6/12/2011 - Is An enterprise may also according to their Microsoft office 2007

Is An enterprise may also according to their Microsoft office 2007

 business objectives and need to each the priorities of the software process improvement to make appropriate arrangements, drafting a this enterprise hope to achieve software process capability "spectrum line", or rather "target outline". Still can according to software development projects, according to project targets and need pertinently "clear" about the process, implementation of the ability of the state to process improvement, to support the project is complete.

2. Sj/t 11235-2001 software capability maturity model" Office 2007 can make life better and easier.

Sj/t 111235-2001 software capability maturity model for process of collection, service of software enterprise comprehensive ability in the assessment. In this model maturity 1-5 levels to describe integrated software capacity, besides maturity level 1 outside, each rank contains a number of processes, each process by the implementation of corresponding target and practices of the implementation of the embodiment. Use this measure norms can evaluate software enterprise comprehensive ability - software ability maturity.

Model of the 5 levels - 1 to rank 5, digital is larger, the higher the level of maturity (see chart 2). High maturity level represents compare strong integrated software ability, and vice versa. According to this concept, enterprise reach maturity level can predict the enterprise in software product (or service) development management level. From the Angle of the process improvement, Microsoft Office is helpful.

said the maturity level is process improvement progression type platform. Except the first grade 1 besides, each maturity level that, before reaching this level of software enterprise has a number of stable software process. In this batch of stable software process, and on the basis of software organizations may aim even higher a maturity level. Through the process improvement activities and make more software processes to institutionalized form achieve stability, so, this enterprise integrated software ability to ascend to a higher maturity platform. 22 process resides on level respectively 2-5.

Above two standard gives overall requirements and methods, concrete implementation need software engineering standards for guidance. China currently has released more than 20 software engineering, to meet the standards, but there is still a certain gap between the software industry needs. Therefore, the next step should formulate standards is mainly software survival cycle standards, software interface standards, software metrics, configuration management standards, quality assurance standard, system test standard, software project management standards, risk management standard etc.

6/12/2011 - In the CMM environment, Microsoft

In the CMM environment, Microsoft

 project management purpose is also realize the set the project goals. In this process, it is generally thought that his plan did informative, meticulous, when implemented strict control in project, the project can succeed, this is actually the most basic conditions for the success of the project. According to statistics, in project process, more than 70 percent of failure project, not because plans do not thorough, nor control does not reach the designated position, but because some resources can prompt, project using plenty. Office 2007 can make life better and easier.

 And this is in direct and communication adverse relevant. The project manager in the management process must spend at least 75% of the time with project stakeholders to coordinate all parties and communicate, and get their understanding and support. Do this, project is half the battle.

As a project manager, how to meet the customers' demand, and human resources shortage in (staff maturity enough and unstable, engineer team work enthusiasm is not high), time tight cases, effective formulation and implementation project manager project plan, is an important ability, and to finish the progress personnel organization is very important. Microsoft Office is helpful.

The author project manager training, combining software industry business experience, to research and discussion during project execution of decomposition and execution of the tasks of personnel, organization, hope and are thinking in the software project management peer share and field, trying to provide some guidance for the follow-up.

A software project must meet: target, time schedule and budget request. To complete this project and build software development organization is a complex system. Ostensibly goals, progress schedule and budget, three didn't seem any single problem can lead to difficulties, everyone can be solved, but when they are intertwined and cumulative together of the time, especially in actual work team action will become more and more slow, often can lead to the project schedule do not control to cost rise, even cause project's failure.

6/12/2011 - "Project owners must always remember a bit, Office 2010

"Project owners must always remember a bit, Office 2010

 this project is that it's the typical characteristics of mutual relativity and special functional." The report's authors summarized the successful experience of many projects, whether particular emphasis says after for mobile service provider to establish a new price system, or introducing a new set of national road fee system, or against a country in social security benefits in the software project implementation of crisis management, these big IT projects without exception was the foregoing many of the same beset by problems. Office 2010 is my favorite.

In the thorough analysis of these large IT projects before BaiYin, may wish to define the what is "big IT projects". Reports from the project period, project budget, project staff, number of project structure, project planning activities quantity, project organization structure, project the level of risk factors such as defines 7, generally speaking, more than two years, more than 800 million euros project budget, more than 250 workers, 500 to 10 million to finish high correlation steps, containing at least two organization project, belong to the big IT projects.

Even large IT project success ShiShiLv is not high, but even today, people still underestimated the negative effects of large-scale projects fail. The report suggested these projects fail one direct negative effects, enterprise can create value (increase profitability or save costs) public image will be weakened.

So, what fields by the company failed IT project impact special big? Report found that often with outside of those most affected the biggest department correlation supply chain and logistics department: for example, customer service, production and management of innovative products and services, all of these departments are the company's key core divisions. These departments additional operating expenses paid by the company is directly, which directly affect the company's value. Microsoft Office 2010 is so great.

Obviously, failure to the core of IT projects the biggest influence, because many departments by company tend to IT means to optimize process and improve profits. In the development of the company expansion phase, either for bigger markets offer broad portfolio of products or company acquisitions and mergers, all need to adjust internal company's IT architecture.

"Catch small magnifying" more effective

Since big IT projects high success rate, of not being found one of the key point, how to understand and grasp the key factors of success, became these projects an important subject of success.

6/12/2011 - Software development demand: Microsoft office 2007

Software development demand: Microsoft office 2007

software development life cycle only gives you project plan provides a framework, and the software development demand is one of the flesh and blood, so the software development needs of organizing and normalization, is the basis of refinement project plan. That is to say, in the project plan, should be formulated in your choice of software development life cycle model, combined with the framework of software development needs to subdivision task and set milestones.

Review in this project, they consider the complexity of the project, adopted the familiarity of the waterfall model (software development life cycle), and in planning, project manager seriously reference for many experience value, will be 2 months time to experience value according to the percentage of requirement analysis, system design, code implementation, system test, deploy delivered five stages arranged time respectively. And according to the content of the software requirement specification, lists the software modules, Office 2010 is my favorite.

And according to each module detailed the system design and coding realize schedule. All seemed normal, but why or no effect? I review of from their details found some problems:

All the project plan are formulated by the estimate of the project manager, i.e. the whole project project manager arranged for the plan of work;

In the project plan simply at every stage of end time marking a milestone symbols;

Progress report of project percentage of completion, is already experience directly through the "time (2 months) calculated";

Project process, change, but demand in the project plan but no follow-up;

Project the main reason for the delay in two aspects: the project requirement, and the increase in system design and coding realization of the time more than the original plan. Microsoft Office 2010 is so great.

All of this is the typical direct inducement project progress out of control, believe that these projects can be found in the shadow of the above problems. So if to prevent or solve these problems? In my database, including the following several according to the inprovement in prescription ", "I get good effect in practice, you also might as well try.

The first prescription is the Angle of its customers needs. Consolidation I see a lot of software development team entered the system design and coding, after realizing phase in the development team in the communication between computer field filled with things, but they hardly see problem domain things that is very easy to create the software development and customer demand disjointed. Therefore, from the beginning to face customer perspective,

6/12/2011 - Any worked in the project team of people Office 2007

Any worked in the project team of people Office 2007

 know that many reasons may result in the project cannot finish. Many work reality do up much more difficult than imagined, this is not what let a person feel strange things. Sometimes you will find that many work have been underestimated the difficulty.

As a project manager, once you find the project cannot finish on time, the first thing you should do is certainly find out why. If you don't understand cause project cannot finish because it blindly take remedial measures and these measures is difficult to really work. Office 2007 can make life better and easier.

So, in know cause project cannot finish reasons, then how should do? Whether should immediately notify the customer, the project extension? Of course not. First, the project manager and project team members should try to take remedial measures, to ensure the project is expected to return to track the time.

If in a time long project is expected to begin when they just found the problem, so there are different ways of solving the problem. However, if it's almost finished the project when it was discovered that problem, solve up is in trouble. Everybody can consult mentioned below the skills, see if will help. A little to remind everybody, that is below these skills are not separate, use which kinds of according to your own circumstances and decide.

1, overtime Microsoft Office is helpful.

All hate to work overtime. But, in order to guarantee the project will be completed, working overtime is a very reasonable measures. If everyone can lengthen working hours, can finish at a predetermined period of more work. If the project is drawing to a close, so in order to ensure to finish projects, overtime is probably one of the best solution. If the project has just entered initial stage, may also can find more efficient way. A little cannot ignore that if let employees, if overtime work overtime is must pay.

