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MIIT Prefers Chinese Homemade Security Software(Sinocast Internet, Media & Online Services Beat (China) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BEIJING, October 22, SinoCast -- After Chinese government procurement ruled out Symantec and Kaspersky for suppliers of security software, homemade security software has been favored completely. News from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) that terminal equipment of the government agency has turned to security software of Qihoo 360. Report by CCID Consulting (SEHK: 8235) revealed that Symantec has dominance in companies with high information level, holding more than 10,000 terminal equipment. However, after the NSA spying scandal exposed by Edward Snowden, Chinese government no longer believed security of foreign software suppliers. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |