than 50,000 people.
Thirty-six top companies have set up software research and BPO centers here and 200 domestic companies have achieved rapid growth.
The belt's revenue was 8.28 billion yuan last year, a 61 per cent year-on-year increase. And income from software exports was $350 million.
Due to its scale and reputation, the belt has gained central government's praise and was has been approved as a "national torch program software industrial base", "national software export base", and "Chinese software services outsourcing base model".
The Incubator System of Lushun South Road software industrial belt:
The belt is a leader in the software industry for innovation and for its incubation system. Currently, it has nine special incubators, which has helped create more than 600 companies.
Dalian is able to channel various resources into the belt which has an integrated platform for research and production. Currently, the Dalian University of Technology, National Technology Transformation Center and the Qixianling National University provide incubator services for small and medium-sized software companies.
The independent research and development capability of Lushun South Road software industrial belt:
The professionals, good environment and industries all contribute to the belt's independent research and development capabilities, especially in the fields of shipping and logistics, industrial control, and information technology.
Dalian Watson's DHC-IVR is widely used in telecommunications, postal services, insurance and financial industries. In 2005, Dalian Watson succeeded in bidding for Uzbekistan's national railways financial information systems project.
Dalian Machine Tool has developed the nation's first advanced level CNC system.
Aida AI engineering software (Dalian) has developed a steel structure design software and currently has more than 30 percent market share.
Companies here have registered nearly 800 software products.
This year, Dalian received awards for 20 outstanding software products, 16 of which were developed by software industries based in the belt.
(Shanghai Start 09/07/2007 page7)
