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360.cn Blamed by Five Internet Firms in ChinaBEIJING, Nov 05, 2010 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- A group of five Internet firms in China hold a press conference in Beijing today, saying that they will not launch products compatible with the software suit from 360.cn, an Internet security firm in a fight with Tencent Holdings Limited (SEHK: 0700). 360.cn has been disturbing the healthy growth of the Internet market in China by threatening its peers and violating user's right to know, the five firms say, noting that 360.cn has been threatened users for a seek of interest although the company has long positioned itself as a safeguard service provider. All the five companies claim that they will keep away from products compatible with the 360 series software provided that the Beijing-based company continues to "cheat" and "kidnap" users as it has been doing. The five companies also unveiled an article entitled eight lies of 360.cn at the press conference, alleging that 360.cn has defamed its likes and has cheated netizens in an attempt to earn itself a fame cn describes the Kingsoft WebShield, a web-browsing antivirus product launched by its peer Kingsoft Corporation Ltd. (SEHK: 3888), as insecure so that users will unload the software for a change of the 360.cn like. The fact is that Kingsoft WebShield is the first homegrown software to come up with the advanced web-level cloud security technology, with four protective tiers to block off fraudulent websites and phishing websites, according to the five companies. cn, though boasting itself as a provider of the most reliable crack patches in the country, has kept users away from high-risk crack patches, a move that the five companies say indicates that 360.cn has ignored the security of personal computers (PCs) for the pursuit of interest. The so-called Internet security product developer has blocked off software and applications from rivals such as Kingsoft and even crack patches recommended by Windows by coming with a dialogue box that warns users of possible risks, according to the five companies. Such a collective action comes at a time when the battle between 360.cn and Tencent, owner of a widely-used IM QQ, intensifies. The fray between the two companies got upgraded when 360.cn released a product called privacy safeguard at the end of September. The 360.cn privacy safeguard will help users know if the client software installed in their PCs are violating their privacy and at the same time, make the illegal violations known immediately, said Qi Xiangdong, president for the Beijing-based company. The product, once put into operation, will advise users to log on to QQ for a five-minute check. Source: www.qq.com (November 05, 2010) |