Mitac International Corp (神達電腦), a leading manufacturer of desktop and mobile computers, launched what it claims is the world's first all-Chinese clamshell smartphone and announced a software-partnership program with four Chinese software developers in Shanghai yesterday, the company said in a statement.
The new clamshell phone was developed in cooperation with China's Chinese Electronics Corporation Telecom (
Mitac plans to sign agreements with Linktone Consulting Co (掌上靈通), Hexin Software Technology Co (核新軟體), Shanda Internet Development (盛大網路) and Hwawei Electronics Co (華衛電子).
Linktone provides wireless services for more than 200 million mobile phone users in China, Hexin specializes in identity authentication software, whereas Shanda works in online entertainment, the statement said.
The new partnership plan aims to do the same for the smartphone market as an earlier plan to expand the Chinese market for the Mio Digi-Walker range.
"Mitac will partner with business software companies possessing vertical market solutions, application software R&D capabilities and industry sales channels to jointly develop smartphone and handheld devices -- providing corporate users as well as niche markets with tailor-made personal digital information-processing solutions," the statement said.
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