Company:Inspur

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Short description: Chinese information technology company
Inspur Group Co., Ltd.
IndustryComputers, Servers, and software
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
HeadquartersJinan, Shandong, China
Key people
Sun Pishu (Chairman & CEO)
ProductsCloud Computing, Servers, Storage, Artificial Intelligence
Revenue63.2 billion yuan (2015)[1]
SubsidiariesVenezolana de Industria Tecnológica, C.A.
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Inspur Group is an information technology conglomerate in mainland China focusing on cloud computing, big data, key application hosts, servers, storage, artificial intelligence and ERP. On April 18, 2006, Inspur changed its English name from Langchao to Inspur. It is listed on the SSE, SZSE, and SEHK.

History

In 2005, Microsoft invested US$20 million in the company.[2] Inspur announced several agreements with virtualization software developer VMware on research and development of cloud computing technologies and related products.[3][better source needed] In 2009, Inspur acquired the Xi'an-based research and development facilities of Qimonda AG for 30 million Chinese yuan (around US$4 million).[4][5] The centre had been responsible for design and development of Qimonda's DRAM products.[5]

In 2011, Shandong Inspur Software Co., Ltd., Inspur Electronic Information Co., Ltd. and Inspur (Shandong) Electronic Information Company, established a cloud computing joint venture, with each holding a third.[6]

U.S. sanctions

In June 2020, the United States Department of Defense published a list of Chinese companies operating in the U.S. that have ties to the People's Liberation Army, which included Inspur.[7] In November 2020, Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting any American company or individual from owning shares in companies that the U.S. Department of Defense has listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army.[8][9]

In March 2023, the United States Department of Commerce added Inspur to the Bureau of Industry and Security's Entity List.[10][11]

References

  1. "Inspur Group Profile Profile". Inspur Group. http://en.inspur.com/About/Channel_Home/About_Jtjs.shtml. 
  2. "Microsoft Invests Even More in China". SCI-Tech China Daily. 27 September 2005. http://www.china.org.cn/english/scitech/143590.htm. 
  3. Tuo Yannan (23 May 2012). "Vmware joins with China's Inspur". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/23/content_15371083.htm. 
  4. "Inspur completes takeover of Qimonda's Chinese research center". EE Times. 19 August 2009. http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4196053/Inspur-completes-takeover-of-Qimonda-s-Chinese-research-center. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Inspur Group struggles to compete with foreign technology powerhouses". Alibaba. 23 August 2009. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100160461-1-inspur-group-struggles-compete-foreign.html. 
  6. "Shandong Inspur Software Co., Ltd. to Set up JV". Reuters. 25 November 2011. https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/600756.SS/key-developments/article/2440685. 
  7. Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (June 24, 2020). "Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies". Axios. https://www.axios.com/defense-department-chinese-military-linked-companies-856b9315-48d2-4aec-b932-97b8f29a4d40.html. 
  8. Chen, Shawna (November 12, 2020). "Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military". Axios. https://www.axios.com/china-military-trump-investments-ban-a0458e29-2245-4bde-920b-d1c6bc698370.html. 
  9. Pamuk, Humeyra; Alper, Alexandra; Ali, Idrees (2020-11-12). "Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3. 
  10. Alper, Alexandra; Shepardson, David (2023-03-02). "U.S. adds units of China's BGI, Inspur to trade blacklist" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-adds-chinese-genetics-company-units-trade-blacklist-2023-03-02/. 
  11. Jiang, Ben (2023-03-03). "US move to add Inspur to Entity List will hinder China's computing power" (in en). https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3212281/tech-war-us-decision-add-ai-server-firm-inspur-its-trade-black-list-likely-hinder-chinas-computing. 

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