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Template:ChineseTextKingsoft (Chinese: 金山软件; pinyin: jīnshān ruǎnjiàn; lit. 'Gold Mountain Software') is one of China's oldest software companies.[2] They have research and development centers in Zhuhai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Dalian. The company was historically focused on developing internet and Microsoft Windows-version systems, and a web browser known as Liebao. The company also worked on security software products with a more recent move towards internet-based applications, such as Kingsoft Kuaipan (a free cloud storage application running on multiple platforms).
History
Kingsoft was derived ca. 1988 from Hong Kong JinShan company, a manufacturer of IBM PCs, which was founded in 1973. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kingsoft took part in research and development of word processors and other office applications, such as its flagship product Word Processing System 1.0, which appeared before Microsoft Office.[3] Today the latest version of this software is Kingsoft Office 2013, a free office software alternative to Microsoft Office, which includes Kingsoft Writer, Kingsoft Presentation, and Kingsoft Spreadsheet. Kingsoft has established collaborative relationships with Dell, Intel, and IBM.
Timeline
1988: Pak Kwan Kau[4] joins JinShan, participates in developing WPS (Word Processing System) and founds the sub-department of JinShan in Shen Zhen. This was the first time that JinShan got involved in software developing area.
1989: JanShan releases WPS 1.0 and PUC (JianShan I Chinese character card). JanShan I Chinese character card monopolized the printing market in China.
1993: Pak Kwan Kau founds Kingsoft at Zhu Hai with Zhang XuanLong's personal financial support.
1994: Beijing Kingsoft department is founded.
1996: SEASUN Studio was founded and released the first commercial game in China ZhongGuanCun Revelations.
1997: The RPGJian Xia Qing Yuan is released and becomes the first RPG game in mainland China. PowerWord is released. WPS 97, running on Windows 95, is released.[5]
1998: Lenovo becomes a shareholder of Kingsoft. Kingsoft is reorganized.
2000: Kingsoft invests in and builds Amazon.com China [citation needed]. Kingsoft releases Kingsoft Antivirus.
2003: Beijing Kingsoft Entertainment Company is founded.
Kingsoft Office for Android Freeware allows users to edit, view and save documents on Android devices. It also allow user to access Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.net and other online storage websites to deal with modified documents with WebDAV protocol.[6]
Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Plus is an anti-virus and security application designed for Internet users. It contains anti-virus, anti-malware, a vulnerability scanner and personal firewall. It finds and fixes rootkit, spyware, trojan, virus and malware infections.
Kingsoft PC Doctor is a freeware Windows system optimization software which offers a Windows Registry cleaner, uninstaller and speedup features.
^Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders, Pg. 140-141 Ilan Alon and Wenxian Zhang. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009. Google Book Search