2, redistribute resources

6/3/2011 - The good news: Microsoft office 2007

Since Nokia announced the cooperation with Microsoft since the Symbian and MeeGo is a supporter, but there is so much pain in the blank a Nokia developers recently, Nokia chief technical officer of sorrow Green made it clear that Nokia MeeGo system will not give up, and MeeGo devices in the first paragraph of will also be released within this year.

This week the E7 conference in Singapore, Vlasta Berka says both saiban will still exist, the company still have the obligation to users, developers, partners and consumer protection this platform. Subsequently, nokia we further information, says in this year will continue to support both saiban platform, including new smartphone and improved hardware platform, such as gigahertz - plus handling capability and faster graphics acceleration. Office 2007 can make life better and easier.

Meanwhile, the company also revealed some improvements to the user experience, including new details of the main screen, widgets and new browser, these properties in C6, C7, N8 and E7 has reflected.

Net friend view:

Some net PALS for Symbian also voiced their opinions: actually, not both saiban system is bad, is outdated, even the N8 use ` 3, also complete Symbian than apple IOS system used in 6.7 years ago, both saiban, is now is the eldest brother, not his own, is the other system to give him better than no.

Multitasking: symbian is the true multitasking ah. Iphone and wp7 starts all walk single task route, in exchange for running smooth and save electricity. XiaoGuZi gas ah. Multitasking is the historical trend unstoppable. Sooner or later the wp7 is to make mechanism shall a safety problem, will be spurned. True multitasking is the kingly way. Microsoft Office is helpful.

In our 0x simplification from c + + gain benefits before, maybe we will experience such a dark period - a lot of people will through the new list 0x + + grammatical rules or bore b f type to delve into 0x grammatical detail c + + to show their "intelligence". In fact, it is harmful.

We can't expect people just by reading can 0x programming for c + + have a very good understanding. People must in the development of practice really use these new features. Fortunately, many of the new characteristics of c + + 0x has in many compiler (for example, GCC

6/3/2011 - the next product development and Office 2010

 upgrade plays the role of decision support. So look from whole or relatively good a tool.

IT168 reporter: small team how to guarantee that their hard money can be back? They're doing overseas promotion of time really can face their hard earned money of fizzled?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD. CEO ZhouKe: actually, we now more cooperation or an open nature. Their rules and restrictions are both very transparent, such as Android Market, he would indicate we register now is a certain area, therefore can only in certain areas in the local currency transactions, and developers more is going to do some of the familiar of local conditions. Now no longer as before, the way through some traditional repaid will more troublesome. As for foreign money back, how we are doing some positive attempt and exploration. Microsoft Office 2010 is so great.

IT168 reporter: walking on the road of foreign promotion what are your future?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD ZhouKe: now found abroad CEO user obtaining software channel and domestic may not quite same, foreign users will through the two dimensional barcode scanning approach is more a few, or direct landfall official mall, through the BBS would be fewer some. In fact the more critical to understand is foreign customers use behavior, they like to type of game and the domestic differs in domestic sales, we may release the better games, would not necessarily if abroad get their approval.

Vector in the standard library has a mobile constructor (serious), it can accept constructor a rvalue and simply to translate directly to the target object, but not copy of the vessel all elements to complete object's created. This means function return can be prevented by simple a few times, and no longer assignment to finish by more, like a million times one copy elements to complete function to return. So, we don't need to use trival and dangerous pointer, Microsoft outlook 2010 is convenient!

quote, memory application and release, etc. For our mobile semantic objects of large volume relay provides a new complete solutions. In particular, its realization is also very simple, and makes it more efficiently the operation data, such as two matrix multiplication operation:

Matrix operator * (const Matrix &, const Matrix &);

Can I continue, but it will be a long list, but it will also we led more interesting second question: how people should learn and use c + + 0x of these new features? I'm writing The fourth edition of

The c + + Programming Language "(gray of The c + + Language - happen, but that there's a lot of

6/3/2011 - work to do, it will spend more Microsoft Office 2010

 than a year. I think there must be other technical authors is writing or is going to write about a c + + 0x book, but experts or c + + beginners want to find good books and technical reference material, I'm afraid I have to wait for a period of time. A: I'm writing a new characteristics fully cover the c + + + + 0x reference "my first book of a c + +, soon by huazhong university of science and technology publishing house, please look) fortunately, now has some early 0x about c + + technical information, for example I c + + 0x FAQ, it provides many brief example to demonstrate the core characteristics, 0x c + + standard library remodelling and other now can use properties. However, we still need more FAQ and online documentation. We also need some into system to explain how to use the c + + 0x new characteristics so as to better support the development of c + + data. Be based on such consideration, we need should be a book. Microsoft Office 2007 is the best invention in the world.

