Licensed software has been popular in large and medium State-owned enterprises in sectors such as tourism, insurance and banking, Zhai said.

As the piracy rate declines, the price of licensed software is rising rapidly, which may tempt some people to return to piracy, said Wang Weihua, an officer at the consulting company.

The price of Office 2010, the popular program designed by Microsoft Corp, went up to 3,349 yuan ($529) from the 2007 version's 2,352 yuan.

Questions:

1. How much software was pirated in China last year?

2. What type of software saw the biggest decline in piracy?

3. What was the rate of authorized licensed software?

Answers:

1. Less than 40 percent of software installed on computers.

2. Information security software, from 45 percent in 2010 to 39 percent last year.

3. 20 percent last year.

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.

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