The Future in Web Hosting
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Introduction
Internet and World-Wide-Web began with basic web servers that served only static web pages. Web servers have evolved tremendously since. Most web sites today are hosted on dynamic web servers that support server-side scripting, such as PHP and ASP.NET.
Server-side scripting allows the web server to generate web pages dynamically primarily with data from a database. This is unlike static web servers which only serve static web pages.
Content Management System (CMS) such as WordPress, Joomla and Drupal, which are all based on the PHP server-side scripting language, have become very popular as they make it very easy to develop rich and dynamic websites.
The big downside with server-side scripting and dynamic web-servers is around performance and cost. The reality is that a dynamic web server is costly when compared with a static web server. This is largely due to the fact that Server-side scripting requires extra resources to process the server-side codes. Virtually all web hosting providers’ hosting charges are determined by sizes of memory, cpu and bandwidth allocated. In order to have a website that is fast and used by many people simultaneously a web hosting platform with adequate CPU and memory would be required.
If cost is an issue then serious thought must be given to the use of a static web server platform. Users love rich sites but they are more enamored by speed and performance.
In the past it would be unacceptable to use static web servers but recently there have been several developments that are making static web servers very attractive.
Enter the Big Cloud Giants
Big cloud storage providers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon have now added static web site features as a part of their storage services, which essentially allow users to create powerful web sites on their existing storage account.
This presents a serious dilemma to the traditional web site hosting providers as it’s virtually impossible to offer the same performance that these powerful cloud providers can provide. From a pure performance standpoint, a static web server is much faster than a dynamic web server that runs server-side scripting as a static web site does not have the same processing overhead.
Further, these static web servers, provided by cloud storage providers, run on extremely powerful and reductant infrastructure with massive data centers worldwide interconnected by the global super high speed fiber network. These web sites are therefore very reliable when compared with the traditional dynamic websites. Due to the low cost of the storage and the fast download speed, these websites can stream videos and pictures to many users. Just to understand the magnitude o Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft made a statement that Microsoft had roughly one million servers. He also said that only Google had more than them and that they had slightly more than Amazon [1].
This new development is causing many developers to rethink their hosting strategy [2]. Both google and Amazon treat the web site service as a feature of
they, therefore, do not charge any extra for the configuration of a storage node as a website. The same parameters used for charging storage serv essentially the size of the storage and the outbound traffic generated. Understandably, using a storage node as a website will generate more income to the providers as websites will naturally increase the outbound traffic.
Traditional hosting providers normally put a ca processing power or CPU size, memory size, storage size and the bandwidth size. With the storage providers there
you pay for the bandwidth and storage that you use. In addition, they typically do not charge for the CPU or Memory utilized.
A paradox see Static Web sites have speed, high performance, and low cost but do not support server- Whilst the traditional web sites have server-side scripting but have limited performance and high cost.
Cloud Storage providers hav they have also added a range of Cloud Services that have literally replicated all the functionalities of server-side scripting.
It is now possible to complement a static web site with cloud services that produces the same features that are offered by any dynamic web server.
Client-Side Scripting
In step with server-side scripting, has been Client-Side scripting, where codes are actually run on the user’s web Browser or device. Development in Client-Side scripting, overwhelmingly dominated by the JavaScript language, has advanced tremendously.
A static web site does not care about client-side scripting. Their job is simply to feed the page to the web device. Whether the web page has client scripting code or not, it does not matter to the static web server as the End User Device (or web browser) is responsible for interpreting the web page.
Whilst server-side scripting allows web pages to be populated with dynamic data, it is the client-side scripting that mainly determines the richness and user-friendliness of the web pages. Client-side scripting also plays a big role in the performance of the web site. Rather than making multiple round-trips to the web server to validate data inputs, smart use of client-side scripting can greatly reduce the delays and make a web site performs much better.
With the proliferation of smart phones, the advent of HTML5 with a range of new html tags such as audio, video and storage, and a host of powerful JavaS programmers are now focusing a lot of attention on Client-side scripting.
JavaScript libraries such as JQuery and AngularJs have made Client-Side scripting just as powerful and effective as server-side scripting.
Security Concerns
In the early days of the Internet, “Same-Origin policy” was implemented on major browsers in order to make web browsing safer. “Same-Origin policy” means client-side scripting running on a webpage in a browser could only talk to the website that it originated from, essentially preventing client-side scripts from talking to third party websites. This prevents hackers from masquerading as legitimate sites. Without this policy, a user could unsuspiciously enter confidential information on an illegitimate site. Everything happens on the user’s browser through the use of Client- so there is no way to suspect anything. The “Same-Origin policy” prevents this scenario.
With advancement in authentication and authorization’s security techniques, it’s now possible to safely circumvent the “Same-Origin Policy”. There are two established methods used by Cloud Providers that allow client-side scripts to communic Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and OAuth.
CORS allows client scripts to access authorized third party sites. Essentially the third party sites would be configured with appropriate CORS settings to allow for Cross-Origin access. The browser would normally determine whether Cross-Origin is allowed or not. Once it is allowed by the third party site, client script would have access to the particular third party site.
OAuth [3] is a powerful method of securely accessing sensitive resources on a third-party site without revealing your confidential information. It uses a concept of One-time security token that allows authorized users to safely access information on third-party sites. Big cloud providers such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon all use OAuth.
Throu Client-side scripts on a Web page in a Browser can access a host of Cloud services directly and securely.
It should also be stated that virtually all Cloud Services use SSL which ensures that data are encrypted before they travel over the internet.
Conclusion
It is clear that a dynamic web server no longer offers any benefits over a static web server. Rather a static web site that is properly coded offers many advantages over a website with server-side scripting, including lower cost and faster download speed.
A good static website that makes proper use of client-side scripting and cloud services provides the same functionality as any dynamic web site.
Another expense often overlooked is the cost of SSL certificate. With a dynamic web site, where sensitive information is stored on the website database, enabling SSL on the website is a requirement. This requires the purchase of a SSL certificate.
On the other hand if client-side scripting is used with relevant cloud services then there is no need to have SSL enabled on your web site. The Cloud Services will use their own SSL to secure the data between the user’s browser and their endpoints.
References
[1] R. Miller, "Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers," 15 07 2013. [Online]. Available: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives//ballmer-microsoft-has-1-million-servers/.[2] M. Fenner, "Are static Websites the Future or the Past?," 05 03 2014. [Online]. Available: http://blog.martinfenner.org//are-static-websites-the-future-or-the-past/.[3] Ping Identity Corporation, "The Essential OAuth Primer," [Online]. Available: http://goo.gl/PgMsyN. [Accessed 03 February 2015].[4] C. Coyier, "Poll Results: Server side language of choice?," 26 05 2010. [Online]. Available: http://css-tricks.com/poll-results-server-side-language/.[5] webperformance.com, "The Fastest Webserver?," 16 11 2011. [Online]. Available: http://www.webperformance.com/load-testing/blog/2011/11/what-is-the-fastest-webserver/.
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Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
腾讯控股有限公司
騰訊控股有限公司
Transcriptions
Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Tencent Holdings Limited (: 腾讯控股有限公司; : Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī; : ) is a Chinese multinational investment
specialize in various , ,
and globally. Its twin-skyscrapers headquarters
(also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in , .
Tencent is the world's biggest investment corporation,
and technology companies, and the largest and most valuable gaming () and social media company. Its many services include , , , , , , , , and , which are all among the world's biggest and most successful in their respective categories. Offerings in
include the well-known instant messenger
and one of the largest , QQ.com. Its mobile chat service
has helped bolster Tencent's continued expansion into smartphone services, and has been credited as one of the world's most powerful apps. It also owns the majority of 's music services (Tencent Music Entertainment), with more than 700 million active users and 120 million paying subscribers, the world's largest and most profitable.
As of January 2018, the company has a
of US$580 billion (HK$4.48 trillion), and is 's most valuable company, with continued revenue growth, massive user base and investments into new areas. It maintained an exceedingly high buy rating of 98% from stock watchers, credited to its bullish outlook. It is the first Asian company to cross the US$500 billion valuation mark, while surpassing
in market value on 20 November 2017, and became the world's most valuable social media company. Tencent has been credited as one of the world's most innovative companies by numerous media and firms, such as .
Tencent controls hundreds of
in numerous
and areas, creating a broad portfolio of ownerships and investment across a diverse range of businesses including , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
and . It is one of the most active investment corporations in the world, with recent focus on start-ups within ’s burgeoning tech scene.
Tencent was founded by , , Xu Chenye, Chen Yidan and Zeng Liqing in November 1998 as Tencent Inc.
in the , initial funding was provided to it by . In February 1999, Tencent's iconic messenger product
released. Shortly after, Tencent had its name changed to QQ; this was said to be due to a lawsuit threat from
and its owner . The company remained unprofitable for the first three years. South African media company
purchased a 46.5% share of Tencent in 2001. (As of 2014, it owns 34%.) Tencent Holding Ltd was listed on the
on 16 June 2004, and it was added as a
in 2008. The company originally derived income solely from advertising and premium users of QQ, who pay monthly fees to receive added extras. But by 2005, charging for use of QQ mobile, its cellular , and
its iconic penguin character, which could be found on snack food and clothing, had also become income generators. By 2008, Tencent was seeing profit growth from the sale of . While Tencent's services have included online gaming since 2004, around
it rapidly increased its offerings by
games. While aleast two,
and , were originally produced by South Korean game developers, Tencent now makes its own games.
On February 18, 2011, Tencent acquired a majority equity interest (92.78%) in , developer of , for about USD 230 million. Tencent had already held 22.34% of the equity interest out of a previous investment in 2008. On the 16th December 2015, Riot Games sold its remaining equity to Tencent Holdings. Tencent acquired a minority stake in , developer of franchises like ,
and , in June 2012. Tencent in 2013 increased its stake in Kingsoft Network Technology, a subsidiary of Kingsoft Corporation, to 18%. Tencent previously had a 15.68% stake in the company and raised the stake through a USD 46.98 million investment. Tencent took part in
splitting from
as a passive investor in 2013 and now owns less than 4.9% of the shares as of 2017. On September 17, 2013, it was announced that Tencent had invested $448 million for a minority share in Chinese search engine , the subsidiary of , Inc.
On January 15, 2014, Tencent said it will invest HKD 1.5 billion (USD 193.45 million) in logistics and warehouse firm China South City Holdings Ltd to develop its e-commerce and logistics business. On February 27, 2014, Tencent purchased a 20-percent stake in restaurant ratings and group buying website Dianping for $400 million. On March 10, 2014, Tencent bought a 15 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce website
Inc. by paying cash and handing over its e-commerce businesses Paipai, QQ Wanggou and a stake in Yixun to JD.com to build a stronger competitor to . On May 22, 2014, JD.com got listed on NASDAQ and Tencent expanded its stake in the company to 17.43% on a fully diluted basis by investing an additional USD 1,325 million. On March 27, 2014, it was announced that Tencent had agreed to pay about $500 million for a 28 percent stake in South Korea’s CJ Games. On June 27, 2014, Tencent announced that it had agreed to buy a 19.9 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce website 58.com (WUBA) Inc. for $736 million. On April 17, 2015, Tencent announced it has bought an additional $400 million worth of shares, rising its stake in the company to about 25%. On October 16, 2014, via its wholly held subsidiary Hongze Lake Investment Ltd, Tencent announced that it had bought a 7% stake in lottery technology firm China LotSynergy Holdings Ltd for HKD 445.5 million (USD 57.4 million). On October 23, 2014, Tencent pitched in $145 million for a 10 percent stake in Koudai Gouwu, a Chinese mobile shopping portal. In November 2014, the company announced a deal with
which would give it exclusive rights for distribution in China. On December 9, 2014, Chinese taxi-hailing app Didi Dache announced that it had raised more than $700 million in a funding round led by Tencent and Singaporean state investment firm Temasek Holdings.
On January, 2015, Tencent launches , China's first online-only bank. On January 30, 2015, Tencent announced that it had signed a USD 700 million deal with the
to stream American basketball games in China. Later that year, Chinese automaker
became the chief corporate sponsor for Tencent's NBA broadcasts.
On February 27, 2015, Tencent announced that it had acquired a minority stake in , the developer of the
videogame series. At the same time,
releases 2017 Global Top 500 Brands List, Tencent ranked 47th. On April 29, 2015, Tencent acquired a minority stake in videogame developer and publisher , paying USD 126 million for 14.6 percent of the company. On May 13, 2015, Tencent acquired a minority stake in mobile developer Pocket Gems, acquiring 20 percent of the company for the price of USD 60 million. On June 21, 2016 Tencent announced a deal to acquire 84.3% of Finland-based videogame developer
with USD 8.6 billion. In July 2016, Tencent acquired a majority stake in China Music Corporation.
In 2016, Tencent, together with
and luxury-car dealer
founded , a car startup that aims to sell all-electric fully autonomous premium cars in 2020. On March 28, 2017,
announced Tencent had purchased a 5% stake in Tesla for USD 1.78 billion. The
at the time called Tencent China's "most valuable company." In a "direct challenge to Chinese search engine ," in May 2017 Tencent entered news feed and search functions for its
app, which the Financial Times reported was used by 770 million people at the time.