¡¾ IT168 comments ¡¿ because earlier this month announced that he would support Microsoft Windows 7 platform please the shocking news, and caused nokia and Microsoft for the industry, especially in widely questioned the Symbian platform developer with some the process of the communication also deep realized as some of the Symbian developers pain and confusion, they even say is nokia CEO will nokia sells out to Microsoft.

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And on the other network media also made nokia CEO sold shares of Microsoft, seem to express their cooperation relationship with Microsoft has only the information. Of course net friend for nokia and nokia CEO some remarks some radical. But certainly, everyone for the once very dedicated Symbian before, and still have great hope. Microsoft Office is helpful.

About nokia Symbian whether to discard the news are also very exciting and everyone's attention, before nokia also once say they will continue to adopt Symbian system, and the next few years of still have 150 million mobile phone market, the Symbian will made all the news also rejected Symbian mildly dampened the mood. However, due to the phone7 has as nokia Windows smartphone platform, so mainstream companies or give outside a very strong hints: both saiban system should be declined. Even with a netizen chart describe future nokia smartphone operating system in the strategy.

6/3/2011 - do some games, and the video Office

game music is my video of the band CuiChao used his partner the sole creation, then combines game scene expression will be stronger some. If like previous traditional media form, so for us such a small company, small team is to do marketing and publicity of words, operate up difficulty or larger. Generally speaking, in promotion should make full use of this virus type now marketing mode. From our statistics on look, a lot of BBS and BBS is also a very good hairstyle channel, so you are in BBS in the post, then often manage and maintenance will also play a very good effect.

Another kind is to use the open mall now domestic learned, by the end of last year, about forty, fifty domestic home online mall, and we can do so much, can only find rankings by several compared to before release. Office 2010 is my favorite.

IT168 reporter: domestic application store and you so of developers in cooperation, in addition to help you free release besides, will also have some commercial sex cooperation?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD. CEO ZhouKe: some mall will have this kind of situation, for example some software built-in will have more requirements. Some of the stores like to operators, then combines manufacturers association has a business cooperation. We now and micro cloud gaming platform has a very thorough cooperation. For example many of our products will be on micro cloud above, and products in doing time will and they were very good communication and see what kind of player really like what products, make it would be a good fit. Finally, we make the products in after the review passes through them, then set to fine game. Outlook 2010 is powerful.

We also are now lenovo's application store and with such a platform for dragon net related cooperation to try. This cooperation is not the custom, but their products as flat Taiwanese, has the rich resource data, will be more understanding exactly like what kind of game players, will also know that users in what type of cell phones, with what resolution phone. These data for us so of developers is very important.

IT168 reporter: now there will be many statistics for developers, the SDK in their help in the process of developing the actual can have how old?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD ZhouKe: actually to CEO early development role for product release is not big, but will be very big role after, these data will show our product releases the region, players, software version of the distribution and so on data will know better, it will for

6/3/2011 - so later joined the advertising. Microsoft Office

Just beginning is not very optimistic, but afterwards will slowly find, as long as my product ready, whatever the mode, the user will go to the bill, the most key is what the products.

IT168 reporter: you know, implantable advertising is click more show? Or of more?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD ZhouKe: at present is CEO of CPC (click) advertising is more, show class also now have in trying to do. For example we will be released next the car racing game, we will cooperate with micro clouds, they have their own advertising platform, but also trying to do show ads, probably the next product display ads inside have appear. Office 2010 is my favorite.

IT168 reporter: from the perspective of advertising, click you think mobile Internet and traditional Internet difference in where?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD ZhouKe: now everyone CEO mobile AD platform is to value, because mobile AD platform more precise exhibition. Can the information and mobile phones by LBS user information can be judged more like what type of advertising, which the advertisement would prefer to click, can produce certain benefits. Include mobile phone search advertising, it above the click-through rate should be slightly higher than our traditional Web ads.

IT168 reporter: excuse me, those big development companies usually is how the product promotion to the overseas market? Entrepreneurial team doing overseas markets will meet what difficulty?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD. CEO ZhouKe: first Android Market payment for itOffice 2010 is my favorite.

 is not open to domestic through normal channels, we see is on mobile phones, and pay the free version won't use version are in the Market, Android will pay Check Out, use up is very troublesome. But the present stage, we do more is in overseas by releasing free version, but also doing some pay attempt, more is through some foreign friends, channel distributor and some other publishers, this operation some resemble a traditional SP. Anyhow, want to open foreign markets, if domestic developers or difficult.

IT168 reporter: can you from some of his own experience to discuss how the creation team own products better promotion?

Beijing dean jie of bo technology Co., LTD. CEO ZhouKe: now Internet and former difference is very big, now there will be a lot of new media, such as video website micro bo, like us, this will give the small team brings great opportunities. For example, we might be in abroad, the domestic Tweeter Facebook, micro bo and everyone online surface can have his official home page. We also

5/30/2011 - separation between these Office

data together ability. SAP the company's latest BI and designed to help users EIM solution process mass data, the integration of structured and unstructured data, and even can be analyzed by those from social networking information. It in the event of insight and information management ability, will provide customers new bring data credibility and process the advantage of immediacy. With new solutions, customers can obtain building highly flexible, rapid response enterprise information environment, thus making enterprise foundation of cognitive culture atmosphere, help Microsoft Office 2010 is so great.

enterprise organization to obtain information of each one, and then and understand meaning decisions confidently and put into action, and ultimately help enterprises to improve operation efficiency and profitability."

"The market competition in the twinkling of an eye, the user needs are rather complicated. Enterprise needs at any time accurately mastering related business data and information, can in the shortest time make the best decisions, to gain a competitive advantage and development power." SAP China chief executive XiaoJieYun says, "with the rapid development of China's enterprises, Microsoft outlook 2010 is convenient!

especially more and more involved in global market competition, business intelligence of enterprise value to China more highlights. All walks of life, different sizes of Chinese enterprises are put through use commercial intelligence raise enterprise core competitive ability to promote enterprise development, as a key strategy. Deep understanding of the Chinese enterprise this demand, we today released SAP BusinessObjects4.0 products, through advanced computing technologies and innovative memory based on mobile applications, users can easily in many mobile device, anytime. Using real-time business analysis ability BusinessObjects4.0 such SAP of innovative products, we hope can help more Chinese enterprises through improving the commercial intelligence strength, achieve the purpose of business development and constantly promote. This is also SAP commitment serves the Chinese users commitment reflect."

Lead generation business analysis software trend

5/30/2011 - Generic Microsoft thing Microsoft Office

 after 10 years of development, now has formed with domestic and international mainstream manufacturers solution alliance, and gradually formed a mature technology standard system, can ensure fusion between perfect integrated docking system. With SAP learned, except on the high-end fusion integration cooperation with Oracle generic Microsoft thing has, Microsoft, IBM, from uf, kingdee, lenovo, founder, shenzhou digital etc, domestic and international well-known manufacturers launched fusion, real collaborative OA field makes the first brand of high-end.

In today's world, commercial globalization trend of using mobile, especially with strong technical and social networking new organization mode for springing logo. Any enterprise or organization must advance equipments oneself, can better access from enterprise internal and external enormous data, and decisive action. In order to help customers to handle such a change trend, SAP Office 2010 is my favorite.

company (New York stock exchange code: SAP) officially launched today in Beijing BusinessObjects product portfolio of SAP business intelligence (BI) 4.0 and enterprise information management (EIM) 4.0 edition.

