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{{Short description|Chinese information technology company}}
'''[http://www.inspur.com/ Inspur]''', formerly named '''Langchao''', (浪潮 in Chinese, means "tides") is a Chinese computer technology company famous for its PC [[Server (computing)|server]] and [[software]] products.
{{Infobox company
| name = Inspur Group Co., Ltd.
| logo = Inspur logo.svg
| logo_size =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1983}}
| location = [[Jinan]], Shandong, China
| key_people = Sun Pishu (Chairman & CEO)
| native_name = 浪潮集团
| native_name_lang = zh
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{SSE|600756}}|{{SZSE|000977}}|{{SEHK|596}}}}
| industry = [[Computer]]s, [[Server (computing)|Servers]], and [[software]]
| products = [[Cloud Computing]], [[Server (computing)|Servers]], [[Data storage|Storage]], [[Artificial Intelligence]]
| revenue = 63.2 billion yuan (2015)<ref name=prof>{{cite web|url=http://en.inspur.com/About/Channel_Home/About_Jtjs.shtml|title=Inspur Group Profile Profile|access-date=29 August 2012|publisher=Inspur Group|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806075001/http://en.inspur.com/About/Channel_Home/About_Jtjs.shtml|archive-date=6 August 2012}}</ref>
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| subsid = [[VIT, C.A.|Venezolana de Industria Tecnológica, C.A.]]
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 浪潮集團
| s = 浪潮集团
| p = Làngcháo Jítuán
| order = st
}}


'''Inspur Group''' is an information technology conglomerate in [[mainland China]] focusing on [[cloud computing]], [[big data]], key application hosts, servers, storage, [[artificial intelligence]] and [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]]. On April 18, 2006, Inspur changed its English name from Langchao to Inspur. It is listed on the [[Shanghai Stock Exchange|SSE]], [[Shenzhen Stock Exchange|SZSE]], and [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange|SEHK]].
Inspur's manufacturing base and [[Research and development|R&D]] center is located in [[Jinan]], [[Shandong]] Province. Its business activities include server manufacturing and software development. The company also acts as an outsourcing recipient for both the [[United States|United States of America]] and [[Japan]]. The company's most important product is server hardware.


== History ==
As recently as [[2000]], Inspur was a local company based in Shandong, with its business activities spanning North China. The company later moved its marketing center to Beijing, the IT industry hub of China, and expanded its operations to the national level.
In 2005, [[Microsoft]] invested US$20 million in the company.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Microsoft Invests Even More in China |date= 27 September 2005 |work= SCI-Tech China Daily |url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/scitech/143590.htm |access-date= 16 January 2014 |archive-date= 31 July 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200731120110/http://www.china.org.cn/english/scitech/143590.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> Inspur announced several agreements with virtualization software developer [[VMware]] on research and development of [[cloud computing]] technologies and related products.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Vmware joins with China's Inspur |date= 23 May 2012 |author= Tuo Yannan |work= China Daily |url= http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/23/content_15371083.htm |access-date= 16 January 2014 |archive-date= 28 December 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141228184500/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/23/content_15371083.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=October 2023}} In 2009, Inspur acquired the Xi'an-based research and development facilities of Qimonda AG for 30 million Chinese yuan (around US$4 million).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4196053/Inspur-completes-takeover-of-Qimonda-s-Chinese-research-center|title=Inspur completes takeover of Qimonda's Chinese research center|access-date=29 August 2012|publisher=EE Times| date=19 August 2009}}</ref><ref name="alib23809">{{cite news|url=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100160461-1-inspur-group-struggles-compete-foreign.html|title=Inspur Group struggles to compete with foreign technology powerhouses|access-date=29 August 2012|publisher=Alibaba|date=23 August 2009|archive-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228183859/http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100160461-1-inspur-group-struggles-compete-foreign.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The centre had been responsible for design and development of Qimonda's DRAM products.<ref name="alib23809" />


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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/600756.SS/key-developments/article/2440685|title=Shandong Inspur Software Co., Ltd. to Set up JV|access-date=29 August 2012|publisher=Reuters| date=25 November 2011}}</ref>
In June 2005, it was reported that [[Microsoft]] had invested 20 million US$ in the company.