In April 2017, Tencent unveiled its own flagship gaming platform, WeGame which will host games, content, and services from all over the world and will provide gaming info, purchases, downloads, live streaming and community services, creating an open ecosystem for . WeGame is an upgraded version of TGP (Tencent Games Platform) that already has more than 200 million active users (compared to 's 125 million) and over 4.5 billion downloads, and is widely considered as a direct competitor to Steam. It will be dedicated to both global developers and players, and will assist developers who require help with translation. The gaming platform will support both Chinese and global users through a single storefront and is due to go online on 1 September 2017, Tencent has stated that the platform will focus on PC and standalone games and will no longer host web or mobile games, and will provide support to small and indie companies. Aside from mainstream games, the company has promised to also launch titles which include , , , , , with 170 games promised by the end of 2017. There are expectations that WeGame will grow huge and successful globally with its new focus on Western users, combined with the massive buying power of today’s Asian consumers.
In May 2017, Tencent surpassed
to enter the world's top 10 most valuable companies. Tencent has also entered an agreement with Wuhu City Council to build the world's first
town in the Chinese city of , which comprises an eSports theme park, eSports university, cultural and creative park, animation industrial park, creative block, tech entrepreneurial community and Tencent Cloud's data center. The site will be used for the education and accommodation of future eSports players, as well as hosting national eSports events and serving as a hub for Tencent's game development. Aside from Wuhu, another eSports theme park has been planned in .
In June 2017, Tencent became the 8th most valuable company in 's Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, signalling its growing influence globally as well as the rise of Chinese brands.
overtook Tencent as Asia's most valuable company as its stocks surged after the company hosted its 2017 Investor's day. The company has also developed its own voice assistant Xiaowei, and is in the midst of discussion to acquire , the developer of . At the same period, Tencent introduced its mini-programs feature that allows smartphone users to access
across the globe on
without downloading them.
In July 2017, Tencent bought a 9% share in , the creator of the
as well as developer for
2 & 3. In September 2017, Tencent invested US$90 million in German aviation start-up , which specializes in developing and building high speed flying vehicles and electric jets.
In August 2017,After Tencent announced the second quarter 2016 financial report, the stock price rise by 6% in the Hong Kong stock market, and the market value has reached USD 249 billion. Tencent became the second Asian company after
to surpass US$400 billion market cap. Tencent has also created an alliance to its own
self-driving program, similar to 's Apollo Project, recruiting numerous industry players in the .
In September 2017, Tencent has announced plans to introduce
to every market around the world, with the first being . It will be working with
digital publisher Tapas Media, a partnership that will see English-language releases of a number of popular online Chinese titles. It also enters a partnership with
on music-streaming rights sharing, the deal aims to protect licensed streaming services offering copyrighted content of the , encouraging more high-quality and original music, as well as developing ’s fast-growing streaming market.
will gain the rights to stream music from international labels, which already have exclusive deals with Tencent, in return for offering reciprocal rights to its catalogue of
music. Tencent plans to increase its
and branded virtual costumes in video games. It is also collaborating with , the world's largest cosmetics company, to explore digital marketing under the Joint Business Partnership (JBP) agreement and unleash new marketing innovations.
Tencent has announced a partnership with
to publish its widely popular game
into , causing Nintendo's stock to hit a 9-year-high, as well as
to create and sell a line of merchandise (from clothing to accessories to other products), based on Tencent's games and . It will also be working with
in financial services, capitalizing on each other’s strength, while acquiring a 5% equity stake in the investment banking firm. The announcement of the deal propelled CICC's shares by as much as 16 percent.
unveiled that it intends to expand cooperation with overseas film and TV companies on new productions, as well as making more long-term investment in the movie and TV industry. Tencent has also signed an agreement with
and World Tourism Cities Federation to provide intelligent tourism services to Chinese tourists, with Helsinki serving as an intelligent tourism model for .
In November 2017, Tencent revealed that it had purchased a 12% stake in
in the open market, with plans to help establish
as a gaming platform. The company also owns 44% stake in , a search engine company which started trading in New York on November 9, 2017. Tencent remained the largest video game publisher in the world by revenue, and had a market capitalization of around $475 billion. In the same month, Tencent announced the company's Q3 results that exceeded optimistic expectations with skyrocketing sales, net income and gaming revenue, while Wechat reached 980 million monthly active users. It will be earmarking billions of dollars to amass a catalogue of user-generated content, in competition with . The company also broke records by becoming the first Asian company to cross US$500 billion valuation, and surpassing Facebook to enter the top 5 list of the world's biggest firms.
