The nation's second largest Internet portal, PC Home Online (
Core service
"Although we have been developing various businesses, such as e-commerce and an Internet telephone service, searching is a core service to us that should be constantly improved," PC Home Online chief executive officer Arthur Lee (
The deal allows users of PC Home to search more information with Google's powerful search engine, while Google, which is the world's most used portal but still has only a small base in Taiwan, can reach both users and advertisers of PC Home, Lee said.
According to a report conducted by online market research firm InsightXplorer (
The company estimated that Google only sees about 2 million hits a month.
Vicky Tseng (
Bright future
As Google has no operations in Taiwan, PC Home will also take charge of customer service, Lee said, adding that PC Home looks forward to further cooperation with Google in the future, such as helping localize Google's tool bar and other services.
Boosted by the strategic partnership, shares of PC Home rose sharply by NT$1.95 to close at NT$41 yesterday on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
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