BEIJING, Aug. 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetEase.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES), one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced the appointment of Mr. Feng Zhou as Senior Vice President of Search Operations. As lead architect for the search platform powering the Company's search service Yodao.com, Mr. Zhou will manage the Company's new search division, with responsibility for search technology, product development and search advertising. Mr. Zhou's appointment is effective from August 20, 2007.
William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NetEase stated, "Mr. Zhou is an excellent addition to our search system team. With extensive experience in computer science research and systems development, he will provide expert leadership as we develop our search related technologies and products and bring our services to market."
Mr. Zhou has authored more than 10 published papers in leading international research conferences and journals. He also helped NetEase in the development of GenKey, a one-time-password authentication system for improved account security of online game users.
Mr. Zhou holds Bachelor's and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
About NetEase
NetEase.com, Inc. is a leading China-based Internet technology company that pioneered the development of applications, services and other technologies for the Internet in China. NetEase's online communities and personalized premium services have established a large and stable user base for the NetEase websites which are operated by its affiliates. In particular, NetEase provides online game services to Internet users through the licensing or in-house development of massively multi-player online role-playing games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, Westward Journey Online II and Datang.
NetEase also offers online advertising on its websites which enables advertisers to reach its substantial user base. In addition, NetEase has paid listings on its search engine and web directory and classified ads services, as well as an online mall, which provides opportunities for e-commerce and traditional businesses to establish their own storefront on the Internet. NetEase also offers wireless value-added services such as news and information content, matchmaking services, music and photos from the Web which are sent over SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR and Color Ring-back Tone technologies.
Other community services which the NetEase websites offer include instant messaging, online personal ads, matchmaking, alumni clubs, personal home pages and community forums. NetEase is also the largest provider of free e-mail services in China. Furthermore, the NetEase websites provide various channels of content. NetEase aggregates news content on world events, sports, science and technology, and financial markets, as well as entertainment content such as cartoons, games, astrology and jokes, from over one hundred international and domestic content providers.
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For more information, please contact:
Brandi Piacente
Investor Relations
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
Email: brandi@corp.netease.com
Grace Zhao
NetEase.com, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8255-8208
Email: gracezhao@corp.netease.com
