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'{{Infobox company | name = Inspur Group Co., Ltd. | logo = Inspur logo.svg | logo_size = | foundation = {{start date and age|1945}} | location = [[Jinan]], Shandong, China | key_people = Sun Pishu (Chairman & CEO) | 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 = {{URL |www.inspur.com}} }} {{Infobox Chinese|t=浪潮集團|s=浪潮集团|p=Làngcháo Jítuán|order=st}} '''Inspur''', whose full name is '''Inspur Group''' (Chinese: 浪潮集团; pinyin: Làngcháo Jítuán), is an information technology conglomerate in [[mainland China]] focusing on [[cloud computing]], [[big data]], key application hosts, [[server (computing)|server]]s, [[Computer data storage|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]]. It owns Inspur Information, Inspur Software, Inspur International and Huaguang Optoelectronics, and [[VIT, C.A.]]{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} == History == The company started in [[Shandong]], but in the early 2000s moved its marketing center to Beijing, and expanded its operations to the national level.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} 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 }}</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 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= VMware and Inspur Announce OEM Agreement to Further Accelerate Adoption of Virtualization in China |date= 25 June 2008 |work= Press release |publisher= VMware |url= http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/inspur_oem.html |access-date= 16 January 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140118032333/http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/inspur_oem.html |archive-date= 18 January 2014 }}</ref> 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 }}</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> === 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.<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}}</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}}</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}}</ref> == Servers == [[Inspur Server Series]] is a series of computers introduced to the China market in 1993, and later expanded to the international markets.<ref name="register">[https://www.theregister.com/2018/02/12/inspur_in_server_top_3/ The Register: How back of server pack rat Inspur has sailed into the top-three slot]</ref><ref>[https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/inspur-extends-china-server-market-lead-2020-02/ Electronics Weekly: Inspur extends China server market lead]</ref> The servers were likely among the first originally manufactured by a Chinese company.<ref name="CD">[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2017-07/06/content_30010482.htm China Daily: Inspur servers form foundation of computing industries' growth]</ref><ref>[https://www.hpcwire.com/2020/02/06/ai-is-boosting-server-sales-in-china/ HPC: AI Is Boosting Server Sales in China]</ref> The product line includes GPU Servers,<ref name="AI Trends">[https://www.aitrends.com/ai-and-5g/inspur-unveils-specialized-ai-servers-to-support-edge-computing-in-5g-era/ AI Trends: Inspur Unveils Specialized AI Servers to Support Edge Computing in 5G Era]</ref> Rack-mounted servers,<ref>[https://datacenternews.asia/story/inspur-s-server-delivery-to-baidu-claims-new-record DCN: Inspur’s server delivery to Baidu claims new record]</ref> Open Computing Servers and Multi-node Servers. Inspur is a member of open computing organizations, including SPEC (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation, joined in 2014), OpenStack(joined 2014), OCP Open Compute Project (joined 2017), ODCC (Open Data Center Committee), and Open19 and is compliant with their technical standards and protocol specifications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.openstack.org/news/view/437/inspur-completes-the-worlds-largest-singlecluster-test-based-on-openstack-rocky?ar=1|title=Inspur Completes The World's Largest Single-Cluster Test Based On OpenStack Rocky |publisher=OpenStack }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/inspur-adds-artificial-intelligence-node-into-ocp-compliant-servers|title=Inspur adds artificial intelligence node into OCP-compliant servers |publisher=FierceTelecom }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/baidu-and-inspur-team-open-accelerator-hardware|title=Baidu and Inspur team on open accelerator hardware |publisher=FierceElectronics }}</ref> '''GPU Servers''' *AGX-2. is a supercomputer in a compact 2U box, supporting up to 8 GPUs with NVIDIA NVLink 2.0 enabled, delivering performance required by AI workloads and applications. *AGX-5 is equipped with 16 NVIDIA Tesla® V100 Tensor Core GPUs interconnected in one single system via NVSwitch, computing performance 20 PetaFLOPS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aitrends.com/ai-and-5g/inspur-unveils-specialized-ai-servers-to-support-edge-computing-in-5g-era/ |title=Inspur Unveils Specialized AI Servers to Support Edge Computing in 5G Era |date=22 March 2019 |publisher=AI Trends}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyhostnews.com/inspur-launches-new-edge-computing-ai-server-featuring-nvidia-gpus |title=Inspur launches new edge computing AI server featuring NVIDIA GPUs |date=20 March 2019 |publisher=DailyHostNews}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{IT consulting and outsourcing companies of China}} {{Major computer hardware companies}} [[Category:Chinese brands]] [[Category:Companies based in Jinan]] [[Category:Companies established in 2000]] [[Category:Companies with year of establishment missing]] [[Category:Computer hardware companies]] [[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in China]] [[Category:Software companies of China]] [[Category:Defence companies of the People's Republic of China]]'