Category Archives: Online – Media – Buyer – Seller Conduits

Global Sources Revenue Down, Profit up

Earlier this week, NASDAQ-listed Global Sources released first quarter results for the period ended 31st March 2012. Revenues were US$31.3 million, down 20% compared with US$38.9 million recorded in the same quarter last year. However, net income attributable to the … Continue reading

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HC International Shows Impressive Growth in Q1

Hong Kong-listed HC International reported its first quarter results for 2013. For the three months ended 31st March, revenues were US$26 million – an increase of 43% compared with the same quarter in 2012.  The company recorded profit attributable to … Continue reading

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IRON Solutions Launches IRON Index

IRON Solutions Will Supply IRON Index Data to JP Morgan Research for Quarterly Report on the Used Agricultural Equipment Market BIIA member IRON Solutions will supply its IRON Index data to J.P. Morgan Equity Research for the J.P. Morgan quarterly … Continue reading

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Alibaba Leadership Change

At the 10th anniversary celebration of Taobao.com Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, stepped down as CEO and handing over the position of CEO to Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi. Ma first announced the decision on January 15 and Alibaba chose Ma’s successor … Continue reading

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Alibaba Group’s Revenue up 80% in Q4

According to Yahoo’s latest regulatory filing, China’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group, recorded revenue of US$1.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012 – up 80% over same period in 2011. Net income during the period was US$642.2 million, an … Continue reading

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Alibaba Joins Government to Tackle Piracy in China

Alibaba Group, announced it will partner with five key Chinese government and law enforcement agencies to fight pirated goods online and offline.  These organizations will include the Ministry of Public Security, State Administration for Industry & Commerce, General Administration of … Continue reading

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Alibaba in Deal with Melbourne IT

Alibaba has appointed Melbourne IT as a reseller.  The agreement lets Melbourne IT expand the range of online services it offers to its small and medium business customer base in Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne IT provides domain names, web … Continue reading

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Data-as-a-Service: IRON Solutions

“Selling Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) involves obtaining information, often for free, and slicing it into easy-to consume pieces for clients who can pay top dollar”

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Alibaba Appoints New CEO

Jonathan Lu, who is both executive vice president and chief data officer of Alibaba Group picked as new CEO to replace founder Jack Ma in May this year.

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Alibaba Looking to US$8 billion Loan Deal

According to Reuters, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is looking to borrow up to US$8 billion to refinance the company’s existing debts. Part of the funds will be used towards the US$7.1 billion share buyback deal agreed with majority shareholder … Continue reading

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