On 22 November 2017, Tencent formally entered into a strategic cooperation with PUBG corporation and obtain exclusive rights to operate '' in China. On 23 November, Tencent and Hong Kong railway Co.,Ltd fomally signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties cooperated on WeChat payment and WeChat Pay HK (WeChat Hong Kong Wallet) in mobile payment business of MTR.
In December 2017, Tencent's music arm, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) and
agreed to swap 10% stake and invested in each other's music businesses, forming an alliance in the music industry in which Martin Lau (president of Tencent) described it as a "strategic collaboration".
In January 2018, Tencent and , the world's largest toy company, are teaming up to jointly develop online games and potentially a social network aimed at children. It also launched its first unmanned shop in , joining the likes of other major e-commerce companies including Alibaba, Amazon and JD.com, receiving over 30,000 visitors in the first two days of its opening. Tencent led a US$5.4 billion investment in , together with ,
and , to acquire shares in the conglomerate. Wanda Commercial will be renamed as Wanda Commercial Management Group, with its new investors on the board, it represents one of the world’s largest single strategic investments between internet companies and brick-and-mortar commercial giants. Tencent bought a 5% to 10% minority stake in .
On January 23, 2018, Tencent and
reach strategic cooperation agreement in China. Tencent said it is looking forward to working with Carrefour to further enrich the retail and service experience of its users and to strengthen Carrefour's services with Tencent's technological capabilities such as , digital affiliate programs, customer acquisition and cloud services. Between Carrefour and , Ali chose RT-Mart. This is a great shock to Carrefour and Tencent. So it took only two months and the two parties reached a cooperation. Tencent's stock also rise 3.17% on the day to close at HKD474.6.
In March 2018, Tencent has acquired a 5% stake in
For the occasion of the 19th National Party Congress, Tencent released a mobile game titled "Clap for Xi Jinping: An Awesome Speech”, in which players have 19 seconds to generate as many claps as possible for Xi.
Starting in 2016, Tencent developed a video gaming console dubbed TGP (Tencent Gaming Platform) Box. The TGP BOX is called the Blade. It is an Intel- powered console running Windows 10 and a TGP Box mode. So far, the TGP console has imported many Tencent games, such as League of Legends, FIFA Online 3, NBA 2K, Monster Hunter, Need for Speed, etc. Tencent hopes to bring third-party developed games.
Branching out from messaging products, Tencent's first game was QQ Tang (QQ堂) in 2004. This was soon followed QQ YinSu (QQ音速) in 2006 and (QQ三国) in 2007.[] In 2011, Tencent started hosting the game . Tencent's mobile game
was the most downloaded app in the world on the IOS App Store in the first quarter of 2017.
Tencent sells
for use in their , its IM client, social networking sites, and for mobile phones. Income from the sale of virtual goods was a large proportion of Tencent's revenue in 2009.
Tencent's online currency, QQ Coins, can be used to purchase virtual goods. These range from the offbeat, such as virtual pets and the virtual clothing, jewelry, and cosmetics needed to customize online-game , to the more mundane, such as more storage space, wallpapers, bigger photo albums, and ring tones.
Tencent's headquarters are located in the Southern Hi-Tech Park District (: 新科技园 xīnkējìyuán) in , . Among other notable sites are a 48,000 square meter compound that houses an R&D center in the Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, a data and R&D center in Tianjin's Binhai Service Outsourcing Industry Park that is expected to be finished by June 2013, and also some 17,646 square meters of Shanghai office space purchased through a subsidiary, Tencent Cyber (Tianjin), and located in the Shanghai Modern Technology Services Community Zone.
Apple and Spotify are facing threat from Tencent, especially in South-East Asia. Also, Tencent is expanding aggressively in India.
Tencent offers a diverse mix of services and counts both
and businesses as customers.
In late April 2017, Tencent announced it was preparing to launch its virtual reality headset that year.
China's first "smart interactive television service" and a joint effort with .
