PlanGraphics Inc. has won a $2.1 million USD contract with the Liaoning province to develop an Urban Management Information System. Development will be focused in the cities of Shenyang, Panjin, and Yingkou. The implementation will rely heavily on using Geographic Information Systems and the Internet. Businesswire article.

Microsoft is adding another 80 software developers to Microsoft Research Asia located in Beijing. The goal is to shorten the product development cycle from idea to product. Some products that are being developed in Beijing are text to speech software, a “smart watch” with news and email, and a universal pen that stores written information. […]

A joint project between China and England will form a new UK-China Innovation Park in Cambridge. This will help drive software development for co-operative initiatives in England. Article from china.org

International interest in conducting software development with China is expanding. A joint software institute will be formed between the German Ministry of Education and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. This institute will focus on many topics including operating systems and software for mobile communications. Article from English People Daily