Rumor: 360 to Develop IM Software
TechWeb, 11/05/10
An industry source has revealed that Chinese online security and anti-virus software developer Qihoo 360 Technologies has already completed significant steps towards producing an IM software product and that it is just a matter of time before there is an official launch.
The source also indicated that the 20-plus members of the core IM project team are the former Rainbow QQ IM development team, which was hired away en-masse from social networking site 51.com.
Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "360 Denies Plans to Release IM Service" MD 11/02/10 issue.
Keywords: Internet security software anti-virus Qihoo 360 instant messaging
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