Tencent used to offer a number of online, multiplayer games through its game portal .
include Call of Duty Online, a
that consists of previous
title , a side-scrolling
QQ Fantasy, a 2D online game that incorporates elements from C Xunxian, a 3D, , an online casual role playing game set during the historical t QQ Huaxia, an online RPG; QQ Dancer, an online musical dancing game that offers QQ IM QQ Nanaimo, an online game set on a desert island where players main QQ Speed, a casua QQ R2Beat, an online in- QQ Tang, an "advanced casual game" with gameplay derived from C QQ PET, a QQ IM-based desktop virtual pet ga ,
In 2017, April 21, Tencent announced the rebranding of its Chinese 'Tencent game platform' as , which will be going global in July 2017
In 2014, Tencent established exclusive in-China distribution agreements with several large music producers, including ,
and in 2017 it signed a deal with
to stream its music in China.
Launched on March 13, 2006, PaiPai.com (: 拍拍二手; : pāi pāi èr shǒu) was a
auction site. It was shut down on April 1, 2016 and the site redirects to .
haiwai.house.qq.com is Tencent's first venture into international real estate listings and information and is the result of a partnership with Chinese international real estate website . Haiwai was announced at Tencent's annual regional summit in Beijing on 21 December 2016.
Launched in February 1999, and Tencent's most notable product, QQ is one of the most popular
platforms in its home market. As of December 31, 2010, there were 647.6 million active
IM user accounts, making
the world's largest online community at the time. The number of QQ accounts connected simultaneously has, at times, exceeded 100 million.
While the IM service is free, as of 2006 a fee was being charged for mobile messaging.
An English version of QQ that allows communication with mainland accounts, QQi is available for Windows and Mac OSX.
distribution platform for streaming media.
An avatar-based social platform like , QQ Show facilitates purchasing
to outfit , which can also be used with QQ IM.
In 2008, Tencent released a media player, available for free download, under the name QQ Player.
A social networking service, which as of 2008 became one of the largest company in China.
Launched in March 2006, this search engine's name sounds like ": 搜搜", or "search search" in Chinese. It was a Chinese partner of , using .
Tencent Pictures (: 腾讯影业) is a Chinese film
owned by Tencent. It has created film based on , ,
Abbreviated "TT" (TencentTraveler), this
developed by Tencent is based on
and was the third most-used browser in China
service, Tencent Weibo competes with .
that offers 10
of free storage (1
until Jan 16, 2017). It is available in Chinese for free, and English with a payment. Requires an SMS phone number for verification of account registration.
An online payment system similar to PayPal, it supports , , and
payments. In some Chinese cities individuals can use TenPay for utility payments and to refill their public transport cards. Co-branded credit cards are available, and credit card bills can also be paid using the service. Offline recharging of your TenPay account is possible, as the company sends employees to collect customer money in person.
Tencent was reported in 2017 to be working with
to develop a central payments clearing platform for online payments. If successful, this move would incur greater regulatory oversight.
WeChat is a social mobile application with voice and text messaging, timeline, and several social features like drift a bottle. It is the most popular social mobile application in China and some overseas Chinese communities, for instance, . WeChat would like to have expanded more abroad but, as of 2017, WeChat was unsuccessful in penetrating major international markets outside of China.
Tencent officially commences operations of its first insurance agency platform, WeSure Internet Insurance Ltd. (Wesure). WeSure will work with well-known domestic insurance companies such as
to provide users with high-quality insurance services. Users can make insurance purchases, inquiries and claims directly through national-level platforms on the firm’s vastly popular instant messaging and lifestyle platform
and its popular instant messaging platform .
Tencent has at least four
and nearly twenty subsidiaries.[]
A software development unit that has created, among others, Tencent Traveler and later versions of QQ IM, as well as some . This subsidiary is located on the Southern District of Hi-Tech Park, . It also holds a number of patents related to instant messaging and
Many of Tencent's software and services are remarkably similar to those of competitors. The founder and , , famously said, "[To] copy is not evil." A former CEO and President of , , said, "Pony Ma is a notorious king of copying."
stated, "The problem with Tencent is th all of their products are copies."
Though Tencent is notorious for its copying acts, it is also known for its own innovations in these copies to conform to Chinese consumers' tastes.
As of 2009, the company held 400 patents.
In 2015, security testing firms ,
jointly decided to remove Tencent from their software . The Tencent products supplied for testing were found to contain optimizations that made the software appear less exploitable when benchmarked but actually provided greater scope for delivering exploits. Additionally, software settings were detrimental to end-users protection if used.
was later also accused of cheating, while Tencent was accused of actively
the anti-malware tests.
published two articles criticizing Tencent owned game , due to its purportedly addictive nature among Chinese youth. Share prices for Tencent dropped by 5% on the days the articles were published.
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