Software providers benefit from anti-piracy campaign_美文

Software providers benefit from anti-piracy campaign

"The legalization of software for government bodies is a proactive and meaningful step for the software industry," said Roger Somerville, senior director for government and policy in the Asia-Pacific for the software alliance.

"In addition to government, as the mainstay of many Chinese industries, the alliance also expects that State-owned enterprises will play a key role in legalizing their software use," Somerville said in July.

Lu Xiang, president of Gstarsoft Co, a provider of computer-aided design software, had the same wish.

"Our major concern is still piracy," Lu said. "There is no way for the software industry to thrive without the improvement of IPR protection. That's why we are very glad to see the government lead the movement and hope more enterprises will follow suit."

Questions:

1. Why are software companies excited about the government's anti-piracy campaign?

2. How much increased business did they see recently?

3. How much of that was provided by domestic companies?

Answers:

1. They are expecting more business as all government departments at central and provincial levels are using licensed software.

2. Operating systems and software worth 1 billion yuan ($157 million) were installed.

3. Two-thirds.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.