Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1707 Application Software
"Your idea is very good." Duan Yun said approvingly.

Liang Mengsong himself was born in microelectronics, and software is not his forte. However, as the person in charge of the R&D center, he must plan for the overall development direction of the R&D center.

In the field of microelectronics, Liang Mengsong personally led the team to participate in the research and development of technologies related to the 0.5-micron chip process. However, considering that there are more and more senior software talents in the R&D center and the current situation of the development of the Internet in the world, he also needs to adjust his jurisdiction. departmental strategy.

And Liang Mengsong's idea actually coincides with Duan Yun's. In the early 90s, the Internet developed faster and faster, and computer application software also entered a period of explosion. Many audio-visual entertainment and real-time Communication software appeared at this time. If the opportunity is seized, Tianyin Group will be able to occupy a great opportunity in the Internet industry in the future.

"Mr. Duan, Tianyin Group has been developing industrial software a few years ago. I think we can also increase investment in industrial software research and development, such as CAD for two-dimensional graphic design and 3D-Studio for three-dimensional design. , These are excellent design software, we can design our original engineering software based on the principles of these software..." Liang Mengsong said seriously.

Liang Mengsong was born in microelectronics technology, so in terms of software development, he is more inclined to develop industrial design software. In this case, it will help the design and development of future chips.

But Duan Yun obviously has his own ideas.

"Software such as CAD and 3D is a very large system project. With our group's current software research and development strength, it is not enough to support the research and development of such a large project." Duan Yun shook his head lightly, and continued: "Some software Don't look simple, but in fact, it requires a lot of capital and manpower investment. Even if it is commercialized, it will need many years of user feedback and upgrades, especially software such as CAD and 3D. This technical staff is simply not enough..."

Duan Yun is still very clear-headed. As for computer software, he certainly hopes to make some achievements. Especially in the Internet age, application software based on the Windows system is a very big cake. Many well-known Internet companies in later generations , all started to rise in the 90s.

Although Liang Mengsong has no practical experience in software development, he also keenly feels that the future development prospects of computer software are very broad. However, he has a specialization in technology, and he still underestimated the difficulty of related software development.

"I just want to make an opinion..." Liang Mengsong smiled, and then said: "The main reason is that our R&D center currently has a lot of software engineers applying, so I want to separate the software R&D section as a key development department. ..."

"The United States is the country with the most cutting-edge software research and development, and the number of software engineers here is also the largest and most advanced in the world. If we can recruit enough outstanding talents, it will indeed strengthen our group company's investment in software research and development. This is your opinion. Very good, but there is a problem with the direction." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "For our company, the core business is the chip business, and the EDA software used to develop chips is also the most important work of our software R&D department. One, including the American R&D center you manage, must always take chip development as the top priority, and you must keep this in mind..."

"I have always been working on chips, but I think there are many software engineers in the company. In order to make the most of these talents, I thought of developing application tool software..." Liang Mengsong explained.

"Actually, I have considered this issue before. I plan to open another branch in the United States..."

"Open another branch?" Hearing this, Liang Mengsong was taken aback.

"That's right, I want to invest another 500 million US dollars to open a dedicated software research and development center, but not mainly to develop industrial software." Duan Yun pondered for a while, and then said: "Instead, the research and development of Internet services based on the windows system A software-based R&D center, including audio and video software, instant messaging software, and Internet download software, etc..."

Unlike Liang Mengsong, Duan Yun is a person who has experienced the era of the Internet explosion, especially after mainland China entered the Internet era in the late 90s, he has witnessed the rise of many domestic Internet technology giants, including Tencent, NetEase, Sina, etc., and in that era, QQ, Baofengyingyin, Qianqianjingting, PP, Waga, Jinshan Antivirus, and a series of Internet software that left a deep memory for a generation are still vividly remembered by Duan Yun. new.

However, there are very few senior software development talents in China at present, so Duan Yun planned to set up a special software development center in the United States early in the morning, separate from the previous industrial software project groups such as EDA, so as to plan for the upcoming era of Internet explosion .

In the 80s, the Internet did not rise in the world. It was just that the United States set up a new local area network called "NSFNET" and incorporated universities and scientific research institutions across the United States into it. Later, it gradually began to promote it nationwide. , To put it bluntly, it is a large national LAN.

In the early 90s, the United States vigorously promoted the "Internet" and allowed enterprises and institutions from various countries to access it. This process bypassed national sovereignty and was completed by enterprises and institutions, so it was inevitable that an agreement on equal sovereignty could not be obtained.This process would not have been possible in the context of Cold War confrontation.

It is precisely because of this strategy of the United States that the Internet has been promoted on a large scale around the world, and the Internet has become a technology that affects an era.

In fact, the real purpose of the United States in doing so is for global hegemony. The United States firmly holds the root node of the Internet in its hands, and the world connects to the American network through a master-slave agreement, and accepts the jurisdiction of root servers and domain name interpretation servers, thus allowing the United States to control the world. The foundation of the Internet.

It should be said that it is a very suitable time for Duan Yun to develop Internet PC-side application software at this time point. Once the developed Internet application software is applied globally, it will bring difficulties to Duan Yun and his Tianyin Group. imagined wealth.

But Duan Yun also knows in his heart that if this kind of Internet software with global influence wants to succeed, in addition to technical aspects, political factors are also very important, especially if he wants to widely promote the application software developed by himself to developed countries in Europe and the United States. country, he must seek cooperation with local capital in Europe and the United States...

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