By combining three years software development progress of technology, BI and EIM new versions of the release reflects the extensive technical innovation. It adopted the universal unified framework, and provide a good user experience, especially highlight the social networking tools friendly user interface. These innovation is shaping the future of business analysis software based on memory calculation, - achieve real-time business analysis; Users have strong hands instantly business intelligence capabilities, and can obtain than ever before mobile terminal support; With accurate enterprises and social data, combined with structured and unstructured information, provide information management tool; In addition, provide the most suitable tools can be Outlook 2010 is powerful.

deployed immediately by any means, whether through enterprise presets type (Premise), On - with selection (as needed), embedded rest On - the way business operation, or completely "hybrid" form.

SAP Asia Pacific senior vice President Simon Dale, "says Mr Historically, a lot of enterprises are the basis of one project to handle business intelligence application. So projects and project, between the project and the enterprise information management application system, lack of

5/26/2011 - MMS watching; The latter Office

MMS watching; The latter Office

is our familiar HTTP protocol video files, and FLV of video technology, potatoes is Flash based on youtube, etc, are all on this technology, hidden real download address.

"Wind video" as the new trends in network era, completely realized product product online video localization ideal, FLASH video program solved FLASH. Download inconvenience It is the support of all FLASH video site Youtube class download accelerate software, through it, may Microsoft Office is helpful.

easily download any video simple, convenient and save the file to download files user later, users need not cost tube long wait for video buffer will see clear images of considerable fluency, and is currently the world's only one paragraph acceleration and download the FLASH video software both network. September 3, 2007, according to foreign media reports, Google said yesterday, as already and ap and AFP news agency agreement four in Google press website published its news Microsoft outlook 2010 is convenient!

content, not just provide links.

And Google signed agreement respectively the four news organizations for the Associated Press, AFP, UK press association and add Louise. Nonetheless, Google news site still provide links to other news organizations news. Outlook 2010 is powerful.

Because the news indexing service provided questioned, in the past two years, Google has been with ap and AFP discuss news authorized problem. Meanwhile, Google and with the English press association and add - reached an agreement.

5/19/2011 - When one day, we Office 2010

When one day, we Office 2010

found roscoe, buy or sell baby, chat, work, wishing, games etc all use instant messaging to implement when, at that time of instant messaging still perhaps can give us more surprise.

Quick, come and play, play with instant messaging, brilliant win for his/her Christmas present, let him/her to see your wish and dreams, with Lava - Lava find more good friends.

Windows current global PC share up to 90%, a new generation of Windows system will work with Office 2007 completely finished generation work, according to the current data, Vista development cost up to 100 million pounds, cost five years development completed.

Machinery enterprise CAD software selection, is the efficiency and development prospect enterprise, through the science of selection, let company chooses to true applicable CAD software and perfect service, help machinery enterprises enhance core competitiveness, continuously to create new value.

It is reported, HaoChen ICAD already in domestic numerous design institute to get a good application. Company officials say, this prize is to HaoChen r&d strength affirmation, the company will continue to study the market and user demand, and constantly improve the platform software function, improve the software performance, developing more applications, promote the localization process CAD application.

5/9/2011 - The user is the most important link, preferential or depreciate just market behavior, is for the user

The user is the most important link, preferential or depreciate just market behavior, is for the user account. To meet user needs, this is any enterprise's first choice. In addition, now of "three years service time" has become the major security vendors with standard - LiuChengFeng

The price is just a teaser had ultimate goal is for service for users

In the domestic existing chinese-foreign security products, in addition to the outside jinshan drug gangsters, a mainstream product basic have corresponding preferential, depreciate strategy. Among which, jiangmin depreciate frequency and amplitude relatively greater. Such behavior unavoidably will cause some criticism. Jiangmin aspects are how to treat such criticism?

LiuChengFeng think, since it is the market strategy, no matter you are security vendors or blame security vendors; No matter you are the hardware manufacturers or software vendors, as long as the strategy, to their shall implement method must have their own preferences, in such situations criticism is very normal appeared.

"Jiangmin to enter markets, high-end enterprise-level 10,000 multiple product packets to 500 yuan ultra low-cost into enterprise market, which will loss of income you can rough to calculate how many. Whether the manufacturer, knowing this approach to loss million, but finally determined income implementation, the purpose in where?" LiuChengFeng ask rhetorically, "you can tell it's jiangmin to 'cracking' once? Apparently not. In order to deal with such a huge income loss, jiangmin did some other plan to cover."

LiuChengFeng said, "since to do market, make new market, the investment is necessary, inevitable."