=== U.S. sanctions ===
On 18 April 2006, this company switched its name from "Langchao" to "Inspur" in hopes it would help itself grab as much as 30 per cent of its sales from overseas markets by 2010.
{{Further|United States sanctions against China|Military-civil fusion}}
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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Allen-Ebrahimian|first=Bethany|date=June 24, 2020|title=Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies|work=Axios|url=https://www.axios.com/defense-department-chinese-military-linked-companies-856b9315-48d2-4aec-b932-97b8f29a4d40.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625220923/https://www.axios.com/defense-department-chinese-military-linked-companies-856b9315-48d2-4aec-b932-97b8f29a4d40.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, [[Donald Trump]] issued an [[Executive Order 13959|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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chen|first=Shawna|date=November 12, 2020|title=Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military|work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|url=https://www.axios.com/china-military-trump-investments-ban-a0458e29-2245-4bde-920b-d1c6bc698370.html|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028203620/https://www.axios.com/china-military-trump-investments-ban-a0458e29-2245-4bde-920b-d1c6bc698370.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pamuk|first1=Humeyra|last2=Alper|first2=Alexandra|last3=Ali|first3=Idrees|date=2020-11-12|title=Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3|access-date=2020-11-12|archive-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028175811/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3|url-status=live}}</ref>


In March 2023, the [[United States Department of Commerce]] added Inspur to the [[Bureau of Industry and Security]]'s [[Entity List]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Alper |first1=Alexandra |last2=Shepardson |first2=David |date=2023-03-02 |title=U.S. adds units of China's BGI, Inspur to trade blacklist |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-adds-chinese-genetics-company-units-trade-blacklist-2023-03-02/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |archive-date=2023-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302225859/https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-adds-chinese-genetics-company-units-trade-blacklist-2023-03-02/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jiang |first=Ben |date=2023-03-03 |title=US move to add Inspur to Entity List will hinder China's computing power |url=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 |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304163134/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 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Langchao and the Venezuelan Government to traverse of the enterprise [[VIT, C.A.|VIT]] (Venezolana de Industrias Tecnológicas). They maked a deal for construct a computer fabric on Paraguana's Tax Free Zone, [[Falcón]], [[Venezuela]] for the assembling of the [[Computador Bolivariano|Bolivarian Computers]].

==See also==
*[[Inspur Server Series]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.inspur.com Inspur's official website]
* [http://www.inspur.com/english/aboutlc.html Inspur's official profile]
* [http://www.inspur.com/english/aboutlc_news_cont0010.html Langchao aims globally as Inspur]


* {{Official website}}
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Revision as of 02:12, 9 May 2024

Inspur Group Co., Ltd.
Native name
浪潮集团
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.
Websitewww.inspur.com Edit this at Wikidata
Inspur
Simplified Chinese浪潮集团
Traditional Chinese浪潮集團

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

Further information: United States sanctions against China and Military-civil fusion

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inspur Group Profile Profile". Inspur Group. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Microsoft Invests Even More in China". SCI-Tech China Daily. 27 September 2005. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ^ Tuo Yannan (23 May 2012). "Vmware joins with China's Inspur". China Daily. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Inspur completes takeover of Qimonda's Chinese research center". EE Times. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Inspur Group struggles to compete with foreign technology powerhouses". Alibaba. 23 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Shandong Inspur Software Co., Ltd. to Set up JV". Reuters. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  7. ^ Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (June 24, 2020). "Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies". Axios. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Chen, Shawna (November 12, 2020). "Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military". Axios. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Pamuk, Humeyra; Alper, Alexandra; Ali, Idrees (2020-11-12). "Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  10. ^ Alper, Alexandra; Shepardson, David (2023-03-02). "U.S. adds units of China's BGI, Inspur to trade blacklist". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  11. ^ Jiang, Ben (2023-03-03). "US move to add Inspur to Entity List will hinder China's computing power". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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