From computer code to the global market

Software companies in Zhongguancun have improved their competence in innovation and proprietary technologies, with many now paying more attention to services rather than just programming.

AsiaInfo Holdings Inc, the world's second-largest company specializing in support systems for telecom companies, started its global expansion five years ago.

Last year it signed a contract with Telenor Group, one of the largest telecoms in the world, to provide software to support mobile telecommunications in eight European countries.