2003. IBM Launches R&D Center in Dalian. (Feb.). (Available at
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This brief article states that IBM entered the Chinese Dalian Software Park where they signed a contract to set up a joint research and development research center. The R&D center will largely deal with contracts from Japan.
XIONG, S. 2004. Dalian to Build Software Industry Corridor. Xinhua Newsnet (July ). (Available at
www.openoutsource.com/resource-dated7236-Dalian%20to%20build%20software%20industry%20corridor.phtml. Accessed June).
From the Website: Dalian, a port city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, has launched an ambitious plan to build a super software industry corridor along its southern coastline. The corridor is located in a 133 sq. km area along the city's South Lushun Road, a hilly seaside scenic spot. It has a land area of 8.6 sq. km and a construction area of 4 million square meters with a planned investment of over 15 billion Chinese yuan (1.81 billion US dollars). On this fantastic long and narrow area, a software export-oriented town will be built within four years, where 300,000 IT professionals can be employed.
